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.
The current U.S. Poet Laureate will serve a campus residency in February 2023, giving a public lecture and meeting with students.
The former English and philosophy major returns to campus Oct. 7 for a public discussion with President Jones.
'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.