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In a virtual town hall for alumni last week, College President Sian Leah Beilock and other top administrators said the College is advocating for higher education institutions against “government overreach.”
Over Green Key weekend, the Hanover Police Department and the Hanover Fire Department received 11 medical assistance calls, a “few” noise complaints and two fire-related calls, according to police captain Michael Schibuola and fire chief Michael Gilbert. No students were arrested.
On April 29, Sabik Jawad ’26 was elected as the next student body president. Favion Harvard ’26, who ran on another ticket, was elected as vice president. Jawad’s campaign emphasized supporting non-citizen students, addressing dining automation and taking a more “confrontational approach” with the College. On May 22, The Dartmouth sat down with Jawad to talk about his future plans and goals as DSG president.
On May 20, the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy, Dartmouth Civics and Dartmouth Dialogues held an event discussing journalism in the modern world with the crew of Civics 101, a New Hampshire Public Radio podcast focused on civic education and engagement.
On May 19, the Student Worker Collective at Dartmouth began a strike after seven months of bargaining with the College. Among other demands, SWCD is seeking a $23 per hour base wage for student dining workers plus increases tied to tuition hikes. They are also pursuing a higher stipend for undergraduate advisors and a $30,000 legal assistance fund for students.
More than 550 Dartmouth community members are speaking out in support of College President Sian Leah Beilock’s approach to free speech on campus and response to federal actions under the Trump administration. As of May 21, 557 individuals, including Dartmouth alumni, faculty, community members and students, have signed the Change.org petition.
The Advisory Committee on Investor Responsibility unanimously voted against advancing a divestment proposal from Dartmouth Divest for Palestine — claiming the proposal “does not engage sufficiently with counterarguments” and lacks “compelling evidence” of community support. The proposal failed all five of the College’s criteria for “completeness,” a metric that determines whether the proposal will be advanced.
Mathematical biologist Santiago Schnell will serve as Dartmouth’s next provost, College President Sian Leah Beilock wrote in an email to campus today. Schnell, who currently serves as the dean of the University of Notre Dame’s College of Science, will succeed outgoing Provost David Kotz ’86 on July 1.
At this week’s convening, Dartmouth Student Government “workshopped” a statement of solidarity with the ongoing Student Worker Collective at Dartmouth strike in a closed session. However, it failed to meet the quorum required to vote on the issue after a senator walked out. The senator purposefully left to halt the vote — putting attendance right below the necessary number to decide.
On May 9, the Shabazz Center for Intellectual Inquiry celebrated the 100th anniversary of the birth of Malcolm X. The centennial celebration featured multiple presentations from distinguished speakers, including Ahmed Osman ’65, who maintained a close relationship with Malcolm X and facilitated his visit to Dartmouth in January 1965. The Dartmouth sat down with Osman to discuss the centennial celebration, Osman’s life and career and the importance of Malcolm X’s legacy today.
The Student Worker Collective at Dartmouth began a strike this morning after seven months of negotiations with the College. The union — which represents Dartmouth Dining student workers and undergraduate advisors — is calling for higher pay and improved benefits, among other demands.
On May 10, the Native American Program at Dartmouth hosted the 53rd Annual Dartmouth Powwow in the West Gym, featuring Indigenous dances and ceremonies.
Food prices in Hanover are 4% above national average, according to the Council for Community and Economic Research.
On April 25, the College announced in an email to campus that it will award seven honorary degrees at the Class of 2025 commencement ceremony on June 15. The honorary degrees include two Doctors of Arts, three Doctors of Humane Letters, one Doctor of Laws and one Doctor of Sciences to individuals who have made significant contributions to athletics, the arts, public policy and the sciences.
Almost exactly 250 years ago, as the sun rose on a late spring day, members of the fifth graduating class of Dartmouth College awoke to the sound of distant cannon fire. Eleazar Wheelock, the College’s founder and first president, noticed it too, writing in his diary and in letters to friends of the “noise of cannon” echoing through the valley.
This spring term, College occupancy has been slightly higher, compared to previous terms, according to undergraduate housing director Rachael Class-Giguere.
On May 12, Dartmouth Student Government hosted a panel with College President Sian Leah Beilock and other senior administrators to share updates and answer questions regarding federal government actions affecting Dartmouth. During the panel, Beilock defended several of her recent decisions — which have garnered criticism from faculty, students and alumni — and argued the state of free speech is better at Dartmouth than other campuses.
On May 10, the Dartmouth Diabetes Link — a student advocacy group for students with diabetes at Dartmouth — raised $10,700 for the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center endocrinology department at the inaugural Dartmouth Diabetes Dash 5K run. The money will be donated to a DHMC fund to subsidize the cost of diabetes education for recently diagnosed patients, according to Diabetes Link co-president Coston Autry ’28.
At the annual town meeting on May 13, Hanover residents passed a petition Article 23 that advised the Selectboard to prohibit Hanover Police from entering into agreements that would allow the department to be trained and deputized as immigration officers. Earlier in the day, residents voted to amend its zoning ordinances to allow for duplexes to be built on each unit in town.
Dartmouth Student Government voted to allocate $1,800 to a “strike cafe” to support student dining workers, if they choose to go on strike. The Student Workers Collective has initiated a strike authorization vote after negotiations with the College ended.