A journalist's source for ideas, experts, commentary & research from Dickinson College, a national liberal arts & sciences college.https://bsky.app/profile/dickinsonmedia.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/dickinsonmedia.bsky.social/post/3muk3brrdfc2m"I think past is prologue, and given the administration's repeated attempts to, in effect, federalize election administration, almost anything goes from this point on," fmr. federal judge & Dickinson College Pres. John E. Jones III tells @bychrisbrennan.bsky.social @usatoday.com bit.ly/4xyMNBM https://bit.ly/4xyMNBM02 Sep 2026 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:e2ezdthpfmxuonmclurl2e43/app.bsky.feed.post/3muk3brrdfc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/dickinsonmedia.bsky.social/post/3mu3s6r7rqc2l“We also want to inspire families to conduct their own genealogical research to uncover their own powerful histories and discover new community connections,” Yvette Davis, director of the Popel Shaw Center for Race & Ethnicity at Dickinson College, says bit.ly/4y6Pevs https://bit.ly/4y6Pevs27 Aug 2026 21:29 +0000at://did:plc:e2ezdthpfmxuonmclurl2e43/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3s6r7rqc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/dickinsonmedia.bsky.social/post/3mu3q6bs7h22lDickinson's Jeff McCausland, a retired U.S. Army officer, "argues this undercuts South Korea while offering concessions to a nuclear-armed dictator, Kim Jong-un, who actively supplies weapons to Russia for the Ukraine war." Listen to the full segment here: dson.co/4iyMPF2 https://dson.co/4iyMPF227 Aug 2026 20:53 +0000at://did:plc:e2ezdthpfmxuonmclurl2e43/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3q6bs7h22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/dickinsonmedia.bsky.social/post/3mtjj3fqpxs2s"In traumatic situations, people often respond in unexpected ways, and they may second-guess themselves ... Trauma also distorts how memories are stored and retrieved," Dickinson's Michele Patterson Ford writes for @us.theconversation.com bit.ly/4gIioek https://bit.ly/4gIioek20 Aug 2026 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:e2ezdthpfmxuonmclurl2e43/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjj3fqpxs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/dickinsonmedia.bsky.social/post/3mthjaueq4k2bIt's not an appetizing headline, but "manure with a side of pizza" sums up the way food waste (and bovine waste) is being turned into energy at the Dickinson College Farm. Read more about the process in the latest issue of Country Folks: bit.ly/4gqQ3bj https://bit.ly/4gqQ3bj19 Aug 2026 19:56 +0000at://did:plc:e2ezdthpfmxuonmclurl2e43/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthjaueq4k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/dickinsonmedia.bsky.social/post/3mrvaes75nc2cEcon professor Anthony Underwood is “always looking to enhance the curriculum, especially from a liberal arts perspective.” Read on to discover how collaboration led Dickinson College professors to develop new majors in Quantitative Economics, Data Analytics and Finance: dson.co/3U5iy6z https://dson.co/3U5iy6z30 Jul 2026 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:e2ezdthpfmxuonmclurl2e43/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrvaes75nc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/dickinsonmedia.bsky.social/post/3mrprcap4sk2o"I very much doubt a majority of the high court will want to wade into this controversy," Dickinson President and former federal judge John E. Jones III tells @democracyeditor.bsky.social in this updated interview for @theconversation.com dson.co/4xbBLSE https://dson.co/4xbBLSE28 Jul 2026 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:e2ezdthpfmxuonmclurl2e43/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrprcap4sk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/dickinsonmedia.bsky.social/post/3mrdc7gswis23"The more immediate concern here regards the disrespectful tone with which the Justice Department under Pam Bondi and now Todd Blanche engage with the courts," Dickinson President and former Federal Judge John E. Jones III writes with attorney Joel Cohen in @thehill.com dson.co/4fjgAYK https://dson.co/4fjgAYK23 Jul 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:e2ezdthpfmxuonmclurl2e43/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdc7gswis23https://bsky.app/profile/dickinsonmedia.bsky.social/post/3mr62amt6ts2oOn WITF's The Spark, Dickinson computer science prof. John MacCormick and two students discussed the new Deep Network Understanding Lab, a research center for exploring