Welcome to the Dickey Center! As you explore our work, you’ll see our deep commitment to fostering international understanding and empowering our community to grapple with the world’s most pressing issues. We strive to create spaces for dialogue, learning, and connection, bringing together students, faculty, and global leaders to explore diverse perspectives and cultivate solutions.

Through dynamic programs, engaging events, and policy research initiatives, we aim to bridge academic insights to real-world challenges. Whether it is through hosting thought-provoking discussions with experts on pressing conflicts, supporting student engagement with international affairs, or advancing cutting-edge research on global issues, our goal is to educate, convene, and inspire action.

We invite you to learn more about our initiatives and encourage you to engage with us.

Our Mission

The Dickey Center educates, convenes, and empowers people to confront the world’s problems. Through informed and impactful global dialogue, experiential education, and engagement on pressing issues in international policy and diplomacy, we bring the world to Dartmouth and Dartmouth to the world to engage with today’s great issues.

Our Vision

We believe all Dartmouth students can make a positive difference in the world and that Dartmouth can be a catalyst for addressing great issues.  The Center is multi-disciplinary, inclusive and public-facing, and to enhance the educational experience for students, faculty, and the broader Dartmouth community.