Dickinson College in the News: Sept.-Oct. 2019
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From Sept. 27 to Oct. 27, there were 527 national and 48 international mentions of Dickinson in the news.
Highlights
President Margee Ensign, Bridge student Patience Bulus and former CNN journalist Isha Sesay led a Q-and-A session about the Boko Haram kidnappings in Chibok. The event was held at Midtown Scholar bookstore in Harrisburg and was covered by PennLive.
Assistant Professor of Political Science David O’Connell was quoted in The Philadelphia Inquirer story “For Joe Biden, Trump’s impeachment inquiry emphasizes his strong standing while also testing it.”
Assistant Professor of Political Science Santiago Anria published an op-ed, “The Latin American Left Isn’t Dead Yet,” in The Conversation. Under the Creative Commons license, the piece also was published by Chicago Tribune, Canada Standard, News Pronto, Mexico City News, Northwest Georgia News, Nigeria Sun, Buenos Aires News, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Argentina Star, Turkenistan News.net, Herald Globe, Haitinews.net, Rio de Janeiro News, Caribbean News.net, Kazakhstan News, Orlando Echo, Trinidad Times and Mexico Star. Prof. Anria also was quoted in The Nation story “Bolivia’s Remarkable Socialist Success Story.”
Associate Professor of Biology Scott Boback was quoted in a HuffPost report on President Trump’s alleged idea to construct a snake-filled border moat.
Associate Professor of History Emily Pawley was quoted in the Los Angeles Times story “How ‘Molly of Denali’ helps Native American children feel seen.”
Analysis and commentary by Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Kristin Strock was published in the report, “Cancer-Linked Contaminants in Point Pleasant Area’s Water.” The report was published in 95 editions of Patch.com’s network of news sites throughout New Jersey and New York.
Associate Professor of Philosophy Crispin Sartwell’s latest op-ed, “Rural Voters’ Pride and the Left’s Prejudice,” was published in The Wall Street Journal.
Analysis by Professor of Religion Andrea Lieber was referenced in a Haaretz story on Orthodox and UltraOrthodox women finding voice and power on Instagram.
Assistant Professor of English and Film Studies Greg Steirer was a guest on the program Knowledge@Wharton, discussing Spider-Man rejoining the Marvel cinematic universe after Sony made a deal with Disney.
The Sentinel, ABC27’s “Good Day PA,” WITF and WITF’s “Smart Talk” promoted Genocide, Justice and Hope in advance of the event, which was hosted by Dickinson. The Sarajevo Times published a story by ABC27 news, which covered the event.
The BE.Hive sustainability summit, attended by more than 400 people representing 45+ colleges and universities as well as businesses and conservation organizations, was covered by The Sentinel and was a featured topic on the WITF radio program “Smart Talk.” Lindsey Lyons, assistant director of the Center for Sustainability Education, was a live guest discussing the summit, carbon neutrality and sustainability education and campus operations.
CBS21 broadcasted live from campus for a story on the men’s lacrosse team’s 24-hour volleyball-a-thon, an annual fundraiser for the American Red Cross.
Dickinson and the organization Helping Another Hand hosted a football camp for children with special needs. The event was covered by ABC27 news. Assistant Football Coach Scott Knapp was interviewed.
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Published November 1, 2019