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“The more I learned, the more I wanted to learn," says Annwen Hughes White '19, M.A. '23 (right), pictured here with Adjila Boubacar M.A. ’23. Photo by Dan Loh.

Tipping Our Caps: Dickinson's First Graduate Cohort Awarded Diplomas

"The more I learned, the more I wanted to learn." The first grads of Dickinson's new program in managing complex disasters look back on their journeys and forward to the important work ahead.

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I Unintentionally Created a Biased AI Algorithm 25 Years Ago—Tech Companies Are Still Making the Same Mistake

Professor of Computer Science John MacCormick examines how his unintentional creation of a biased algorithm reveals important lessons as AI becomes more influential.

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Renée Ann Cramer Named New Provost

Joining Dickinson on July 1, Cramer says she is "dedicated to the kind of education that Dickinson provides: an innovative liberal-arts curriculum."

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NEH and MLA Recognize Associate Professor of Spanish Mariana Past

With a fellowship grant and an honorable mention, national organizations highlight scholarly edition and translation work.

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‘Profiles in Leadership’ Brings Accomplished Alumni Back to the Dickinson Classroom

Dickinsonians from across a wide professional spectrum pass on lessons to the next generation of leaders.

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Six More Dickinsonians Admitted to Oxford University’s Mansfield Program

Every 2023-24 Dickinson applicant has been accepted into the Visiting Student Programme at Oxford University’s Mansfield College, one of the most selective abroad programs in higher education.

Darren Lone Fight, an Indigenous scholar and assistant professor of American studies.

$800K Mellon Foundation Funding to Help Launch Program, Center for the Futures of Native Peoples

With $800,000 in funding from the Mellon Foundation, Dickinson will launch a center and academic program in Native American and Indigenous studies.

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Interdisciplinary Cancer Research Project Lands $100,000 Grant

With leukemia in the crosshairs, two Dickinson professors will spend two years training students for a future in medicine and biomedical research.

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Graduate Story: Olivia Lanes '14, IBM Quantum Engineering

The former physics major followed her gut to a leadership role in tech giant IBM's quantum community.

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Dickinson Launches Spatial Literacy Center

New center becomes third facet of the Learning Commons, a wide-ranging academic resource housed in the Waidner-Spahr Library.

Edwards and a few of his students who've conducted fieldwork in the Arctic. Photo by Dan Loh.

Ahead of the Curve: Dickinson Celebrates Landmark for Arctic Studies Program

Dickinson kicked off Alumni Weekend by honoring Professor of Earth Sciences Ben Edwards, the college's first Moraine Chair in Arctic Studies.

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Dickinson College to Launch Leading-Edge Program in Civil Dialogue

Funded by a major grant, the Civil Dialogue Across the Curriculum, Campus & Community program aims to help students develop, and practice, crucial skills for a diverse, globalized world.

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Dickinson Professor and Alumnae Examine What Drives COVID-19 Preventative Behaviors

A new study led by a Dickinson professor and published in the journal 'Psychology & Health' finds people who worried more about COVID-19 also took more precautions against catching the disease.

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Erin Lowe ’23 Becomes Dickinson’s First Truman Scholarship Recipient

Since 1977, the award has recognized an elite group of future leaders dedicated to service.

Ben Warren '25 (left) and Lucy Walrond '24 are among the students who used stylometric techniques to analyze literature last fall. Photo by Dan Loh.

What Light Through Yonder Computer Breaks?

Students in literature and intro computer-science classes teamed up to digitally analyze classic texts through an innovative digital humanities project.

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