Entries drawn from the college history timeline
R. Nicholas Burns, the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, addressed the College as part of its 2007 Commencement exercises. Mr. Burns also received an honorary degree from the College.
A symposium considering the travelling exhibit "A Kiowa's Odyssey" on display in the Trout Gallery was held on October 20, 2007.
Kwame Anthony Appiah, novelist, social theorist, and professor of philosophy at Princeton University, addressed the College as part of its 2008 Commencement exercises. Mr. Appiah also received an honorary degree from the College.
CNN Chief Correspondent Christiane Amanpour, on behalf of The International Women's Media Foundation, addressed the College as part of its 2009 Commencement exercises. Ms. Amanpour also received an honorary degree from the College.
Jon Meacham, Editor of Newsweek and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, addressed the College as part of its 2010 Commencement exercises. Mr. Meacham also received an honorary degree from the College.
Allan Goodman, President of the Institute of International Education, addressed the College as part of its 2011 Commencement exercises. Mr. Goodman also received an honorary degree from the College.
Vice president for student development April Vari, '82, presented the results of a Quality of Student Life Study over breakfast during Homecoming and Family Weekend. The study found a need for improvements in non-academic buildings, specifically the HUB, residence halls, and sports facilities...
David H. Petraeus, Director of the CIA and Retired Four-Star Army General, addressed the College as part of its 2012 Commencement exercises. Gen. Petraeus also received an honorary degree from the College.
Reynold Levy, President of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc., addressed the College as part of its 2013 Commencement exercises. Mr. Levy also received an honorary degree from the College.
As recipient of the General Omar N. Bradley Chair, Joe Sestak traveled to Carlisle to speak to students from both the law school and Dickinson College itself. Sestak is a former 3-star Admiral with 31 years of experience in the Navy. He was the highest ranking military officer to be elected into...
The Republics of Benjamin Rush, a conference sponsored by Dickinson College and the McNeil Center for Early American Studies, took place from March 20-22. Scholars of Dickinson College founder Benjamin Rush gathered on Dickinson's campus for an academic conference that examined the prominent...
