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(09/10/04 9:00am)
Dartmouth's administration, led by the 16-member Board of Trustees and College President James Wright along with deans involved with student and faculty affairs, has focused on priorities including increasing diversity and expanding facilities in recent years.
(08/24/04 9:00am)
Many Dartmouth students going abroad this fall still plan on taking part in the political process here at home by registering to cast absentee ballots in what promises to be a very close race for the presidency.
(08/10/04 9:00am)
Biochemistry professor Nancy Speck was recently appointed the James J. Carroll Professor in Oncology at Dartmouth Medical School, succeeding previous chair E. Robert Greenberg, who directed the Norris Cotton Cancer Center from 1994 to 2001.
(08/05/04 9:00am)
After a month as acting dean of the faculty, Carol Folt may not be ready to announce a new strategy for academics at Dartmouth, but in an interview this week with The Dartmouth, Folt said she and her colleagues are continually planning to achieve a set of priorities.
(08/03/04 9:00am)
Students working with the International Humanitarian Foundation to help raise money for a small Costa Rican community will unveil the pictorial story of its ambition in an art opening Thursday night in Collis.
(07/20/04 9:00am)
When the debate over same-sex marriage recently came to a head in the U.S. Senate, New Hampshire Sen. John Sununu broke rank with his colleagues right of the aisle to oppose moving forward with a vote on the proposed constitutional amendment to ban the practice. The procedural vote failed, killing the gay marriage ban before it could reach the Senate floor.
(07/13/04 9:00am)
After years of student lobbying to expand the Kresge Fitness Center, the Board of Trustees earmarked funds for the project at its last meeting and the Athletics Department has begun planning for the renovation of the second floor of Alumni Gymnasium to accommodate the new fitness center.
(07/01/04 9:00am)
Those not going home or away this weekend can find plenty of ways to celebrate Independence Day with classmates and friends in the Upper Valley and beyond.
(06/24/04 9:00am)
Dean of Graduate Studies Carol Folt took over as the dean of the faculty on June 4 following Michael Gazzaniga's resignation late last spring. Folt was appointed to a two-year term as interim dean, allowing the faculty's Committee on Organization and Policy to undertake a thorough review of faculty governance before a new dean is selected in 2006.
(06/14/04 9:00am)
WEB UPDATE
(06/13/04 9:00am)
The four years members of this year's graduating class have spent at Dartmouth have been marked by unrest and tumult at home and abroad, as the nation and world struggled with terror, war and unprecedented political situations. Here is a short summary of what happened:
(06/04/04 9:00am)
WEB UPDATE
(06/01/04 9:00am)
At the end of the academic year, senior thesis writers are breathing a giant sigh of relief after finishing and presenting their projects and finally venturing out of the library.
(06/01/04 9:00am)
In a contentious show of disapproval for Dean of the Faculty Michael Gazzaniga's leadership, 22 department chairs of about 40 in attendance at a closed Monday meeting reportedly voted for a resolution stating that Gazzaniga lacks the skills necessary to continue in his job.
(05/25/04 9:00am)
As Spring term draws to a close, many professors will be distributing course evaluation forms, but the forms' lack of standardization is prompting calls from some students and faculty members for an institution-wide assessment system.
(05/10/04 9:00am)
Derrick Cartwright will leave an impressive legacy on the Hood Museum of Art when he departs as its director in early September to lead the San Diego Museum of Art.
(05/03/04 9:00am)
Twenty-five sophomores and juniors are running for six seats on the Committee on Standards this week, a dramatic increase from past years. The number of students on the ballot is more than double the 11 that ran last year for the committee, a hike that COS candidate Diana Zhang '06 attributed to the amount of sophomores involved in student government and a greater awareness of the committee's responsibilities.
(04/29/04 9:00am)
The Beginners' All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code, an innovation of Dartmouth mathematics professors John Kemeny and Thomas Kurtz, was launched 40 years ago Saturday. The BASIC computing language went on to become the most widely used computing language in the world, bringing computer technology to the general public.
(04/22/04 9:00am)
National debate over grade inflation was reinvigorated recently when officials at Princeton University proposed a drastic measure to limit the number of "A" marks awarded. Meanwhile, some Dartmouth professors have expressed concern about grades, despite the presence of established measures to curb the trend of higher scores.
(04/21/04 9:00am)
DHMC Physicians Named Top Docs in State