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Sustainability News

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Dickinson’s Contribution to the Farm-to-Table Movement

With unique events, the College Farm brings fresh food to the community.

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Dickinson Makes the Green Honor Roll for 2021

Dickinson has received the highest possible Green Rating by The Princeton Review, putting the college once again on the prestigious Green Honor Roll.

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Dickinson Publishes 2019-20 Sustainability Report

The 2019-20 Sustainability Report highlights achievements in the college’s goal of helping create a more sustainable society.

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Carlisle’s Climate Action Commission to Hold Public Forum

Following work done with Dickinson College’s Center for Sustainability Education, the Carlisle Borough has formed a Climate Action Commission, which will hold a virtual public forum on Sept. 10.

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Clean Air Task Force Founder Armond Cohen to Receive Dickinson College’s Rose-Walters Prize for Environmental Activism

The Sam Rose ’58 and Julie Walters Prize at Dickinson College for Global Environmental Activism will be presented this year to Armond Cohen, founder and executive director of the Clean Air Task Force.

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Dickinson College Joins Statewide Partnership to Address Climate Change

Dickinson College is among 12 colleges and universities participating in the state Department of Environmental Protection's Local Climate Action Program.

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Life at Dickinson's College Farm

Students find an array of opportunities on the 80 acres that make up Dickinson's organic farm.

Maddie DuBoyce '20 (environmental science, Spanish) discusses how the Dickinson College Farm served as the perfect foundation for her to become the new farm educator and outreach coordinator.

An International Farming Experience: Maddie DuBoyce '20

Maddie DuBoyce '20 discusses how the College Farm served as the perfect living laboratory and how she found inspiration studying abroad in Ecuador and Argentina.

Dickinson's College Farm has long been a shining example of sustainability and agriculture education. Recently, they took strides to reduce carbon emissions on the farm by utilizing solar power.

Dickinson's College Farm Develops Solar-Powered Truck and Bicycle

Dickinson's College Farm has long been a shining example of sustainability and agricultural education. Recently, they took strides to reduce carbon emissions on the farm by utilizing solar power.

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Student Snapshot: Kendra Beaver ’20

As a waste-minimization intern through Dickinson’s Center for Sustainability Education, Kendra Beaver ’20 has learned about sustainability while making an impact.

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Dickinsonians Win 2020 Statewide Campus Sustainability Champion Awards

Pennsylvania Environmental Resource Consortium honors Dickinson administrator and student for active, meaningful sustainability efforts.

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Online Teach-in Marks 50th Anniversary of Earth Day

Virtual sessions on sustainability aim to educate and mobilize the Dickinson community.

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Dickinson College to Host Virtual Panel on Pandemic’s Impact on Sustainability

Dickinson will mark the 50th anniversary of Earth Day with virtual teach-in sessions on April 21 & 22.

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Dickinson College Sustainability Expert Featured in People Magazine

Neil Leary, director of the Center for Sustainability Education, has landed three tips in People magazine's upcoming list of "50 things you should know and do to help the planet."

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Dickinson College Achieves Carbon Neutrality

Dickinson College is the first higher education institution in Pennsylvania—and one of the first in the country—to achieve carbon neutrality.

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