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Dickinson Awarded $1 Million Grant to Advance Health Humanities

Dickinson receives a significant grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to add to its groundbreaking work in literary disability studies.

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Bite-Sized Breakthroughs: Access to Affordable Clean Energy

Student-faculty environmental studies project looks at making climate programs affordable for all.

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President John E. Jones III '77, P'11, Appears on ‘60 Minutes’

Former federal judge and Dickinson President John E. Jones III shared his concerns for the safety of the federal judiciary in a report on CBS’s '60 Minutes' that aired on March 1.

Fatou Ndiaye ’29 (left) was awarded the Prize for Excellence in First-Year Research and Natalie Massengill (right) and Ted Tarter received First-Year Excellence in Writing Awards. Photo by Dan Loh.

Dickinson Celebrates Excellence in First-Year Writing, Research

Three first-year students were honored for excellence in writing and research. Their award-winning papers explore political satire, a Tolstoy classic and mythology in art.

Vincenzo Randazzo '26 presents original research at the American Chemical Society's spring 2026 conference.

Science, Soccer and a Sense of Home

Vincenzo Randazzo ’26 is a standout biochemistry & molecular biology major, soccer player and first-generation student who recently presented research at a national conference.

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Harnessing Data to Create Social Change

Elena Mazurek ’26 applies what she’s learning about data analytics and economic concepts to her work helping local nonprofits.

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Building for What’s Next

Founding Principal of SHoP Architects Chris Sharples ’87 returns to Dickinson to share knowledge and expertise as Burgess Institute Executive in Residence.

To help local artists make informed decisions about the ways their works may be used, Dickinson chemistry students are testing how ceramics glazes used at the Carlisle Arts Learning Center perform under test conditions. Photo by Dan Loh.

What’s in That Glaze? Students Bring Scientific Method to Community Ceramics

Dickinson chemistry students are testing ceramics glazes used at a community arts center, providing data to help local artists make informed decisions about works intended for food and drink.

Day of Giving

Dickinsonians Come Together to Make Day of Giving a Huge Success

Alumni, parents, students, faculty, staff and friends came together yesterday to make more than 3,500 gifts to Dickinson on Day of Giving, shattering the day’s 3,000-gift goal.

Day of Giving, Tuesday, April 7.

Day of Giving Is Here!

The Dickinson community will come together today with one purpose for one extraordinary day of impact.

Day of Giving

Day of Giving Kicks Off Tomorrow

Dickinson’s Day of Giving officially kicks off tomorrow, Tuesday, April 7. Join us, as we partner with thousands of alumni, parents and friends of the college to move Dickinson forward.

The two youngest members of the PA State House, Alec Ryncavage (R, center) and Andre Carroll (D, right) take part in a nonpartisan discussion on campus with Dean and Provost Renee Cramer. Photo by Riley Heffron '26.

How can Gen Z turn passion into political action?

"Without passionate people, our political system won’t work as it should." Students connected with young leaders and experts at a nonpartisan event aimed at turning passion into meaningful change.

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