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Graduate Story: Jamie Leidwinger '15

Jamie Leidwinger '15 shares how her education prepared her for career experiences ranging from designing collaborative experiences at Microsoft to producing and performing in audio adaptations.

The three newest endowed faculty chairs at Dickinson are (from left): Michael Beevers, Ebru Kongar and Jennifer Blyth. Photo composite by Dan Loh.

The Value of Curiosity: Meet Dickinson’s Newest Endowed Chairs

Dickinson's faculty chairholders help place a passion for discovery at the heart of the Dickinson experience. These are the three newest endowed faculty chairs.

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‘Dickinson Has Allowed Me to Effect Positive Change’

“Dickinson has exceeded my expectations,” says Luke Heller ’27 (quantitative economics, environmental studies, music).

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Science, Sound and Svalbard: Digging Deep Into Music and Geoscience

Sofia Bischof ’27 (geosciences, music) has conducted fieldwork, studied Arctic science and art in Norway and performed onstage with campus music groups.

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Beyond the Fourth: America250 Celebrations Continue at Dickinson

Music and visual art offer fresh perspectives on America's past and present. Learn more about these free public events.

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Reason and Rhythm: A Philosophy of Sound

“At Dickinson, I’m encouraged to think analytically and critically,” says Eric Han '28 (music, philosophy), a student-composer from Seoul. “I believe this is what true education should be like.”

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Four Dickinsonians Earn Fulbright Awards for 2026-27

Dickinson's 'remarkable community' helps keep the college's Fulbright success going strong.

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Trial By Triceratops

Discover how a group of alumni is bringing an off-Broadway musical to life.

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Innovation Competition 2026: What Matters to Students Today?

Dickinson's Innovation Competition returned this spring with eight finalist teams competing across two tracks—Build It and Change It.

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Alums' Unique Practice Blazes a New Path in Rural Health Care

A unique medical practice, led by this husband-and-wife team, offers at-home care to humans and livestock living in and near the Navajo Nation. It closes a vital care gap in remote, rural communities.

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Time for What Matters Most

It’s not easy to balance rigorous academics with sports, music lessons and orchestra. But Eddy Chow ’27, an aspiring physical therapist, is crushing it—without sacrificing his chance to study abroad.

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Pyrotechnics and Polyphony: Balancing Physics and Music

“Conducting research at different institutions across the U.S. gave me a new perspective on what life after college can look like,” says Carys Chase-Mayoral ’26 (physics, music).

While spending her junior year abroad, Olivia Ammon '26 took classes, in the German language, in her major and conducted original research.

Learning Across Continents

Meet Olivia Ammon '26 (psychology, German), an aspiring forensic psychologist. While studying abroad, she took psychology classes in the German language and conducted original research.

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Bite-Sized Breakthroughs: Physics Looks at Nontrivial Excitations

Learn more about a student-faculty physics project that studies lattices of special geometries that support topologically interesting oscillatory modes.

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Learning and Thriving 6,000 Miles From Home: An International Student’s Journey

Meet Ayako Ogawa ’28 and learn how she's growing and thriving on Dickinson's global campus.

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