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Jennifer Hunt will be the next dean of the Geisel School of Medicine, according to a campus-wide email sent by College President Sian Leah Beilock and Provost Santiago Schnell on Thursday. Hunt will assume the role on Aug. 1 and will be the first female dean in the school’s history, according to the email from Beilock and Schnell.
March 26 marked the New Hampshire state legislature’s Crossover Day — the deadline for the two legislative chambers to send their passed bills to one another. The day falls on the midway point of the legislative session, which began on Jan. 7 and adjourns on June 30.
As part of The Dartmouth’s coverage of the upcoming 2026 midterm and gubernatorial elections, the paper is publishing an interview series, “A Sit-Down with The Dartmouth,” featuring in-depth conversations with candidates for state-wide and New Hampshire district positions.
On March 10, the Dartmouth Student Government released the results of their 2025-2026 student issues survey, which was authorized by DSG’s Student Issues Task Force in September 2025. DSG uses data from the survey, which typically draws over 1,000 student respondents, to understand student needs and support projects in conversations with the College. The Dartmouth reviewed the 52-page document.
Latin American, Latino and Caribbean studies professor Matthew Garcia provided the New York Times with the tip about sexual assault allegations against Cesar Chavez, co-founder of the United Farm Workers union, that prompted a five-year long investigation which revealed that Chavez sexually abused girls as young as 12 in the 1970s.
On March 30, the Hanover Selectboard voted unanimously to approve the town’s budget for fiscal year 2027, which will begin in July 2026. Residents will vote on the budget at the annual town meeting on May 12.
On March 12, Dartmouth Health opened the first addiction treatment center in Claremont, N.H. The Claremont Addiction Treatment Center, Dartmouth Health’s second addiction treatment center in the state, will provide withdrawal treatment and professional specialist resources, according to Dartmouth Health addiction psychiatry chief Luke Archibald.
Over spring break, Dartmouth students traveled far and wide on student-led outdoors trips and College-sponsored academic experiences.
On March 26, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a national organization of scientists and engineers, announced that it elected biology professor Magdalena Bezanilla to be an AAAS fellow. The designation honors scientists whose efforts have “distinguished them among their peers and colleagues.” Bezanilla is one of 449 scientists nationwide honored with the fellowship this year.
On March 26, the College invited 1,687 students to join the Class of 2030 from a pool of 28,863 applications, the second-largest in College history after that for the Class of 2028. The overall admissions rate was 5.8 percent, down slightly from six percent for the Class of 2029. Data about the newly admitted class was first reported by Dartmouth News. College spokesperson Jana Barnello declined to provide additional comment.
Since the United States and Israel launched a series of aerial attacks on Iran on Feb. 28, the conflict has expanded to Lebanon and other countries in the Middle East and impacted the global economy. The initial strikes resulted in the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and prompted retaliatory strikes across the Middle East and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, spiking global oil prices. As of March 30, at least 13 American service members have also been killed.
As part of The Dartmouth’s coverage of the upcoming 2026 midterm and gubernatorial elections, the paper is publishing an interview series, “A Sit-Down with The Dartmouth,” featuring in-depth conversations with candidates for state-wide and New Hampshire district positions.
Tuk Tuk Thai Cuisine, Hanover’s underground Thai restaurant, will relocate from 5 South Main Street to 44 South Main Street after Commencement.
Last month, New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte announced in her annual “State of the State” address that she is directing the state’s department of energy to bring the state to the “forefront” of nuclear energy technology.
The Native American House will close for renovations from Commencement this year until next summer, according to Native American Program director Adria Brown ’15. Renovations will expand the house and add additional bedrooms and bathrooms, according to Brown.
In a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Feb. 17, College officials unveiled Sugarwood Circle, a 21-unit development for benefits-eligible staff and faculty in West Lebanon.
As the U.S. war with Iran intensifies, student veterans at Dartmouth say the conflict feels both familiar and unsettling. For many students on campus, the fighting unfolds through headlines and government class discussions. But for those who once served in the military, some of whom were deployed in the Middle East, the war carries memories of their time in service, concerns for friends still serving and questions about whether the region is once again entering prolonged instability.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear called for a “pragmatic” style of politics that focuses on results rather than inaction in a visit to Dartmouth on March 7. Beshear criticized the characterization of issues as “partisan” or “bipartisan,” instead calling on politicians to focus on “nonpartisan” issues, such as housing and healthcare.
The College is requiring Dartmouth Libraries to cut its budget over the next two fiscal years, according to emails sent by dean of libraries Susanne Mehrer to library staff and obtained and reviewed by The Dartmouth. While a Dec. 1 email from Mehrer stated the required cuts totaled $2,614,000, Mehrer wrote in a March 5 email that the “FY27–FY28 budget planning figure is $1 million lower” than the initial $2.6 million cut.
The vast majority of the Class of 2025 have gone on to full-time employment, part-time employment or an internship, according to Center for Career Design data shared with The Dartmouth. The percentage of students who have placed into some form of employment is up 14% from last year, according to the data.