House Divided Project
Dickinson College students and staff are creating a wide variety of resources to commemorate the 150th anniversary of both the Civil War (2011-15) and Reconstruction (2015-27) in order to help America’s classrooms learn more about this turbulent era.
House Divided Project at Dickinson College
Matthew Pinsker, Director
61 N. West Street
PO Box 1773 / Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA 17013
Tel: 717-245-1865
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Rising High School Seniors –Apply by May 31, 2023
Posted on February 21, 2022 | No CommentsRising high school seniors from across south central Pennsylvania are invited to apply for the free, two-week Knowledge for Freedom seminar taking place this July on the historic campus of Dickinson College in Carlisle (July 16-July 28, 2023). Hosted for the third summer in a […] -
Special November 20th Events –Renaming Ceremony and Distinguished Lecture
Posted on August 26, 2021 | No CommentsOn Saturday, November 20, 2021, the House Divided Project at Dickinson College will host two special events: a renaming ceremony as part of the Dickinson & Slavery initiative and a lecture by noted military historian Eric Wittenberg (Class of 1983) that will feature a public […] -
New Dickinson & Slavery Walking Tour
Posted on March 31, 2021 | No CommentsOn Wednesday, April 7, 2021, the House Divided Project will launch a new Historic Walking Tour on campus for the Dickinson & Slavery initiative. Director Matthew Pinsker, along with students interns Charlotte Goodman (’23), Liz McCreary (’22), and Amanda Sowah (’22), will help lead members […] -
Pinsker Unveils Student Hall of Fame Projects
Posted on August 10, 2020 | No Comments(Carlisle, PA) Today, historian Matthew Pinsker is sharing public access to his “Student Hall of Fame,” a compilation of some of the best 150 student papers and projects that he has received in his classes over the last decade. Pinsker, the Pohanka Chair for Civil […] -
New Free Seminar for High School Students
Posted on May 19, 2020 | No CommentsRising high school seniors from across south central Pennsylvania are invited to apply for a free, three-week seminar taking place this July on the historic campus of Dickinson College in Carlisle. Hosted by Dickinson’s House Divided Project, the college-level seminar will explore the historic struggle […] -
Dickinson Begins Diversifying Campus Memory
Posted on May 6, 2020 | No Comments(Carlisle, PA) Today, May 6, 2020, Dickinson College president Margee M. Ensign announced that the school’s Board of Trustees had unanimously approved a plan to rename a student residence hall after two formerly enslaved men and longtime college employees who had helped to integrate the […] -
We’ve Got A Video For That! –#historyvideos
Posted on March 23, 2020 | No Comments(Carlisle, PA) To try to support K-12 and college educators who are heading online during the 2020 pandemic, we are launching a campaign to raise awareness about our extensive library of classroom-friendly videos that have been built over the years to enhance the teaching of […] -
Report for Dickinson & Slavery Reaches Community
Posted on December 12, 2019 | 1 CommentThe final report for the Dickinson & Slavery initiative is now being distributed to the wider Dickinson College community. The 35-page report recommends “a deliberative process” for improving the commemoration of the college’s ties to slavery and anti-slavery, including consideration for renaming some buildings on […] -
New Project on Slave Stampedes
Posted on November 1, 2019 | No Comments(Carlisle, Pa) During the summer of 2018, the National Park Service (NPS) and its Network to Freedom program began a cooperative agreement with the House Divided Project at Dickinson College designed to investigate the concept of “slave stampedes” with a focus on Eastern Missouri and escapes from there into the […] -
Luxenberg Speaks on New Book About Plessy
Posted on April 1, 2019 | No Comments(Carlisle, PA) On Thursday, April 25, 2019, acclaimed author Steve Luxenberg will be speaking at the ATS auditorium (7pm) at Dickinson College on his new and highly anticipated book, Separate: The Story of Plessy v. Ferguson, and America’s Journey from Slavery to Segregation (W.W. Norton, 2019). Book […]