Dickinson College, "About Dickinson: The Dickinson Story,"
http://www.dickinson.edu/about/history.html
This page of the college website provides a detailed history of the college beginning with its founding by Dr. Benjamin Rush in 1783. Rush called the college "tuta libertas" or a "bulwark [fortification] of liberty".
Referenced in:
Dickinson College [Education]
Two Men Named Ben: Historic Roots of Education in Pennsylvania