Dickinson College
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| Latin: [Collegium Dickinsonium] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) | |
| Motto | Latin: [Pietate et doctrina tuta libertas] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) |
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Motto in English | Freedom is made safe through character and learning[1] |
| Type | Private liberal arts college |
| Established | 1773 |
Academic affiliations | Oberlin Group CLAC NAICU Annapolis Group |
| Endowment | $645.5 million (2022)[2] |
| President | John E. Jones III |
Academic staff | 272 |
| Undergraduates | 2,420[3] |
| Location | , , United States |
| Campus | Rural, 170 acres (69 ha) |
| Colors | Red & white |
| Website | dickinson |
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| Designated | July 1, 1947[4] |
Dickinson College is a liberal arts college in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Benjamin Rush founded it in 1783. It is one of the first colleges in the United States. The college is named after John Dickinson. He and Rush were signers of the US Declaration of Independence. Dickinson was originally the Carlisle Grammar School. The college has about 42 majors. There is also a Dickinson School of Law.
Dickinson College Media
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The collaborative relationship between Dickinson College and Carlisle Indian Industrial School lasted almost four decades
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An 1810 illustration of the original Dickinson College building, now known as West College, designed by Benjamin Latrobe
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Zatae Leola Longsdorff Straw, an 1887 graduate of the college
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Entrance to the Academic Quad showing Bosler Hall
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The college's science center
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The Weiss Center for the Arts
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Dickinson Red Devils wordmark
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The Mermaid, a school icon
References
- ↑ "The College Seal". Dickinson College. n.d. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Endowment Data". Dickinson College. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ↑ "Enrollment Data". Dickinson College. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
- ↑ "PHMC Historical Markers Search". Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on March 21, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
