Podcast: Summer Program Gives Underserved Students Introduction to College
Knowledge for Freedom program participants pose with a statue of Abraham Lincoln at the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center. Photo by Dan Loh.
THE GOOD: SEASON 5, EPISODE 1 – SEPTEMBER 2021
We go inside the Knowledge for Freedom program through Dickinson’s House Divided Project. The unique summer residential program, funded by a grant from the Teagle Foundation, is giving traditionally underserved high school students a head start on college while exploring the history of freedom and democracy through the fight against slavery.
Plus, Puzzlemaster and Associate Professor of Mathematics Jeff Forrester reveals the answer to last episode’s question and has a poetic inquiry for you. Know the answer? Email thegood@dickinson.edu for a chance to win Dickinson swag!
Also, interim President John E. Jones III ’77, P’11 discusses his return to Carlisle and the Dickinson Forward initiative.
FULL EPISODE
The Good is produced by Craig Layne and Christine Baksi in association with Dickinson College's Office of Marketing & Communications. Craig Layne is the host. The podcast's theme music was composed by Jong Ho Choi '18.
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Published September 28, 2021