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An Educational and Inspirational Summer

Lily Tarwater ’21 shares insights into her experience interviewing alumni this summer as a Presidential Fellow.

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10 Questions with Assistant Professor of English Sheela Jane Menon

David Blosser ’19 sits down with Professor Menon to discuss everything from her upbringing and current book project to Dickinson and the importance of literature.

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Dickinson College to Host Perspectives on Impeachment Panel Discussion

A panel of faculty experts will discuss the subject of impeachment from legal, political, ethical and media perspectives.

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Mental Durability

Former ROTC cadet Nathan Fry '06 (Russian, English) discusses how skills he gained at Dickinson took him to the top of the Tyrolean Alps in Austria.

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Theatre, Art and Venice

While studying abroad in Italy, English and Italian studies major Cormac Stevens '20 conducted on-the-ground, original research on theatre and art in 18th-century Venice.

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English Professor Awarded Dickinson College Prize for Inspirational Teaching

Claire Seiler, associate professor of English and chair of American Studies, has been named the 2019 recipient of Dickinson’s Constance & Rose Ganoe Memorial Award for Inspirational Teaching.

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English Majors Earn 2019 Fulbright Awards

Frances Youmans '19 will teach in Germany, and Olivia Watson '19 will teach in Spain.

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If It Weren’t for This Pesky Teaching Job …

Read an excerpt from an essay by Susan Perabo, professor of creative writing and writer-in-residence at Dickinson, that was inspired by her students and published in The Chronicle of Higher Education.

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Boubacar Boris Diop Visits Dickinson College Through Stellfox Residency

Acclaimed novelist-journalist Boubacar Boris Diop interacted closely with students, in and outside of class.

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Dickinson College Professor Establishes Scholarship in Memory of Acclaimed Character Actor Donald Moffat

Professor of English Wendy Moffat establishes a scholarship in memory of her father, acclaimed actor Donald Moffat.

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English Major Jobs and Graduate School Acceptances 2019

Graduating seniors secure jobs with MLB Network and the National Theater Institute and are accepted into graduate programs at Columbia, Syracuse, Johns Hopkins and other institutions.

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An Education in Adaptability

Martha Lester Harris ’77 credits Dickinson’s liberal-arts education for her ability to adapt to new technology, new markets, new roles and new challenges.

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Five Dickinson College Students Enter the Mansfield College Visiting Student Programme

Dickinson sends its second-largest class ever to study under Oxford’s tutoring system.

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Acclaimed African Writer Boubacar Boris Diop to Visit Dickinson College for Reading, Book Signing

Dickinson has named prolific, award-winning novelist and journalist Boubacar Boris Diop the 2018-19 recipient of the Harold and Ethel L. Stellfox Visiting Scholars and Writers Program Award.

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Dickinson College Hosts Panel Discussion on Racial Inequalities in Multiracial Societies of the Americas

Dickinson will host a panel of experts to discuss the racism that exists in the Americas despite the growth of multiracial populations.

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