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Alumni Gift Enhances Cross-Disciplinary Middle East Studies

The new Middle East Programmatic Enhancement Fund will support student and faculty enhancements and a greater understanding of an often misunderstood region of the world.

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A Knight’s Tale: Unraveling the Mystery of America’s Oldest Tombstone

Research by Marcus Key and Rebecca Rossi ’12 on 400-year-old tombstone uncovers the history of long-studied artifact.

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Kudos (Fall 2024)

Check out the latest media mentions, research and accolades for our expert faculty and staff.

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Positive Trajectories for All

Assistant Professor of Psychology Paula Yust studies friendship and finds fertile ground in her home environment.

Janda Kirk Griffith Panitz's endowment will fuel innovative academic programs at Dickinson and also support scholarships for promising students.

On Science, Art and Boundless Curiosity

Janda Kirk Griffith Panitz never attended Dickinson, but her bequest will spark new academic pathways at the college. Who was she, and what inspired her transformative legacy?

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New Burgess Institute Offers Every Dickinson Student a Pathway to Business Success, Leadership, Impact

Dickinson has launched a new institute that will create a formal pathway to help students with any major launch successful careers in business.

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AI and the Academic Landscape

Eleven faculty members representing an array of departments offer insight into the AI revolution and how this emerging technology will reshape their discipline—for better or worse.

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Leon Friebel '25 Creates App to Analyze In-Game Football Data

Learn how a Dickinson international business & management and quantitative economics double major is looking to change the way football is played and coached.

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Dickinson Students Work With Alum to Breathe New Life Into 84 Lumber's Legacy Systems

A computer science project sets students on their own course to tackle complex real-world problems for multibillion-dollar corporation.

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Dickinson College Faculty Selects English Professor for Highest Teaching Honor

The college’s faculty has honored Professor of English Claire Seiler with this year’s Dickinson Award for Distinguished Teaching.

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Four Dickinson Students Admitted to Oxford University's Mansfield College

Dickinson is pleased to announce that four members of the class of 2026 have been accepted into the prestigious Visiting Student Programme at Oxford University’s Mansfield College.

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Enlivening the Present Moment

Assistant Professor of History Say Burgin uses the past as a lens to examine who we are and who we'll become.

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Level Up Your Summer With These Dickinson Courses

Ready to venture far beyond beach reads and endless scrolling this summer? You can explore, grow and connect through these engaging online and in-person summer classes.

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Math Is for Aliens

Professor of Mathematics and Data Analytics Dick Forrester discusses the universal utility of mathematics, roundhouse kicks and how data analytics holds the promise of true transformation.

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Who Doesn't Love a Good Origin Story?

Kirsten Guss, associate professor of biology and John R. & Inge Paul Stafford Chair in Bioinformatics, discusses genetics and the innovational nature of bioinformatics.

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