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Sprinting Toward Success, On and Off the Track

For track standout Erin Olsavsky ’26 (educational studies, Italian studies), sprinting wasn’t always part of the plan.

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Exploring Memory and Education in Ghana: The Atlantic Slave Trade Mosaic

An innovative global course brings students 'face-to-face' with history and 'adds another dimension to learning.'

Dickinson College's campus in autumn.

Dickinson Named Top Contributor to Teach for America

Dickinsonians are difference-makers! The college was again named a top-10 college for the number of grads who enter the prestigious Teach for America corps.

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First Inclusive and IDEAL Innovation Grants Awarded

Grants encourage faculty to find innovative ways to enhance equity and inclusion in class and on campus.

Destiny McFalls '25 (Africana studies, educational studies) helped draft an application for Carlisle Borough's designation as a Bird Town.

Internship Spotlight: Destiny McFalls ’25

Destiny McFalls '25 helped draft a successful application for Carlisle to achieve Pa. "Bird Town" designation! Bird Towns commit to creating more environmentally healthy, bird-friendly communities.

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Educational Studies Major Jobs and Graduate School Acceptances 2024

Educational studies majors secure jobs at New York City Autism Charter School and Pennsylvania College Advising Corps.

Portrait of Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe, wearing a blue top and a pink scarf, standing in an African village.

Dickinson to Host Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe, One of Time's 100 Most Influential People

Nyirumbe will deliver lecture addressing the effects of gender-based violence and how to find hope.

LIlian Gittines '24 is an educational-studies major with an American-studies minor who teaches violin over the summer. She's currently studying abroad.

Student Snapshot: Lilian Gittines ’24

Meet Lilian Gittines ’24, an educational studies major who plays the violin in Dickinson’s string quartet.

Mary Howe

Student Snapshot: Mary Howe ’23

Mary Howe ’23 has conducted student-faculty research and served a summer internship in Germany.

Alvaro Munoz

Student Snapshot: Alvaro Munoz '24

“Dickinson faculty members are truly committed to your success,” says Alvaro Munoz ’24, an L.A. native who's paying it forward as a peer mentor and future educator.

Mai Le '25

Student Snapshot: Mai Le ’25

“It's great to try something new. We can all learn from one another,” says Mai Le ’25, an educational-studies and psychology double major from Hanoi, Vietnam.

Lusila De La Rosa

Student Snapshot: Lusila De La Rosa '24

Meet Lusila De La Rosa ’24, an educational studies and sociology double major who works at Dickinson's Trout Gallery.

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