Presidential Legacies
Professor David O’Connell talked about presidential legacies and the factors that contribute to making a presidential term successful. He spoke about several rankings of presidents that have…
1,383 viewsProfessor David O’Connell talked about presidential legacies and the factors that contribute to making a presidential term successful. He spoke about several rankings of presidents that have…
1,383 viewsProfessor Cotten Seiler talked about the emerging definitions of whiteness and blackness in Colonial America and how it impacted the origins of country music. He described how 17th century l…
2,817 viewsDickinson College professor Jim Hoefler taught a class about end of life care and perceptions of death in the United States since the 1800s. He explored how changes in medical practices and …
774 viewsDickinson College History Professor Matthew Pinsker moderated a discussion on the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act, which required free states to return runaway slaves. Panelists drew parallels betwe…
986 viewsPanelists talked about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other veterans' health issues. Colonel Rebecca Porter said the five percent of soldiers who had served in Iraq and Afghanista…
513 viewsPanelists talked about the evolution of the American wartime press from the Civil War to the present. They spoke about the relationship between the press and the executive branch, and the qu…
389 viewsGeneral David Petraeus gave the commencement address to the 2012 graduating class of Dickinson College.
529 viewsProfessor Matthew Pinsker lectured a class at Dickinson College, where he teaches a history course on the election of 1860. In this class, Professor Pinsker focused specifically on Abraham L…
1,895 viewsTerry Anderson spoke about his experiences as a journalist and hostage for seven years of Shiite Muslims in Lebanon. He talked about what he learned from various other captives and the impor…
127 viewsThis event from DICKINSON COLLEGE in Carlisle,PA featured Frank Press, Geophysicist and former science adviser to President Carter, He spoke about giving scientific advice to publi…
47 viewsFormer United States Solicitor General Kenneth Starr spoke about the concept of federalism and constitutional issues. He reviewed the decisions of the 1996-1997 Supreme Court term which was …
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