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Forbes Magazine awarded Dartmouth an “A+” and “perfect GPA” of 4.5 in its annual college financial grades report for 2026. This is the second year in a row Dartmouth has earned a perfect grade from Forbes.
Former Chicago mayor and U.S. ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel speaks at a May 26 event held in Filene Auditorium.
The Dartmouth College Wind Ensemble premiered a new symphony — titled “Sinfonía Nómada,” which translates to “Nomadic Symphony” — by Mexican composer Arturo Márquez on May 23. DCWE is the resident student ensemble at the Hopkins Center for the Arts.
Even describing “I Love Boosters” presents a strange challenge. It’s a film so committed to its own weirdness that its plot turns and genre-bending are almost impossible to believe without actually seeing it. For any of its flaws, of which there are several, there’s no denying that the movie is the product of the singular, uncompromising vision of writer-director Boots Riley.
Harvard faculty recently voted to cap A grades at 20% of undergraduates per course to combat grade inflation. The Dartmouth’s Opinion writers weighed in about grade inflation at Dartmouth.
Re: Letter to the Editor: Be Glad You Have the Freedom to Choose — Use It or Lose It.
During his May 26 visit to Dartmouth, former Chicago mayor and U.S. ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel announced his plans for higher education reform, including caps on tuition increases. In an interview with The Dartmouth following the event, Emanuel said he is “very seriously” considering a run for president.
On May 14, the Dartmouth Sustainability Office and the Office of Residential Operations announced that new energy-efficient microwave and mini-fridge units will be installed in all residence halls, living learning communities and College-owned Greek houses by fall 2026.
This month, several student organizations — including Hōkūpaʻa, the Pan Asian Community and the Office of Pluralism and Leadership — hosted events to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
On May 22, Forbes Magazine awarded Dartmouth an “A+” and “perfect GPA” of 4.5 in its annual college financial grades report for 2026. Included in its grading were over 900 private, non-profit American colleges; more than half scored “C” or worse, 27% received the lowest grade of “D” and no less than 192 were found to be, in Forbes’ words, “looting” their endowments to stay open.
On May 15, Lebanon Circuit Court judge Michael Mace found Hanover resident David Vincelette ’84 liable for civil stalking. Mace barred Vincelette from attending biweekly Selectboard meetings in person or contacting town manager Robert Houseman and all five members of the Hanover Selectboard until May 15, 2027.
A common sentiment in the world of competitive football boils down to this: Games are won and lost in the offseason. What we see on the field in the fall is the result of months of commitment and laser-focus on improving at every facet of the game. To showcase how this hard work plays out in real time, Dartmouth football recently held the annual spring game on May 9.
Re: Benash: Why I Am Not Voting This Election Day
At Commencement this year, Dartmouth will award Greg Lukianoff an honorary Doctor of Laws. Lukianoff is president and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, a free speech advocacy group. That honor will be tremendously well-deserved.
Today, the College announced Jim Frank ’65, Karen Frank and their son Daniel Frank ’92 have committed $25 million to support Dartmouth Dialogues — College President Sian Leah Beilock’s initiative which “fosters a culture of respectful and open exchange across differences,” according to the Dartmouth Dialogues website.
Geography professor Justin Mankin co-authored a study published in April 2026 in the scientific journal Nature about the impacts of extreme precipitation events on dryness conditions. The study found that concentrated rain events lead to increased soil dryness.
On May 14, College President Sian Leah Beilock announced the appointment of Nina Pavcnik as the inaugural dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, a position established by the Future of Arts and Sciences Project in November 2024 after the Board of Trustees approved the project in October 2024. Pavcnik has served as the interim dean since Jan. 14, 2025.
Thayer School of Engineering office of entrepreneurship and technology transfer vice provost Eric Fossum is an award-winning engineer who invented the pixel image sensor, patented in 1995, that made it possible for cell phones to have built-in cameras. Fossum’s career as an entrepreneur, inventor, professor and researcher has evolved as he has built increasingly sophisticated sensor chips for biomedical and industrial cameras. He also currently serves as the director of Dartmouth’s engineering Ph.D. innovation program, which prepares engineering students to translate their technical innovation into entrepreneurship.
On Memorial Day morning, approximately 50 students, veterans and community members gathered in front of Dartmouth Hall to place 554 flags on the lawn, each representing a Dartmouth student or alumnus who died in military service since the Civil War.
On May 19, approximately 35 New England residents gathered at The Church of Christ at Dartmouth College for a public meeting organized by the National Parks Conservation Association, the New Hampshire and Vermont chapters of the Sierra Club and the New England conservation organization Standing Trees to protest the potential rollback of the federal 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, initiated in June 2025.