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Jacob Sider Jost

New Dickinson Faculty Book Explores 'Interest,' a Word That May 'Explain the World'

Associate Professor of English Jacob Sider Jost examines the facets and significance of the word "interest" in 18th-century life.

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Kudos (Fall 2020)

Dickinson’s decision to go remote for the fall semester—one of the first colleges in the national to do so—garnered significant national, regional and local news coverage.

Because the fall 2020 ENST Management of the Aquatic Environment course is online, alumni like Susanne Lee '67 (top right) are able to take part.

Remote Learning Brings Multigenerational Perspectives to Classes at Dickinson College

The remote semester makes classes available to a record number of alumni this fall. That connects students and alumni and provides a glimpse of how Dickinsonians apply classroom learning on the job.

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Author Q&A: Midcentury Suspension: Literature and Feeling in the Wake of World War II

Associate Professor of English Claire Seiler talks about her recently published book, which focuses on midcentury writers.

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Dickinson College Professors Adapt to COVID-19 With Robust Remote Classes

Take a look at how Dickinson faculty will bring the liberal arts to students across the nation and world in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

All summer, faculty members like Karl Qualls have been hard at work learning the tools and strategies to bring the benefits of a liberal arts education online.

Dickinson College Faculty Members Prepare to Bring Benefits of Liberal-Arts Education Online

All summer, faculty have been hard at work learning the tools and strategies to bring the benefits of a liberal-arts education online this fall.

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Dickinson Creates New Position in Native American Studies

Dickinson has created a new tenure-track position in Native American studies thanks in part to a $210,000 grant from the Creating Connections Consortium.

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Dickinson College Launches New Minor in Ethics

Complementing majors across the curriculum, the new minor in ethics is as timely as it is vital.

Using applications like Zoom, Dickinson professors hold synchronous classes, breakout discussions and office hours. Students remain connected with professors and classmates while studying from home during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

Transitioning From Classroom to Online Instruction: Behind the Scenes as Dickinson College Brings the Liberal Arts Online

Learn how Dickinson transitioned from classroom to online instruction in only one week, while continuing to nurture community across time zones in challenging times.

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Dickinson to Offer Summer Courses From Diverse Disciplines

From philosophy to food systems, classes will run the academic gamut.

Students use virtual reality to conduct research.

Dickinson College Harnesses Virtual Reality for Psychology Research

Psychology course uses Oculus Quest VR headsets to create more realistic experiments in controlled environments.

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From Astro Boy to Zero-Based Budgets: An Inside Look at Dickinson’s First-Year Seminars

Robots, food justice, modern art, pseudoscience, big data, music, medicine and more. There was a First-Year Seminar for every interest this year.

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Dickinson College Professor's Research May Show Link Between Great Recession, Declining Birth Rates

New research published this month in the Southern Economic Journal reveals job losses during the Great Recession may be partly responsible for the recent drop in U.S. birth rates.

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Dickinson College Students Present Research at the 2019 Science Symposium

Science majors present research on subjects ranging from glaciovolcanism to acute myeloid leukemia.

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Kudos (Spring 2019)

Dickinson faculty and staff continue to be go-to sources for major media outlets, from The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal to NBC News and NPR.

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