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Dickinson College’s House Divided Project, which examines the Civil War and Reconstruction, is hosting a college-level seminar for high school seniors to explore questions of freedom, democracy and self-government.

After research into the college’s ties to slavery, a residence hall and a gate will be renamed.

The anniversary of the Tree of Life Synagogue mass shooting in October was widely covered in local and regional news, recognizing the killings that took place on October 27, 2018. 

Also on the program: A lack of trees in poor communities underscores the power of shade

The federal judge who outlawed “intelligent design” from being taught in public schools and struck down Pennsylvania’s ban on same-sex marriage will leave the bench to become the president at Dickinson College.