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Dickinson College Hosts Talk on Lessons from Indigenous Agriculture

Jane Mt. Pleasant, agricultural scientist at Cornell University, will discuss the high productivity of an indigenous agricultural system in comparison to European systems.

Collaborative Calligraphy Project

Dickinson College Research Team Explores ‘Stay-Behinds’ in Rural China

Student-faculty research team travels to China to examine what happens to Chinese villages in the wake of mass out-migration to urban centers.

Portrait of Dovie Thomason on a white background.

Indigenous Storyteller to Share Tale of Wild West in Talk at Dickinson College

Lakota/Kiowa and Apache storyteller, artist and activist Dovie Thomason will deliver an origin story of the Wild West myth from an underrepresented perspective.

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Dickinson College to Host Lecture on Honoring Indigeneity

An indigenous studies scholar will explore ways to understand and honor Indigenous Peoples of the Americas during a lecture at Dickinson.

Sean Sherman Portrait

The Sioux Chef

Native American chef and educator Sean Sherman will serve an indigenous-inspired meal on campus and present a special lecture on indigenous food systems.

A gate on the Dickinson College campus.

Passion for Philanthropy

As a public policy and communications intern with the United Way of Pennsylvania, Melissa Anese '18 is learning a lot about her passion for philanthropic work, advocacy and public policy.

Washington native Makensie Jones '18 is taking the newfound confidence and improved public-speaking skills she gained as an intern with the National Forest Service and molding from it a career plan.

In Nature's Classroom

Washington native Makensie Jones '18 gains newfound confidence and improved public-speaking skills through her internship with the National Forest Service.

Cailin Smith '18 in Italy.

'A Dream Come True'

Cailin Smith ’18 always enjoyed singing, but she wasn’t sure she had what it took to break into opera until a professor who believed in her gave her the courage to pursue her dreams.

Winona LaDuke

Energy and Justice

Former vice-presidential candidate Winona LaDuke discusses climate change and the growing protest movement against fossil-fuel projects.

annie nagy

Fire in Her Heart

Driven by her abiding passion for the public health field, Annie Nagy '99 has spent years helping underserved populations.

Ausen Dowell '17, with some of the scholars who worked with him as he conducted research as a study-abroad student.

Abroad and Deep

Study-abroad students majoring in anthropology, international studies and Russian bring original research back to campus.

Founder of Project SHARE receives honorary doctor of public service degree.

Commencement: Q&A With Elaine Livas '83

The founder of Project SHARE, Livas received an honorary doctor of public service degree in May. Find out what drives one of the college’s most influential Dickinsonians.

Nicky Chapman

Beyond the Locked Door

Getting published in a national publication is exciting. Getting published as a first-year? Even more so! Meet Nicky Chapman '19, whose article on prison culture arose from an anthropology paper.

Moments after receiving her own Dickinson College degree, Anna Wagman, class of 2016, helped award a diploma to her father, Joseph Wagman.

A New Spin

Moments after receiving her own Dickinson degree, Anna Wagman '16 helped award a diploma to her father, Joe Wagman '16.

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