the heart of modern AI tools. Listen to their conversation: dson.co/4w8mqC2 https://dson.co/4w8mqC221 Jul 2026 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:e2ezdthpfmxuonmclurl2e43/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr62amt6ts2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/dickinsonmedia.bsky.social/post/3mph4fe3cac23“Dickinson has always prepared students not just for their first job but for a lifetime of meaningful work and engaged citizenship,” John E. Jones III, president of Dickinson College, said. Read more in @pennlive.com bit.ly/4oRlBL2 https://bit.ly/4oRlBL229 Jun 2026 18:25 +0000at://did:plc:e2ezdthpfmxuonmclurl2e43/app.bsky.feed.post/3mph4fe3cac23https://bsky.app/profile/dickinsonmedia.bsky.social/post/3mp75uihk622m"...from the onset of our republic, the founders embraced the principle that politicizing the military is anathema to democracy," Dickinson Prof. Jeff McCausland writes for @ms.now dson.co/4oM2RfW https://dson.co/4oM2RfW26 Jun 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:e2ezdthpfmxuonmclurl2e43/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp75uihk622mhttps://bsky.app/profile/dickinsonmedia.bsky.social/post/3mp2kfvrwcs2z“[These kinds of remarks have] become normalized for women — so much so that we’re almost desensitized to them,” Dickinson College psychology senior lecturer Michele Ford tells The Persistent: bit.ly/4b2tMyj https://bit.ly/4b2tMyj24 Jun 2026 18:32 +0000at://did:plc:e2ezdthpfmxuonmclurl2e43/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp2kfvrwcs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/dickinsonmedia.bsky.social/post/3moy7zs6g6k2r"The mission of the Dept of Justice is within its name: It’s to do justice, to uphold the rule of law, to operate without fear or favor, and to make sure its prosecutions are righteous and well founded," Dickinson Pres. & fmr Fed Judge John E. Jones III tells @us.theconversation.com dson.co/4b0m8ED https://dson.co/4b0m8ED23 Jun 2026 20:21 +0000at://did:plc:e2ezdthpfmxuonmclurl2e43/app.bsky.feed.post/3moy7zs6g6k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/dickinsonmedia.bsky.social/post/3mnhmjepgg22v“We need a national dialogue,” former federal judge and Dickinson College Pres. John E. Jones III tells @nbcnews.com “Because judges are only going to be able to do so much.” dson.co/3Q3r4S6 https://dson.co/3Q3r4S604 Jun 2026 12:24 +0000at://did:plc:e2ezdthpfmxuonmclurl2e43/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnhmjepgg22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/dickinsonmedia.bsky.social/post/3mna5p7bt3k27"They (the government) rolled over and played dead... In this particular case, it was notable to the judge that they didn't even try," Fmr. Fed. Judge and Dickinson College Pres. John E. Jones III tells @steveinskeep.bsky.social on @npr.org Listen: bit.ly/439oBIN https://bit.ly/439oBIN01 Jun 2026 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:e2ezdthpfmxuonmclurl2e43/app.bsky.feed.post/3mna5p7bt3k27https://bsky.app/profile/dickinsonmedia.bsky.social/post/3mna5azh7hc2i"Rarely do we get Lincoln presented as how he was, which is a hard-nosed, savvy, and experienced politician," says @jamellebouie.net. The book's author is Dickinson Prof. Matt Pinsker, who leads @housedivided.bsky.social: bit.ly/436QAJc https://bit.ly/436QAJc01 Jun 2026 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:e2ezdthpfmxuonmclurl2e43/app.bsky.feed.post/3mna5azh7hc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/dickinsonmedia.bsky.social/post/3mmubkt6djk2z"Will our lives retain meaning and purpose once the capabilities for reasoning, creativity and insight are no longer unique to humanity?" Dickinson College's John MacCormick looks to history as a guide in this @postopinions.bsky.social piece: bit.ly/49qqLY4 https://bit.ly/49qqLY427 May 2026 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:e2ezdthpfmxuonmclurl2e43/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmubkt6djk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/dickinsonmedia.bsky.social/post/3mmic6z4p4226"We hate to see food waste going to the landfill," Dickinson College Farm Asst. Dir. Matt Steiman said. "Once it's mixed up with batteries and diapers and broken toys, you're not going to get that back. But food waste is very easily recyclable on a farm." dson.co/4dYfCjD https://dson.co/4dYfCjD23 May 2026 01:26 +0000at://did:plc:e2ezdthpfmxuonmclurl2e43/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmic6z4p4226https://bsky.app/profile/dickinsonmedia.bsky.social/post/3mmeymcnnms2eStress "can help us be productive or perform well, so it’s important