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Ed Harrell '55

Secrets of a Global Game-Changer

Find out how Ed Harrell ’55 used Dickinson's global education to become a game-changer in global economics, entrepreneurial training, tech commercialization and investment.

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To Entertain and Enlighten

Former theatre arts major Shamus “Hunter” McCarty promotes social change as an actor, producer and director.

Francesca Dea '93

Francesca Dea '93

"I have achieved what I have today because of ... Dickinson. I believe it is right that I give back to support the schools’ ability to do the same for other students."

Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Maggie Douglas introduces a specialized look at changing patterns of pesticide use and their effects in the environment.

Dickinson College Faculty Research Reveals Surprising Information About Pesticide Use

Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Maggie Douglas discovers that the environmental effects of genetically engineered agriculture are more complex than previously believed.

Allison Curley, who minors in Italian, in Rome, Italy.

Wide-Ranging Research

From the Canadian Arctic to Andean ritual drinking vessels, the Dickinson experience has given Allison Curley ’19 a wide range of research opportunities.

Newberry Consort, artists in residence, music, arts

Students in Diverse Disciplines Work With World-renowned Newberry Consort

The internationally acclaimed music ensemble visits Dickinson as part of an artistic residency that included a choir workshop, classroom discussions and individual instruction with students.

A flooded street

Dickinson College Research Examines How Natural Disasters Affect Poverty

Student-faculty research looks at the economic wake of nature’s path.

Students take shuttle buses to a local polling place throughout the day. Signs such as these point the way.

Dickinson Gets Out the Vote With Shuttles and Bikes to the Polls

Dickinson gets out the vote with Election Day shuttles, group bike rides to the polls and a nonpartisan watch party.

Dickinson campus on a sunny day.

Panel Discussion at Dickinson College Addresses Feminism Within Sororities

Dickinson College will host a panel of experts to discuss the history of white, black and multicultural sororities and the possibility for activism within them.

Christian Beitel-Horton

Christian Beitel-Horton

"I have always given back to Dickinson because at the very core of the college's being is a determination to make the world a better place."

Tom O'Donnell, an ALLARM volunteer, loves the great outdoors, and he's learning how to protect it.

Seeking a Smaller, Greener World

Tom O’Donnell ’19 puts learning into action through global research on glacial lakes, an internship in a wastewater treatment lab and local community service.

Dickinson's new 3-megawatt solar array

Princeton Review Names Dickinson College No. 4 'Top Green College'

Rounding out a year full of accolades for leadership in sustainability education and operations, Dickinson has been ranked fourth on The Princeton Review’s annual list of “Top 50 Green Colleges."

Portrait of Sarah McBride

Spokesperson for Nation’s Largest LGBTQ Advocacy Group to Speak at Dickinson College

Progressive activist Sarah McBride will discuss her life as a transgender woman during a lecture on campus.

Closeup photo of Jane Mt. Pleasant

Dickinson College Hosts Talk on Lessons from Indigenous Agriculture

Jane Mt. Pleasant, agricultural scientist at Cornell University, will discuss the high productivity of an indigenous agricultural system in comparison to European systems.

Portrait of Daniel Ziblatt

‘How Democracies Die’ Author to Speak at Dickinson College

Harvard professor Daniel Ziblatt will discuss the current state of democracy in the United States using historical context in a lecture at Dickinson College.

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