Susanne Mehrer Named Dartmouth’s Dean of Libraries
Susanne Mehrer, the deputy librarian of Cambridge University Library in Cambridge, England, has been named Dartmouth’s dean of libraries. She will begin the role on Dec. 1, 2016.Susanne Mehrer (Photo...
View ArticleSeven Alumni to Compete in the Summer Olympics in Rio
Dartmouth will see seven alumni competing in the games of the XXXI Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which begins Aug. 5.A number of former College athletes, including runner Ben True ’08 and high...
View Article‘Upshot’ Analyst to Speak on Trump’s Election Prospects
“Whatever you think of Donald Trump,” writes New York Times political correspondent Nate Cohn, “it is clear that this election has the potential to reshape the allegiances of many white working-class...
View ArticleDartmouth Study Abroad Yields a World in Photos
View the full set of study abroad photos at Dartmouth flickr, complete with captions by the students commenting on their images and their experiences.Dartmouth sends more than half of its...
View ArticleEnrique Martínez Celaya Named Roth Distinguished Visiting Scholar
There aren’t many people in the world for whom the term “renaissance man” fits more perfectly than Dartmouth’s newest Roth Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Los Angeles-based artist Enrique Martínez...
View ArticleFormer Kosovo President Begins Montgomery Fellowship
It’s not every day that students and faculty get to engage with a former head of state. But that’s exactly the opportunity the Dartmouth community will have this summer when a former president of...
View ArticleExperiential Learning: Where Theory and Practice Meet
An anthropology class on human evolution travels to South Africa to meet leading scientists and study the fossil record directly at archaeological sites. Architecture students design projects to...
View ArticleCybersecurity Boot Camp for Community College Students
“We call it a bootcamp and it is unique—truly something special,” says Heather Drinan, associate director of the Institute for Information Infrastructure Protection (I3P) at Dartmouth and principal...
View ArticleDartmouth Makes History: Majority-Female Engineering Class
Read the full story, published by Thayer School of Engineering.Dartmouth granted 54 percent of its undergraduate engineering degrees to women this year, making it the first national research university...
View ArticleBig Green Athletes Chalk Up Top National Honors
Many Dartmouth College athletes and alumni achieved top status over the spring, including First Team All-America honors in track and field, draft offers from Major League Baseball and the National...
View ArticlePrestigious Award Goes to Photographer James Nachtwey ’70
Photojournalist James Nachtwey ’70 can add another award to the long list of honors he’s garnered for documenting conflict and crises worldwide.Photojournalist James Nachtwey ’70 says he was honored to...
View ArticleGeisel’s Deborah Hogan Receives National Mentorship Award
Read the full story by Timothy Dean, published by the Geisel News Center.Deborah Hogan, an associate professor of microbiology and immunology at the Geisel School of Medicine, has received the 2016 Dr....
View Article‘Out of Crisis Comes Opportunity’
Read the full story by Andrew Faught, published by Dartmouth Alumni Magazine.The call came in at 8:23 p.m. on a warm Tuesday in Fullerton, Calif., a complaint not in itself exceptional. A homeless man...
View ArticleLee Lynd Discovers New Ways to Turn Plants Into Fuels
“The first step in realizing currently improbable futures is to show that they are possible,” Professor Lee Lynd said in a Tedx Dartmouth talk he gave in 2010. (Photo by Robert Gill)An alarming fact...
View ArticleArati Prabhakar (Doctor of Sciences)
(Photo by Eli Burakian ’00)ARATI PRABHAKAR, you have spent your life crossing new frontiers. As a young child, you immigrated to a new country. As a young adult, you became the first woman to receive a...
View ArticleDartmouth Awards More Than 1,800 Degrees at Commencement
Students throw their caps in the air at the end of the commencement ceremony. (Photo by Eli Burakian ’00)Speakers at Dartmouth’s 2016 commencement ceremonies struck common chords, urging graduates to...
View Article2016 Commencement Address by Leymah Gbowee
Video of 2016 Commencement Address by Leymah GboweeThe Open Mind ChallengeThank you Dartmouth. This is truly an honor. President Hanlon, distinguished trustees, members of the faculty, ladies and...
View ArticleJonathan Vandermause ’16 Valedictory to the College
Video of 2016 Valedictory Address by Jonathan Vandermause ’16President Hanlon, members of the Board of Trustees, honored guests, ladies and gentlemen, friends and family, and finally fellow members of...
View ArticlePresident Phil Hanlon ’77 Valedictory to the Graduating Students
Video of 2016 Valedictory to the Graduating Seniors by President Phil Hanlon ’77So graduates, your day has finally come. Even though the day is cool and a bit cloudy, please know that our hearts are...
View ArticleCommencement Notes for the Dartmouth Class of 2016
Here is Dartmouth’s 2016 commencement by the numbers: from the awarding of more than 1,800 degrees to the expected attendance of 11,500.Dartmouth’s 2016 commencement ceremony took place on Sunday, June...
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