Marc Dixon Honored with Faculty Award

Keith Chapman

Ten faculty members have been recognized for exceptional achievement in scholarship, teaching, and mentoring for 2012. Among the winners was Marc Dixon, associate professor of sociology. The awards are announced annually by the Office of the Dean of Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

“The accomplishments of these professors, as teachers and as scholars, are inspiring to students and faculty alike,” says Michael Mastanduno, dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. “I am proud to call them my colleagues.”

Marc Dixon, associate professor of sociology

The John M. Manley Huntington Award for Newly Tenured Faculty, in recognition of outstanding merit

Dixon’s research concentrates on the politics of social movements and how those movements interact with state policy. He has written about protests, strikes, and the trajectory of the American labor movement and labor policy following the New Deal. Currently, Dixon researches social movement coalition effectiveness and the impact of protests targeting corporations. Dixon, who joined the faculty in 2008, believes that intimate class sizes at Dartmouth benefit both students and professors.

“I routinely work with undergraduates as research assistants but also bring research into the classroom. Small classes and engaged students encourage this integration,” Dixon says. He adds that this benefits his students and also his research, as students help “clarify my own ideas and perspectives.”

“Dartmouth has provided me with the perfect academic environment,” Dixon says, “from the terrific colleagues and students to the institutional support needed to undertake more ambitious research projects.”