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Provost and Dean Renée Ann Cramer joined Dickinson on July 1. Photo by Dan Loh.

Meet Dickinson’s New Provost and Dean, Renée Ann Cramer

Dickinson's new provost and dean, Renée Cramer, is more than invested in the liberal-arts mission. She exemplifies it, as the only sibling in her family to attend college and as a leader in her field.

Anne Fisher-Henson '24 (left) presented research on the student-ambassador position during the 2023 CCLA Civic Engagement Celebration last spring. Above, she poses with former student-ambassador Jessie Hayes '22.

Bridging the Town-Gown Divide

Dickinson's student-ambassador position was created in 2003 to strengthen town-gown partnerships and deepen student involvement. Twenty years in, the newest ambassador shares the impactful results.

After nearly 50 years at the helm, Provost and Dean Neil Weissman will return to the classroom, after a sabbatical year. Photo by Dan Loh.

Honoring a Trailblazer: Dickinson Announces the Neil B. Weissman Fund for Faculty Research

A new fund for faculty research honors the impactful legacy of Neil Weissman, as a professor of history and the college's longest-serving provost and dean.

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Renée Ann Cramer Named New Provost

Joining Dickinson on July 1, Cramer says she is "dedicated to the kind of education that Dickinson provides: an innovative liberal-arts curriculum."

Tony Boston, Dickinson's inaugural chief diversity officer, discusses his path to Dickinson, the good work under way and more.

Podcast: Tony Boston, Dickinson’s Inaugural Chief Diversity Officer

In this episode, we talk with Tony Boston, Dickinson’s inaugural chief diversity officer, and learn why he says, “Diversity, equity and inclusion work is for everyone.”

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Meet Dickinson's First Lady, Beth Jones P'11

Halfway through her first official year as Dickinson's first lady, we chatted with Beth Jones P'11 about her life, her family, her fresh approach to her role, women and philanthropy, and more.

Tony Boston, Dickinson's inaugural chief diversity officer, discusses his path to Dickinson, the good work under way and more.

A Q&A With Tony Boston

"We're tuned in, we're doing important work and we're thinking about this on a national scale," says Tony Boston, who joined Dickinson in October as the college's first chief diversity officer.

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