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Expert to Illuminate Connection Between Soil and Climate Change in Dickinson College Lecture

University of Málaga geography professor and landscape researcher José-Damian Ruiz-Sinoga will present the lecture, “Soil Degradation as an Indicator of Global Change."

Dickinson's Center for Sustainability Education honors seniors from across academic divisions as Baird Sustainability Fellows for their commitment to sustainability and sustainability education.

2019 Baird Sustainability Fellows Named, Honored for Scholarship, Leadership and Service

Dickinson's Center for Sustainability Education honors seniors from across academic divisions as Baird Sustainability Fellows for their commitment to sustainability and sustainability education.

Pierce Brosnan

Actor, Environmentalist Pierce Brosnan to Deliver Dickinson College's 2019 Commencement Address

Pierce Brosnan will receive an honorary degree along with Karen Attiah of The Washington Post and Adrian Zecha '52.

Dickinson's new 3-megawatt solar array

2019 Energy Challenge Gets Underway at Dickinson College

The 2019 Energy Challenge kicks off on Monday, March 25, and this year the name of the event says it all: “Charging Toward Carbon Neutrality.”

Photo of the rear of a bicycle with the rear fender and back reflector visible. There is a tree in the distance.

Northside Ride: Community Bike Event with Partners

Dickinson hosts community bike ride to connect residents and local nonprofits while encouraging bicycle safety and bicycle use.

L.L. Bean

Seven-Year-Old Says No Straws—L.L.Bean CEO and Dickinson College Alum Listens

Seven-year-old Benjamin Ball makes a passionate plea to save the sea turtles by replacing plastic straws, and L.L.Bean CEO Steve Smith ’92 takes action.

Rachel Gross '19

Where Food Meets Justice

From China to a local Carlisle farmers market, Rachel Gross ’19 is learning how food shapes justice and community around the world.

New High St. residence hall

New Dickinson College Residence Hall Gains LEED Platinum Status

The new High Street Residence Hall joins five other LEED-certified buildings on campus.

Portrait of Barbara Brown Wilson

Dickinson College to Host Lecture on Sustainable Urban Planning

Barbara Brown Wilson, a leader in sustainable urban and environmental planning, will discuss ways to build resilient communities in vulnerable neighborhoods during a lecture at Dickinson.

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Liberal-Arts Solutions to Global Food Problems

A Fulbright scholar reflects on the value of Dickinson's liberal-arts education in addressing the pressing global challenge of food and nutrition insecurity.

Photograph of a snow scene with a house and a car in the driveway.

Photography Exhibition at Dickinson College Explores Human Impact on Nature

Dickinson will host an exhibition highlighting photographers whose work examines the fractured landscape and humans’ impact on their natural surroundings.

Portrait of Beth Norcross

Wesley Lecturer Looks at Spirituality and Sustainability

Founding Director of the Center for Spirituality in Nature Beth Norcross will deliver the annual Wesley Lecture at Dickinson, “Church of the Wild: A New and Old Way of Experiencing Spirituality."

Portrait of Macarena Gomez-Barris

Exploring The Responses to 'Extractive Zones'

Cultural critic, author and academic Macarena Gómez-Barris will explore artistic and activist responses to extractive industries in South America.

Recognized for its strides in raising awareness of the threats facing pollinators, Dickinson College is the 56th Bee Campus USA in the nation.

Dickinson College Named a Certified Bee Campus USA Affiliate

Recognized for its strides in raising awareness of the threats facing pollinators, Dickinson College has become the 56th certified "Bee Campus" in the nation.

Photo of a woman repairing a bicycle.

Dickinson College Named a 'Gold Bicycle Friendly University'

The League of American Bicyclists has honored Dickinson with a gold Bicycle Friendly University award in recognition of the college’s achievements in promoting bicycling on campus.

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