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The Color of Money: Student Curates Exhibition on Currency and Culture

Meet Allie Gonzalez '26, an American studies major from Lancaster, Pa., who's developed lesson plans, led tours and curated a professional exhibition as an intern at the Trout Gallery.

Cotten Seiler

Surfacing Usually Imperceptible Infrastructures

Professor of American Studies Cotten Seiler talks race, infrastructure and the troubling historical connection between the two.

Lauren ashley smith

Emmy-Nominated Alum Returns as Burgess Institute Executive in Residence

Writer, radio host, producer and podcaster Lauren Ashley Smith ’06 brings Hollywood insights to Dickinson during campus visit.

Amy Farrell's new book about the Girl Scouts is part lively social history, part personal reflection. Photo by Dan Loh.

Intrepid Girls: Inside the Girl Scouts’ Complicated History

Amy Farrell's new book traces the complicated history of the Girl Scouts from a local organization to an international powerhouse that’s served roughly 50 million girls since its founding in 1912.

Carlisle

Internships Light Pathways Toward Nonprofit, Advocacy, Education Careers

“Internships hold such power, meaning and learning potential." Learn how students connected classroom learning with social-impact work through inspiring summer internships.

Faith McGauley Whitman ’90 treated the students to a group dinner. She noted that the students "are clearly embracing life and work in London,”

London Internships Open Doors for Dickinson Students

Students completing high-skill internships in the bustling U.K. capital receive a warm welcome from alumni in Dickinson's robust global network.

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Four More Dickinsonians Earn Fulbright Awards

Three recent alumni and one alum administrator will travel to Europe through the U.S. government’s flagship international exchange program.

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Five Dickinson Students Heading to Oxford’s Mansfield College

Dickinson's long-running success with students being accepted into the prestigious program continues.

Harry Weiss and Ben Gurwitch with their broadcast mics.

Behind the Mic: Red Devil Sports Network Elevates Student Broadcasting

Dickinson's hands-on training ground for students looking to break into sports media has been going strong since 2013.

Zoe Selig '27 accepts an award recognizing exceptional writing at Dickinson. Photo by Joe O'Neill.

Empowering the People

Through Dickinson Votes, Zoe Selig ’27 helped Dickinson achieve award-winning student turnout for the recent election. Now, she's got the local elections in her sights.

Clara Blackwell '26

Scouting New Horizons

After founding the first all-female Boy Scout troop in her state, Clara Blackwell ’26 (political science, economics) continues to lead the way as a Dickinson student-leader.

Students in Dickinson's spring 2024 Mosaic pose in Milan during their research trip to Italy.

The (Red) Devil Wears Prada

There are fascinating lessons sewn into fashion. Researching in Italy, students explored the culture, history, politics and ethics of Italian fashion, from fast fashion to couture.

Portrait of Matthew Guariglia standing on an urban street.

Alumnus Shares Research on Race and Policing in New York City

Matthew Guariglia '12, senior policy analyst at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, will discuss his new book, “Police and the Empire City: Race and the Origins of Modern Policing in New York.”

Emerlee Simons '24

Student Snapshot: Emerlee Simons ’24

Meet Emerlee Simons ’24, an All-American student-athlete, Baird Sustainability Fellow and Dialogues Across Differences student-coordinator.

Photo by Walker Kmetz ’25.

Student Snapshot: Sam Neuburger ’24

"It's unbelievably satisfying to see all of the historical threads fall into place." Meet Sam Neuburger '24, who's pursuing a passion for culinary history and food writing.

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