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Members of the Knowledge for Freedom program pose with a statue of Abraham Lincoln.

Summer Success: Dickinson's Knowledge for Freedom Program Accepting Rising High School Seniors

The Knowledge for Freedom Program aims to provide opportunity for low-income and first-generation college-bound students.

Seen here in the midst of a Yayoi Kusama installation at the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C., Anne Helmreich is the director of the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art.

Graduate Story: Anne Helmreich ’85, Smithsonian Archives of American Art

With 35 years of experience in higher education and arts administration under her belt, the former history major oversees works from more than 200 years of the nation’s artists and art communities.

Portrait of Jonathan Holloway standing in front of a brown stone building.

Dickinson to Host Timely Lecture on Importance of African American History

Rutgers University president and prominent historian Jonathan Holloway will deliver Dickinson’s annual J. Howard Wert Lecture.

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Student Snapshot: Mary Ritter ’23

Meet Mary Ritter ’23, who’s volunteered in Bologna, Italy, tackled internships in two states and researched imperial board games and toys in fascist Italy.

Dickinson women gather for the 2022 Women of Color Summit. The 2023 Women of Color Summit is one of many events Dickinson is hosting in March to recognize Women's History Month.

Dickinson Celebrates Women's History Month

The college observes Women's History Month with a variety of educational and inspirational events celebrating the vital role of women in American history.

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Service Under Fire

Travel to Ukraine with emergency nurse practitioner Frederick Barton ‘09 as he works to help serve in a war zone.

Emilio Gurany '25 is a double major in music and history.

Student Snapshot: Emilio Gurany '25

Meet Emilio Gurany '25, a history and music double major, jazz musician, RA, tutor, and teaching assistant who's exploring a career in law.

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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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Amy Beach ’94

“A liberal-arts education prepares you for life as a mature and productive person in an ever-changing world,” says Amy Beach ’94, commanding officer for the U.S. Coast Guard.

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Student Snapshot: Kaileigh McNellis '23

Meet Kaileigh McNellis ’23, a history major, musician and student leader who’s active on campus and in the local community.

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Students Help Bring Carlisle and Cumberland County Climate Action Plans to Fruition

Working through the Center for Sustainability Education, Dickinson student researchers examine and diagnose local greenhouse gas emissions and their effects.

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History Major Jobs & Graduate School Acceptances 2022

Graduating seniors earn acceptances to the University of Denver Publishing Institute, University of Southern California Gould School of Law, and other graduate schools.

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Student Snapshot: Samuel Lavine '22

Samuel Lavine ’22 is a history major, Baird Sustainability Fellow and Center for Sustainability Education intern who will enter the master’s program at the Columbia Climate School next fall.

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Dickinson Alum Eric Goren ’92 Makes a Run at Hollywood

'Supercool' and its executive producers come to campus for a screening and discussion on April 20.

Members of the Knowledge for Freedom program pose with a statue of Abraham Lincoln.

Dickinson College’s Free Summer Seminar for Rising High School Seniors Now Accepting Applications

The Knowledge for Freedom program aims to provide opportunity for low-income and first-generation college-bound students.

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