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David and Holly Petraeus to Receive Inaugural Dickinson College President’s Award

Gen. David Petraeus P'04 and Holly Petraeus '74, P'04, will receive the Dickinson College President's Award during a special ceremony.

Tara Houska

'Every Decision, Every Step, Has Dominoes Behind It'

Rose Walters Prize winner Tara Houska discusses how communities like Dickinson can make a profound difference in the fight to protect the Earth, its people and our natural resources.

Steve Riccio

Class of 2023 Selects IB&M Faculty Member for Annual Award for Inspirational Teaching

Dickinson’s class of 2023 has selected Senior Lecturer in International Business & Management Steve Riccio as the recipient of the annual Constance & Rose Ganoe Memorial Award.

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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.

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Billy Wilkerson '24 Wins Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship

Double major earns a 2023 Goldwater Scholarship, one of the most prestigious awards for undergraduate students in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering.

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NEH and MLA Recognize Associate Professor of Spanish Mariana Past

With a fellowship grant and an honorable mention, national organizations highlight scholarly edition and translation work.

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NASA's John Mather Delivers 71st Priestley Award Lecture

Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist meets with students and discusses his nearly 30 years of work as the senior project scientist on the groundbreaking James Webb Space Telescope.

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Astrophysicist for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to Give Talk at Dickinson

John Mather will receive Dickinson’s annual Joseph Priestley Award.

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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