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(08/25/09 2:00am)
As cold weather and new students arrive on campus this fall, College officials are taking additional steps to deal with the potential spread of the H1N1 virus, more commonly known as swine flu. Vaccinations for the disease are slated to arrive this October, according to John Turco, director of Health Services, after which Health Services plans to begin offering clinics to immunize students and employees.
(08/14/09 2:00am)
A series of bonds totaling approximately $236 million issued on behalf of the College has received AAA long-term ratings the highest possible rank from Fitch Ratings, an international credit rating agency. Fitch's AAA classification stands in contrast to that of its peer agency, Standard and Poor's, which gave a Dartmouth AA+ ranking. The College's long-term debt "more than doubled" between 2004 and 2008, Business Wire reported, but its operating margin decreased by 5.8 percent during the same period due to heavy investments in "academic programs, financial aid, and physical plant assets." Poor operating performance was largely counteracted by Dartmouth's strong balance sheet resources, according to Business Wire, as well as the cost-cutting measures the College has undertaken following the decline in its endowment. Fitch also praised the strength of Dartmouth's liquidity, giving the College a short-term "F1+" rating. In order to maintain its rankings, Business Wire reported, the College must "sustain its expected turnaround in operating performance beginning in fiscal 2010, while simultaneously maintaining liquidity at or near current levels."
(08/11/09 2:00am)
Association of Alumni President John Mathias '69 has been selected to chair the American Bar Association's Death Penalty Representation Project, an organization that advocates for defendants facing capital punishment. Mathias, an opponent of the death penalty who has taken on five pro bono cases with clients facing the death penalty during his career as a lawyer, said he was "very pleased" to accept the position in an interview with The Dartmouth on Monday.
(08/04/09 2:00am)
A pending case in the New Hampshire Supreme Court could slash a hole in the state's $11.6 billion operating budget for the next two years, potentially broadening the scope of existing budget cuts and leaving the government tens of millions of dollars in debt. As the Democratic majority in the Statehouse attempts to balance a potential deficit, Hanover officials face a likely tax increase in response to budget problems trickling down to New Hampshire towns.
(07/28/09 2:00am)
"He's exactly what I wanted for this job," Towers said in an interview with The Dartmouth. "This was obviously a hire worth waiting for."
(07/21/09 2:00am)
Although many colleges and universities have been expecting enrollment declines in light of the current economic slump, a survey released by the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities indicates that private colleges will see an average enrollment increase of 0.2 percent in the upcoming academic year, Inside Higher Ed reported. These numbers are largely the result of colleges' slowing tuition increases and increasing financial aid offerings, according to Inside Higher Ed. Other incentives, like accepting late applications and lengthening recruiting periods, Inside Higher Ed reported, also contributed to enrollment rates that exceeded expected yields.
(07/01/09 2:00am)
Plans to select Harper's permanent replacement are underway, Crady said. An informal group consisting of Crady, Harper, Ceplikas, Associate Dean of the College Gordon Taylor and Drew Galbraith, associate director of athletics for compliance and administration, is currently organizing an external review of the department to begin in mid-August.
(07/01/09 2:00am)
Newly instated College President Jim Yong Kim, who will begin work on Wednesday overseeing an institution that has historically prided itself on maintaining a distinctive student culture, told The Dartmouth in an interview that many of his policies involving important aspects of Dartmouth's social scene will remain incomplete until he has a better feel for life at the College which he termed "an incredibly complicated place."
(06/26/09 2:00am)
Dartmouth's men's heavyweight rowing team posted its best finish in five years at this year's Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championship Regatta, with the varsity eight and novice eight boats both placing 12th nationally. The men's second varsity eight netted 14th place overall.
(03/03/09 10:49am)
The reaction of Dartmouth alumni to Monday's announcement that Jim Yong Kim will serve as the College's next president has largely mirrored the split of alumni body in recent clashes with the College's Board of Trustees. Supporters of current College President James Wright's administration have overwhelmingly welcomed Kim's arrival, while his administration's critics question both Kim's qualifications and his commitment to undergraduate education.
(03/03/09 10:48am)
Jim Yong Kim delivered his first message to the Dartmouth community Monday afternoon before an audience that was largely unfamiliar with his academic work and personal history. Given that Kim's predecessor, current President James Wright, will leave in July after nearly four decades at the College, the president-elect's speech needed to set the stage for his integration with a tightly knit campus community.
(02/13/09 10:04am)
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(01/28/09 9:26am)
"Data shows that if you vote for the first two elections after you become eligible, you're more likely to continue voting for the rest of your life," Merrill said in an interview with The Dartmouth. "If we encourage more young people to vote now, we could see more voters along the line."
(01/15/09 9:06am)
Dartmouth received a record 17,768 applications for the Class of 2013, according to Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Maria Laskaris, bucking a trend of stagnant or decreasing application numbers among similarly sized, private liberal arts colleges. The College intends to accept 1,800 applicants during the regular decision process, for a final class size of between 1,090 and 1,100 students, Laskaris said, resulting in an overall acceptance rate of 11 to 12 percent, the lowest in Dartmouth's history.
(01/09/09 10:18am)
While the national economic crisis has prompted Dartmouth's undergraduate and professional schools to slash their budgets, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center continued to offer salary increases as late as October and November 2008 and recently began construction on a new outpatient center.
(06/09/08 4:45am)
Members of the Class of 2008 will receive graduation gifts ranging from cash to computers, but an inscribed silver punch bowl was the prize for College founder Eleazar Wheelock at Dartmouth College's first Commencement ceremony in August 1771.
(05/21/08 8:56am)
After a catastrophic earthquake hit China's Sichuan Province on May 12, it was not long before Elva Fan '11 began brainstorming with fellow students about how to raise funds for relief efforts. Fan has since helped to bring together several Asian student organizations to begin fundraising at Dartmouth.
(05/06/08 8:26am)
USA Today is discontinuing several of its "All-Star" scholarship programs, including the All-USA College Academic Team and the All-USA Community College Academic Team. The programs recognized the scholastic and extracurricular achievement of 20 undergraduates and 20 community college students. The newspaper will also discontinue programs acknowledging high school students, awards that do not include monetary payment. Although officials cited budgetary constraints as their primary motivation, the Chronicle of Higher Education reported that the media is increasingly reducing coverage of institutions of higher learning. Zachary Kaufman '08 and N. Taylor Thompson '08 were selected for the team this year, and Laura Myers '08 and Jessica Ogden '08 received honorable mentions.
(05/06/08 8:23am)
The Senior Executive Committee released the names of eight seniors who will serve as the 2008 class marshals, leading the procession of the graduating class during Commencement ceremonies. The SEC, the governing council for each class for five years following graduation, also announced the names of students who will act as the four class historians and one orator. Three marshals and one historian are members of the SEC.
(05/05/08 9:57am)
Since 1963, generations of children have been frightened by the gruesome monsters in Maurice Sendak's book "Where the Wild Things Are." A statement from the noted illustrator and children's book author, however, has indicated that the illustrations were actually based on his old Jewish relatives in Brooklyn, N.Y.