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(03/03/15 12:43am)
Student Assembly, Palaeopitus senior society and the Office of the President hosted a “Moving Dartmouth Forward” town meeting last night in Filene Auditorium, during which a panel composed of College President Phil Hanlon, Interim Dean of the College Inge-Lise Ameer, Provost Carolyn Dever and Dean of the Faculty Michael Mastanduno answered questions from facilitators and audience members about the plan’s five major initiatives.
(02/26/15 12:01am)
Growing up in the former Yugoslavia in riverside town on the Italian border — what is now Solkan, Slovenia — economics professor Nina Pavcnik remembers shopping trips across the border to buy jeans and foods that were unavailable due to strict laws imposed by the nation’s trade regime.
(02/19/15 12:46am)
The Senate Task Force on Federal Regulation of Higher Education presented a report to Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., on Thursday that suggests streamlining existing regulations on American colleges and universities by simplifying and removing burdensome policies.
(02/11/15 12:41am)
An external review panel composed of five members will be tasked with evaluating the progress of the “Moving Dartmouth Forward” plan as it is implemented, the College announced on Monday. The panel — chaired by Tufts University President Emeritus Lawrence Bacow — is responsible for providing periodic evaluations of the advancement of “Moving Dartmouth Forward” to Hanlon and the College’s Board of Trustees.
(02/09/15 12:45am)
As the number of law school applicants across the country continues its historic decline, law schools appear to be lowering the bar in terms of required standardized test scores among applicants, according to a study conducted by University of St. Thomas School of Law professor Jerry Organ published at the end of last year.
(01/29/15 2:11am)
Ready for Hillary, the leading super PAC that has been raising money in anticipation of a Hillary Clinton presidential run, will be hosting a Hanover area organizing meeting tonight, an event that marks the first major initiative of the organization in Hanover in the early stages of the 2016 election cycle. While there are not any Republican super PACs mobilizing in New Hampshire that are as prominent as Ready for Hillary, potential GOP presidential candidates have already begun to eye New Hampshire as an opportune place to start exploring the prospect of candidacy.
(01/22/15 2:05am)
President Obama delivered his sixth and penultimate State of the Union address on Tuesday night, in which he called for a focus on middle-class economics and outlined his plans for the final years of his administration.
(01/15/15 12:52am)
President Obama’s proposal to provide federal funding to make the first two years of community college free for students nationwide, announced last Friday, could have significant implications for students in Vermont and New Hampshire, where annual tuition for community colleges are some of the highest in the nation.
(01/09/15 4:40am)
The National Labor Relations Board asserted the right of non-tenured faculty members at private colleges to collectively bargain and unionize in a December ruling, rejecting claims by Pacific Lutheran University that its faculty occupies managerial positions. The ruling is unlikely to affect proceedings at Dartmouth, dean of the faculty of arts and sciences Michael Mastanduno said.
(11/10/14 12:51am)
Arriving to the tune of “Deep in the Heart of Texas,” Gov. Rick Perry, R-Texas, spoke under the Texas flag about U.S. border security, energy initiatives and foreign policy to an audience of more than 100 people in Wilder Hall Sunday night. Several students raised explicit questions concerning Perry’s stance on homosexuality during the event.
(11/07/14 2:01am)
We sat down with government professor Kyle Dropp, who studies elections and voter turnout, to chat about midterm elections.
(11/07/14 1:56am)
The Student and Presidential Committee on Sexual Assault held a town hall Thursday night to discuss its recommendations, released in late October, that aim to combat sexual violence on campus. The discussion centered on five recommendations, including moving Greek houses toward coeducation and banning athletes who violate sexual misconduct policies from participating in athletics.
(10/31/14 12:01am)
Historical voting patterns predict generally low levels of participation in midterm elections among young people.
(10/30/14 11:56pm)
This year’s Navajo Nation presidential election has spurred dispute over a requirement that candidates speak fluent Navajo. Following legal questions, one candidate, Chris Deschene is considering dropping out of the race over concerns about his proficiency. We sat down with Native American Studies program chair Bruce Duthu to discuss the place of language in the evolving Navajo Nation and the implications of this debate.
(10/23/14 11:15pm)
On Oct. 15, the New York Times explored the experience transgender students at women’s colleges in an article titled “When Women Become Men at Wellesley.” At Wellesley, a white male student ran for a student government position that promoted diversity, which sparked an anonymous campaign against his candidacy. We sat down with government professor Sonu Bedi, who has studied the intersection between sex, gender and the law, to discuss women’s colleges in the 21st century.
(10/22/14 9:40pm)
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., will speak at the Hopkins Center today at noon as a part of a “Rally to Get Out the Vote” hosted by College Democrats. The event will focus on the Senate race between incumbent Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and former Republican Massachusetts senator Scott Brown and will feature several student speakers. Alisa White ’17 will address the involvement of major private donors in politics, Leehi Yona ’16 will speak on the significance of climate change and Mariah Williams MALS’15is scheduled to discuss expanding opportunity for women.
(10/13/14 10:43pm)
“This is Abenaki land,” read a sidewalk message scrawled in chalk. “There are 566 federally recognized tribes in the U.S.,” read another.
(10/06/14 10:30pm)
A task force of 10 faculty members will explore ways to form a more cohesive graduate program at the College, Provost Carolyn Dever announced last week.
(10/05/14 11:02pm)
With less than a month remaining before Election Day, polls continue to indicate a tight contest between incumbent Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Republican challenger Scott Brown, a former Massachusetts senator. A poll published by New England College late last week declared the race a statistical tie, with Shaheen at 47.1 percent and Brown at 46.6 percent.
(09/23/14 11:05pm)
Student Assembly announced structural and procedural changes on Tuesday that its leaders say aim to boost connections with the student body and institutional transparency. A “State of the Student Body” report outlined the fall term goals of student body president Casey Dennis ’15 and vice president Frank Cunningham ’16.