Retired Gen. James Mattis will join the College this fall, Foreign Policy reported. Mattis, who commanded forces in the Middle East, will be a Class of 1950 senior foreign affairs fellow at the Dickey Center for International Understanding.
Former counterterrorism official and current Dickey Center director Daniel Benjamin, who has previously worked with Mattis, helped arrange his visit to Dartmouth, where he will share his experience in national security and global politics with undergraduates.
From Sept. 18 to Oct. 7, Mattis will deliver public lectures, meet with student organizations, participate in panel discussions and work with postdoctoral scholars at the Dickey Center.
"We think it's a real coup for the College," Benjamin said.
Benjamin called Mattis "one of the most interesting thinkers in the military over the last few decades." The four-star general is known for insisting that his officers "do some serious reading" to accompany their training and for his emphasis on military history.
"He's an extraordinarily scholarly and thoughtful commander," Benjamin said.
Mattis will also be a visiting fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution.
