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(09/30/15 11:42pm)
Following the recent announcement of the College’s elimination of its need-blind admissions policy for international students, a group of students are organizing efforts to request that the College release statistical information to justify and explain the implementation of the policy. Interim dean of admissions and financial aid Paul Sunde wrote in an email to The Dartmouth that the policy came about because the international student population growth had been vastly outpacing the growth of the overall student body and the corresponding growth in financial aid for international students was not sustainable.
(05/26/15 11:48pm)
One hundred and twenty-two female middle school students from six Upper Valley schools visited the College yesterday to participate in an annual Sister-to-Sister conference hosted by Link Up, a student organization dedicated to fostering connections between Dartmouth community members.
(05/22/15 12:36am)
The Dartmouth Entrepreneurial Network Innovation Center and New Venture Incubator is wrapping up its first full operating year, having hosted 43 co-curricular events, including trips to Boston and California, and held programming in support of students interested in entrepreneurship. Over 1,190 students and 77 alumni participated in programs over the fall and winter terms, though final spring numbers are not yet available, DEN entrepreneurship director Jamie Coughlin said.
(05/22/15 12:19am)
There is a saying in Korea that one will make their life long friendships in high school or before — never in college.
(05/18/15 11:00pm)
Ten first-year students from the Geisel School of Medicine and two first-year students from the College were selected as fellows for 2015-2016 New Hampshire-Vermont Albert Schweitzer Fellowship. The 12 fellows will each receive a $2,000 stipend for 200 service hours over the course of year. In addition, they have on-site faculty mentorship, along with other forms of support including orientation, retreats and meetings.
(05/12/15 11:01pm)
This past Friday, Dean of the faculty Michael Mastanduno announced the appointment of three new associate deans of the arts and sciences. English professor Barbara Will, psychology professor Jay Hull and biology professor Elizabeth Smith will become the associate deans for the arts and humanities, social science and science divisions, respectively, effective July 1.
(05/07/15 11:46pm)
Improve Dartmouth, an online forum for members of the Dartmouth community to post suggestions, has altered the structure of its leadership team, moving from six moderators to 14 members on four committees.
(05/03/15 11:32pm)
Carrying posters bearing the phrases “Black lives matter” and “We can’t breathe,” as well as the Dartmouth-specific “Where are our black profs,” roughly 150 students participated in a protest on Friday afternoon in response to recent events in Baltimore. The following day, a group of about 20 students protested outside of Alpha Chi Alpha fraternity’s annual Pigstick party and Kappa Delta Epsilon sorority’s Derby event, chanting “There are two Dartmouths, and they’re right here,” and “Single-sex organizations like your fraternity are part of the problem, Alpha Chi Alpha is part of the problem.”
(05/01/15 6:53pm)
Carrying posters bearing the phrases “Black lives matter” and “We can’t breathe,” as well as the Dartmouth-specific “Where are our black profs,” roughly 150 students participated in a protest on Friday afternoon in response to recent events in Baltimore.
(04/30/15 11:12pm)
I first hopped on a blue line bus in front of the Life Science Center on a Friday afternoon.
(04/29/15 12:26am)
Environmental studies professor Ross Virginia unexpectedly celebrated the birthday of Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia while in Greenland conducting fieldwork with graduate students, environmental studies professor Matt Ayres said.
(04/26/15 11:17pm)
The third session of Dimensions of Dartmouth — the College’s prospective students programming — ended this Friday, with total of about 1,100 prospective students attending the three sessions. This number is roughly equal to the number who visited last year, which director of admissions Paul Sunde said is noteworthyconsidering the fact that the College admitted about 100 fewer students than last year.
(04/26/15 11:10pm)
The wealthiest American universities, Dartmouth among them, are set to increase their financial advantages compared to less wealthy schools, according to a recent report by Moody’s Investors Service.
(04/19/15 11:48pm)
Panhellenic Council is launching a “Big Sister” program, its pilot mentorship initiative that will match first-year female students with affiliated upperclasswomen. The program aims to give freshmen women more personal opportunities to learn about the Greek experience and recruitment process, as well as generate inter-class connections and relationships.
(04/15/15 10:48pm)
Tuck School of Business admitted a record-high number of female applicants for the Class of 2017, Tuck Dean Paul Danos said.
(04/05/15 11:10pm)
When she was young, Kaya Thomas ’17, creator of the iPhone application “We Read Too,” said she was thrilled when she first discovered a book with another black girl on its cover. When she began to read the book, however, she said that she was heartbroken to discover the story was about a girl who got pregnant, became a stripper and dropped out of school.
(04/01/15 11:14pm)
Scot Bemis, the former vice president for human resources at Brandeis University and former employee of the U.S. military, was named the chief human resources officer for the College last month, replacing interim vice president of human resources Lynn Baker.
(09/09/14 11:56pm)
Like last year, freshmen cannot attend Greek events serving alcohol for the first six weeks of fall term. The Greek Leadership Council launched this policy in May 2013 and is making changes in its second implementation, clarifying disciplinary procedures and planning to host more non-alcoholic social events.
(08/11/14 10:54pm)
Last Wednesday, Taylor Woolrich ’16 wrote a column for Fox News in which she discussed her experience being stalked, criticizing the College’s policy prohibiting firearms. The College does not allow the possession, manufacture, transfer, sale or use of weapons by any individual on College property or at College-sanctioned events.
(08/08/14 2:23pm)
The Greek Leadership Council, the Panhellenic Council and the Interfraternity Council plan to host more non-alcoholic social events at Greek houses when the GLC first-year student policy is in effect than last year’s councils did, GLC summer chair Elizabeth Wilkins ’16 said.