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Jack Maley ’79 Breaks World Bench Press Record

At 66, the advertising exec follows the mantra ‘life is for living’ in all his pursuits.

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Serving Under-resourced Communities

Former English major Mary McCusker Goodie ’92 serves students from under-resourced communities as co-founder and co-executive director of the Early Math and Language Initiative.

Evelyn Mace '24

Student Snapshot: Evelyn Mace ’24

“The friends I’ve met and people I’ve encountered are a constant reminder to live my life, not just learn about it,” says English major Evelyn Mace '24, recipient of the Moorehead-Timberlake Award.

Lily Bibro '24 in her happy place, the Duke Humfrey’s Library, which is the oldest reading room in the Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford.

Student Snapshot: Lily Bibro ’24

“I am forever grateful to Dickinson," says Lily Bibro ’24, an English major who interned for a scholarly journal and studied abroad through the college's Oxford program.

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Four Dickinsonians Awarded Fulbrights

The college's long history of Fulbright success continues as a recent graduate and three seniors receive grants for one of the world's most prestigious international exchange programs.

Janel Pineda '18

Janel Pineda '18 Awarded Prestigious New Americans Fellowship

A published poet and daughter of El Salvadoran war refugees, Janel Pineda '18 is pursuing a Ph.D. at UCLA and aspires to bring healing and community to migrant families through the arts.

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English Grad Returns to Campus to Discuss Editing Career

The English department recently welcomed Sarah Blumenstock ’12 back to campus to present the 2023 Cogan Alumni Fellowship Talk.

U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limon visited Dickinson to deliver a public reading, interact closely with small groups of students and faculty and accept the Stellfox Award. Photo by Joe O'Neill.

U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón Brings Down the House

The first in-person Stellfox residency in three years was also among the most sparkling. Learn about U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón's triumphant visit to campus—and the powerful story that inspired it.

Poet Laureate Ada Limon serves as the 2023 Stellfox Scholar.

U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón to Present Reading and Book Signing at Dickinson College

Ada Limón will receive Dickinson's Stellfox Visiting Scholars & Writers Program Award.

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Humanities Professors Seize ‘Urgent Moment’ With $350,000 Mellon Grant

Two Dickinson professors earn a $350,000 Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant to reimagine the study of disability and equity across the curriculum.

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Graduate Story: Jenna Clark Embrey ’08, Lincoln Center Theater

Myriad roles in Dickinson's theatre program paved the way for a career behind the scenes at one of the most prestigious theatres in the world.

Poet Ada Limón Named Dickinson's 2023 Stellfox Scholar

The current U.S. Poet Laureate will serve a campus residency in February 2023, giving a public lecture and meeting with students.

Amy Impellizzeri ’92

Amy Impellizzeri ’92 Pivots Away From the Law Into a Writing Career

The former English and philosophy major returns to campus Oct. 7 for a public discussion with President Jones.

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See, Learn and Engage the World With Alumni Global Adventures

Alumni Global Adventures are extraordinary opportunities to learn from Dickinson experts as you explore exciting destinations. Here are the trips we're planning for 2023.

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