Dickinson Magazine Spring 2005

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Volume 82 · Number 4 - Spring 2005

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Frequency:
Published in January, April, July and October

Copy Deadlines for 2005:
Spring—January 3
Summer–April 4
Fall—July 5
Winter—October 3

Staffing:
Sherri Kimmel, Senior Editor
kimmel@dickinson.edu

Barbara Snyder Stambaugh, Assistant Editor
stambaub@dickinson.edu

The following articles appear in the Spring 2005 edition of Dickinson Magazine. Mailed on April 4, 2005.

Features

Bright Ideas
Four alumni and two professors examine the issues and advance ways to reform public education.

Truth in Balance
Dickinson works to place the 9/11 tragedy in an accurate historical context.

Breaking New Ground
Geology's Ben Edwards brings an explosive teaching style to the study of volcanoes.

A United Front
Barry Lynn '70 lends a vibrant voice to contentious social and political debates.

Beyond 'Rain Man'
A new school planned by Jenny Jordan Bar Yaacov '79 seeks to address the developmental disability, autism.

The Right Frequency
Emily Wylie '94 articulates for NPR what it's like to teach in Harlem.

Jeffries' Journeys
Emeritus professor embraces research, technology around the world and on the Web.

Bruce Andrews Eulogy
David Strand composed and read this eulogy at the service honoring Bruce Andrews.

Departments

From These Grounds
Recruitment News
From the Editor
Campus News
Glimpses of Our Past
Sports
Student Stories
Campus Kudos
Development News
Alumni News
Bookends
Class Notes
Deaths
The Last Word

Web Links

For the spring 2005 Dickinson Magazine, four alumni and two professors examined the issues and advanced ways to reform public education. Their strategies ranged from fostering greater choice to strengthening the role of school boards to adopting universal preschool. Read the articles and then share your opinions.