to keep it in the zone where it’s helpful and doesn’t take a toll on your physical or mental health,” Dickinson's Michele Patterson Ford tells @usnews.com dson.co/4f0HCEy https://dson.co/4f0HCEy21 May 2026 17:57 +0000at://did:plc:e2ezdthpfmxuonmclurl2e43/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmeymcnnms2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/dickinsonmedia.bsky.social/post/3mm52jlmyk22p"There'll be law firms at the ready... because you literally could have something develop on election day during the vote count," Dickinson Pres. John E. Jones III told @usatoday.com bit.ly/3Paq7XT https://bit.ly/3Paq7XT18 May 2026 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:e2ezdthpfmxuonmclurl2e43/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm52jlmyk22phttps://bsky.app/profile/dickinsonmedia.bsky.social/post/3mlw2pduv322f“Research suggests that Danish parents and American parents have distinct perceptions of risk–and different thresholds for what they consider dangerous,” Dickinson Prof. Marie Helweg-Larsen explains. Read more in @inc.com bit.ly/4tN8s6Q https://bit.ly/4tN8s6Q15 May 2026 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:e2ezdthpfmxuonmclurl2e43/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlw2pduv322fhttps://bsky.app/profile/dickinsonmedia.bsky.social/post/3mlnxfzmlj22t"All of these public infrastructures did so much for the citizenry and to reject them as people of color begin to access them, it's one of the great tragedies of the 20th century, and we're living with its legacy now," Dickinson Prof. Cotten Seiler explains on Due South on @wunc.org bit.ly/4wHlRjx https://bit.ly/4wHlRjx12 May 2026 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:e2ezdthpfmxuonmclurl2e43/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnxfzmlj22thttps://bsky.app/profile/dickinsonmedia.bsky.social/post/3mllf67jcls2vDickinson Prof. of History and Director of the House Divided Project Matthew Pinsker discusses President Lincoln as a political creature and wartime politics on PA Newsmakers. bit.ly/4eFeBxQ https://bit.ly/4eFeBxQ11 May 2026 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:e2ezdthpfmxuonmclurl2e43/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllf67jcls2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/dickinsonmedia.bsky.social/post/3mlbjt3q4xs2yLocal bands and farm-to-table food come together for the Dickinson College Farm's Summer Music Series. Read more from FOX43: dson.co/4ncNOem https://dson.co/4ncNOem07 May 2026 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:e2ezdthpfmxuonmclurl2e43/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbjt3q4xs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/dickinsonmedia.bsky.social/post/3ml2eeecjg22sThe new major is designed to prepare students for modern financial markets through an interdisciplinary liberal-arts education. The program will officially welcome its first group of students in the fall of 2026. dson.co/4f0Zvmq https://dson.co/4f0Zvmq04 May 2026 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:e2ezdthpfmxuonmclurl2e43/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2eeecjg22shttps://bsky.app/profile/dickinsonmedia.bsky.social/post/3ml25mxw3qs24"...studies have shown that unstructured, spontaneous play requires more compromise and creativity, since kids have the freedom to change or make up the rules," Dickinson Prof. Marie Helweg-Larsen writes in @us.theconversation.com dson.co/4cR8yoM https://dson.co/4cR8yoM04 May 2026 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:e2ezdthpfmxuonmclurl2e43/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml25mxw3qs24https://bsky.app/profile/dickinsonmedia.bsky.social/post/3mkn7mgbu7s2hDickinson Prof. Cotten Seiler is discussing his new book, "White Care: The Impact of Race on American Infrastructure" in this Reddit AMA: bit.ly/4df22YM https://bit.ly/4df22YM29 Apr 2026 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:e2ezdthpfmxuonmclurl2e43/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkn7mgbu7s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/dickinsonmedia.bsky.social/post/3mkktpa4px22m"Finding molecules in places people will likely never visit is no simple task, so vetting and sometimes correcting these observations is a continual process – especially for molecules whose signals aren’t as strong," Dickinson's Olivia Harper Wilkins writes in @us.theconversation.com dson.co/4ucpCet https://dson.co/4ucpCet28 Apr 2026 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:e2ezdthpfmxuonmclurl2e43/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkktpa4px22m