Summer 2021 Gallery – Knowledge for Freedom seminar

We hosted our first Teagle Foundation Knowledge for Freedom seminar in July 2021, designed to help prepare regional high school students to become better citizens and fully college ready. This page contains a gallery of photos from that great inaugural experience.

THE SUMMER 2021 TEAM

Photo with President Jones — On our last day, seminar participants got to meet new Dickinson College President John E. Jones, III (a retired federal judge) and view rare artifacts from the privately held Wert Collection, including the original lectern from the platform where Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address.

CLASSROOM STUDY

Every morning, participants attended class in Denny Hall where they examined historical, political and philosophical texts related to freedom and equality.

Classroom Lectures — Teagle participants attending daily seminar in Dickinson College’s Denny Hall.

Provost Weissman and Professor Pinsker — Provost Neil Weissman visited a seminar and spoke to students about liberal education and the significance of the Knowledge for Freedom program.

BUILDING WEBSITES

Seminar participants build websites containing their close reading analyses, blog posts, and a final essay comparing the reform strategies of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass

Students working on assignments — Teagle students working on close-reading reflections on assigned course material.

Student blogposts — Students creating blog posts about what they learned on our field trips.

Student working on portfolio — A student working on the final web-based portfolio.

Each day, students had a snack break in the House Divided studio in between seminars and presentations from visiting speakers.

Student snack-break — Snack break in the House Divided studio before daily presentations from visiting speakers.

GETTING COLLEGE READY

Students attended workshops with Dickinson College admissions staff and librarians who provided an introduction to the college admissions process and instruction to advanced research strategies.

Admissions workshop — Students attended three workshops with Admissions staff who offered mentoring on the college application process.

Archival workshop — Students met with librarians who provided instruction on historical research methods and archival research.

Participants also met with outstanding local high school teachers

Presentation with Mrs. McGeehan — Students attending a presentation by Keely McGeehan, who teaches English at Carlisle High School.

Lecture with Mr. Wagner — Kevin Wagner, who teaches Social Studies at Carlisle High School, presenting to our Teagle seminar participants.

THE OTHER LINCOLN-DOUGLASS DEBATES

We divided students into two teams to debate the effectiveness of Abraham Lincoln’s and Frederick Douglass’s antislavery strategies.

Closing arguments during the debate — Team Lincoln presenting their closing arguments (photo from the Carlisle Sentinel)

Debate arguments — Teagle seminar participants debating the effectiveness of Abraham Lincoln’s and Frederick Douglass’s antislavery strategies on our last day

Team Lincoln Students — Team Lincoln before the debate

Team Douglass students — Team Douglass before the debate

Last minute debate preparation — Team Douglass and Team Lincoln preparing with their team leaders before the debate.

EXPERIENCING CARLISLE

Students engaged in several activities around Carlisle, such as taking the Dickinson & Slavery historic walking tour, visiting Hope Station, and touring the Old Cumberland County Courthouse.

Our high school seminar participants touring Carlisle’s Old Courthouse in July

On Saturday nights, students watched historical movies and engaged in discussion afterwards.

Student movie night — Teagle seminar participants watching Glory, a historical drama about the Civil War.

FIELD TRIPS!!!

On our first field trip, we travelled to Harrisburg, PA where students visited the National Civil War Museum, Gathering at the Crossroads monument, and a Senator’s baseball game on City Island.

Professor Pinsker at the Civil War Museum — Professor Pinsker providing an introduction to the National Civil War Museum.

Civil War Museum Exhibits — Teagle students viewing exhibits inside the National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg, PA.

Professor Mealy lecture in Harrisburg — Professor Mealy presenting on figures commemorated by the Gathering at the Crossroads monument in Harrisburg, PA.

Teagle group outside of the National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg, PA.

Monument photograph — Visiting the Gathering at the Crossroads monument in Harrisburg, PA with project director Lenwood Sloan.

Senators Baseball Game — An evening out at the Senator’s baseball game on City Island.

Our second field trip was to Gettysburg National Military Park where students explored museum exhibits in the Visitor’s center followed by a tour of the battlefield, specifically learning about the Peace Light Monument, Little Round Top, and Pickett’s Charge.

Viewing exhibits inside the Visitor’s Center at Gettysburg National Military Park.

Teagle students after making their way up to Little Round Top.

In front of the Peace Light Monument at the Gettysburg battlefield.

Professor Pinsker presentation on Pickett's Charge — Students learning about the site of Pickett’s Charge from Professor Pinsker.

Our final field trip was to Washington D.C. where students visited President Lincoln’s private summer home, the Smithsonian’s National African American Museum, and the Emancipation Memorial.

Outside the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Museum exhibits — Teagle students viewing exhibits in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Lincoln's summer home in DC — Teagle group outside of Lincoln’s private summer home in D.C.

Students at Lincoln summer home — Students viewing exhibits in the Visitor Education Center.

Teagle group visiting the Emancipation Memorial in Washington D.C.

MEET OUR SUMMER 2021 STAFF

Staff with Gettysburg Address Lectern — Professor Pinsker with the undergraduate student mentors for Teagle seminar.

Staff with Lectern — Assistant Director Todd Mealy and Faculty Director Matthew Pinsker with undergraduate student mentors.

Staff photo — Graduate teaching assistants and undergraduate student mentors.