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Students in Professor of History Matt Pinsker’s class explore historical records.

Dickinson College Receives $300,000 Grant to Establish Program for Underrepresented High School Students

A “Knowledge for Freedom” grant from the Teagle Foundation will fund a residential summer program on the struggle for freedom in America.

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Oral History Projects Make Lasting Impact

Two oral history projects turned into journeys for truth for students (now alumnae) in Professor of History Matt Pinsker's course.

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Dickinson College to Host Virtual Event on Reparations for African Americans

The authors of "From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the 21st Century" will discuss the promise of and the obstacles to achieving reparations for descendants of American slaves.

Julz Espensen '23

Student Snapshot: Julz Espensen '23

History major Julz Espensen '23 blogs about her adventures in research and history-focused projects, including WWII reenactment, clothing restoration and cooking historical dishes.

As a child, Robin Arnoff '83 was electrified by an Elton John song. That inspired a lifelong passion for the piano and for collecting.

From Elton John to Benjamin Rush: Alumna's Passion for Collecting Reaches Into College History

From rock memorabilia to early American papers, Robin Arnoff '83 is passionate about preserving objects with history.

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Dickinson College to Host Virtual Discussion Challenging Technological Narratives in Agricultural Success

Glenn Stone, an anthropologist and expert on the politics and ecology of food and agriculture will deliver a virtual talk aimed at unraveling myths.

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Dickinson College Professors Adapt to COVID-19 With Robust Remote Classes

Take a look at how Dickinson faculty will bring the liberal arts to students across the nation and world in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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With 'Stalin's Niños,' Dickinson College Professor of History Karl Qualls Reveals a Long-Hidden History

New faculty publication explores how the Soviet Union took in and educated 3,000 children as refugees from the Spanish Civil War.

Sam Waltman '20 is a double major in educational studies and history who'll enter a museum studies grad program next fall.

Student Snapshot: Sam Waltman ’20

Meet Sam Waltman '20, a history and education double major who has earned the Edward W. Pell Graduate Collections Fellowship at Fort Ticonderoga.

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Dickinson College and Carlisle Team Up to Tackle Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Dickinson students help measure greenhouse gas emissions for a study that will form the basis of a local climate action plan.

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Student Snapshot: James Turner ’20

Find out how all-conference linebacker and ROTC scholar James Turner ’20, has brought together his passions for athletics, history, poetry and education at Dickinson.

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History Major Realizes Dream of Working on Capitol Hill

Former history major Kara Getz ’93 works to effect change as chief counsel to the chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Ways & Means Committee.

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Exploring the Long Shadow of the Rwandan Genocide

This spring, nearly two dozen Dickinson students spent two weeks in Kigali, Rwanda, as part of the After Genocide and Apartheid Mosaic, extending their coursework far into the field.

Cooper Wingert gives history academy students a tour of campus

National History Academy Comes to Dickinson College to Explore History Where It Happened

More than 100 high-achieving high school students from around the country visit Dickinson to study Civil War history.

Sarah Zimmer '17

Merging Art and Civic Engagement

Former history and theatre arts major Sarah Zimmer ’17 merges her love of theatre with community engagement through her work with the Boston Lyric Opera.

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