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Advice From the Road: From English Major to Global Finance

"Alumni who’ve built dynamic, sometimes unexpected careers expand our sense of possibility.” Michael Meagher ’00 took a nonlinear path to global finance. He recently shared the keys to his success.

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Dickinson Awarded $1 Million Grant to Advance Health Humanities

Dickinson receives a significant grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to add to its groundbreaking work in literary disability studies.

Fatou Ndiaye ’29 (left) was awarded the Prize for Excellence in First-Year Research and Natalie Massengill (right) and Ted Tarter received First-Year Excellence in Writing Awards. Photo by Dan Loh.

Dickinson Celebrates Excellence in First-Year Writing, Research

Three first-year students were honored for excellence in writing and research. Their award-winning papers explore political satire, a Tolstoy classic and mythology in art.

Molly Peacock speaks with creative-writing students at Dickinson as part of her three-day residency. Photo by Dan Loh.

‘Shining Through’: Molly Peacock's Literary Legacy at Dickinson

"She made the residency more than just a reading or class visit—it was a chance to grow as a writer and thinker." Learn more about this year's Stellfox residency and its effects on student writers.

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Celebrated Poet, Author Named 2026 Stellfox Scholar

Molly Peacock is a widely anthologized poet and the “poet activist” behind Poetry in Motion, which brought verse into NYC subways.

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Career Trek Offers Students Insight on D.C. Careers

Dickinson’s Center for Career Development helps 12 students gain first-hand knowledge of careers in journalism and the arts in the nation’s capital.

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Mermaid Players Find Magic in Hidden Treasures

Forgotten objects in an attic spark memories and magic in the Mermaid Players’ fall play. 'Hidden Stories' runs Friday, Oct. 31, to Sunday, Nov. 2.

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Club Spotlight: Shakespeare Club

Students are bringing the Bard to life through productions, readings and meaningful conversations.

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Claire Seiler Awarded National Humanities Center Fellowship

Dickinson's professor of English was the only liberal-arts college faculty member in this year’s cohort.

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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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Dickinson College Graduating Class Selects English Professor for Inspirational Teacher Award

Dickinson College’s class of 2025 has honored Associate Professor of English Sarah Kersh with the annual Constance & Rose Ganoe Memorial Award for Inspirational Teaching.

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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright Paula Vogel Inspires Students During Stellfox Visit

Workshops, public presentation and personal connections have a "profound impact" and leave a lasting impression.

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Her House Has a Name: Meet the 2025 Weiss Prize-winner

“It’s been so rewarding to see a community come together over something I wrote.” Meet student-composer Zuzu Black ’25, recipient of the 2025 Weiss Prize for the Creative Arts.

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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.

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Burgess Institute Executive in Residence: Susan Miller '81, President and CEO of ATIS

The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions leader holds career sessions and office hours with students, providing vital insights into the evolving landscape of technology and business.

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