Dickinson Council on Law and the Undergraduate sponsored a law seminar about choosing a law school in Holland Union Building siderooms.  William L. Wilkes, dean of Dickinson School of Law, was the opening speaker.  In addition, recent graduates were available for informal discussions about their...

Hanna Holborb Gray, President of the University of Chicago, addressed the College as part of its 1979 Commencement exercises. Dr. Gray also received an honorary degree from the College.

Leonard Pitt, the artist in residence at Dickinson College, led a workshop about being a mime in Mathers Theater.

Gavin Eart, an English poet, read some of his own poems in Memorial Hall.  Some of the poems that Eart read included "The Wreck of the Deutschland", "The Statements", and "Fiction: The House Party."

John George Kemeny, President of Dartmouth College from 1970-81, addressed Dickinson College as part of its 1981 Commencement exercises. Dr. Kemeny also received an honorary degree from Dickinson.

Colin Goetze Campbell, President of Wesleyan University from 1970-88, addressed Dickinson College as part of its 1982 Commencement exercises. Dr. Campbell also received an honorary degree from Dickinson.

Jorges Luis Borges was generally recognized as the greatest living poet, essayist, and short story writer in the spanish language. He visited Dickinson as part of a symposium entitled "Borges, the Poet." During the symposium, Borges discussed the poetry of Emily Dickinson, Hispanic literature,...

Maurice Sendak, an author, illustrator and stage designer best known for his "childrens'" book Where the Wild Things Are, spoke during "The Art and Craft of the Book - A Celebration." symposium in the Weiss centre on September 29th, 1983. During the symposium, Sendak described his avid...

On Thursday, November 10th, 1983, the Enligh department sponsored a lecture by distinguished Irish critic Denis Donoghue. Donoghue, who holds the Henry James Chair of English and American Letters at New York University, presented a lecture entitled "The Presence of the Past in the 18th Century...

Richard A. Davis, former Deputy Director of the Office of Strategic Nuclear Policy, U.S. Department of State, discussed Nuclear Arms Control in the Public Affairs Symposium on February 13, 1984. In his discussion, Davis outlined the then current United States policy regarding the Strategic Arms...

Stephen Montague gave a lecture on twentieth-century music at 5:00pm in Rubendall Recital Hall. 

Ellen Weaver, a Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar, gave a lecture in the new Women's Center on women in science and photosynthesis. Weaver, specializing in ocean photosynthesis, has performed research across the world, while advocating for increased participation of women in science despite "...