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Third Coast Percussion performs live music for a dance class at Dickinson. Photo by Dan Loh.

Recent Arts Residencies Explore Potent Themes Through Sight and Sound

In recent weeks, Dickinson has welcomed visiting artists to campus to serve impactful residencies. Here's why that's so important for our arts students and for the whole college community.

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Red Devils Football Goes International

To play American football at the collegiate level, more than a dozen students from around the world have come to Dickinson and suited up on this season's squad.

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NASA's John Mather Named Dickinson's 2023 Priestley Award Winner

The Nobel Prize winner is the senior astrophysicist in the Observational Cosmology Laboratory at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and senior project scientist on the James Webb Space Telescope.

Poet Ada Limón Named Dickinson's 2023 Stellfox Scholar

The current U.S. Poet Laureate will serve a campus residency in February 2023, giving a public lecture and meeting with students.

Amy Impellizzeri ’92

Amy Impellizzeri ’92 Pivots Away From the Law Into a Writing Career

The former English and philosophy major returns to campus Oct. 7 for a public discussion with President Jones.

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Dickinson's John M. Paz '78 Alumni & Family Center Comes to Life

'It’s going to be a rallying place on campus,' says President Jones of the new space, which will be dedicated to making connections across the Dickinson community.

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Dickinson Celebrates National Voter Registration Day

Dickinson celebrates National Voter Registration Day with music, refreshments, giveaways, and a voter registration drive on Britton Plaza Tuesday, Sept. 20.

Ellie Pattillo

Student Snapshot: Ellie Pattillo ’23

"The faculty and staff here want us to succeed,” says Ellie Pattillo ’23, a psychology and women’s, gender & sexuality studies double major, who created a podcast while studying abroad.

Mai Le '25

Student Snapshot: Mai Le ’25

“It's great to try something new. We can all learn from one another,” says Mai Le ’25, an educational-studies and psychology double major from Hanoi, Vietnam.

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Friend or Foe? President Jones vs. the Red Devil

When the students are away, the Red Devil will play! Watch this collection of seven short videos to see how President John E. Jones III ’77, P’11, dealt with the Red Devil's pranks this summer.

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An Autumn to Remember: Fall Arts Announced

Open your calendar app! You don’t want to miss the public arts events at Dickinson this fall.

Move-In Day

Move-in Day 2022

Campus buzzes with excitement as members of the class of 2026 arrive on campus.

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Welcome Week 2022

A host of activities will bring students together across campus and across interests.

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Tome Hall Rooftop Hosts New Living Laboratory

A new environmental studies project begins with a variety of plants taking root on an otherwise lifeless roof.

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Student Snapshot: Joseph Majkut ’25

Joseph Majkut ’25 answered 51 volunteer-firefighter calls during his first year on campus—all while getting involved with clubs, forging new friendships and making Dean's List.

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