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(04/15/26 2:17pm)
As I gradually cross the threshold from adolescence to adulthood, I often hear my peers joke that their prefrontal cortex is developing when they find themselves happily going to bed early on a Friday night or confidently resolving an argument with a friend through conversation rather than the silent treatment. The prefrontal cortex — the part of the brain associated with attention, emotions, self-control and decision-making — continues to change and develop throughout adolescence and early adulthood. No matter how mature I feel at 22 years old, my prefrontal cortex has a few more years to go before it is fully formed. While it seems unrealistic that someone could wake up one day and suddenly be free of their FOMO or fear of confrontation, I believe that these changes can happen so quickly because I have recently experienced signs of my prefrontal cortex developing.
(04/14/26 8:15am)
A new Pew Research Center survey, entitled “Americans’ Shifting Views on Energy Issues,” should worry anyone who cares about climate policy. Americans still say, on balance, that the United States should prioritize renewable energy over fossil fuels. But that majority has fallen dramatically, from 79% in 2020 to 57% this year. Among Republicans, the shift is even more striking — in 2020, a majority said the country should prioritize renewables. Now, 71% say the country should prioritize fossil fuels. The trend is not subtle. Something has changed.
(04/14/26 8:10am)
The Beilock administration is about “brave spaces.” So why doesn’t that ethos extend to taking Leon Black ’73’s name off of the Black Family Visual Arts Center? What is Dartmouth leadership waiting for?
(04/14/26 9:00am)
On April 2, Institute for Arctic Studies innovation fellow Matthew Druckenmiller was elected to serve as president of the International Arctic Science Committee, a science organization made up of 24 countries that supports Arctic research and collaboration between Arctic scientists. Druckenmiller, who has served as the committee’s vice president for the last four years, will lead the organization for the next four years.
(04/14/26 9:10am)
On April 3, the U.S. Forest Service announced that it will close 57 out of 77 forestry research facilities nationwide — centers that conduct research on national forests — including the Bartlett Experimental Forest site in the White Mountain National Forest near Durham, N.H., two hours south-east of Hanover.
(04/14/26 9:15am)
On Monday, Brown University — which organizes the exchange program that sends students in the U.S. to the University of Havana — announced to participating schools they are “paus[ing]” the fall 2026 cohort “due to the geopolitical tensions and resource stress produced by the U.S. blockade on the island,” Latin American, Latino and Caribbean studies professor and Dartmouth exchange program faculty director Jorge Cuellar wrote in an email to The Dartmouth. The U.S. State Department has advised “increased caution” when traveling to Cuba “due to crime and unreliable electrical power” since 2018.
(04/14/26 9:05am)
On April 3, College President Sian Leah Beilock and Provost Santiago Schnell announced that University of Florida College of Medicine interim dean Jennifer Hunt will serve as the next dean of the Geisel School of Medicine. She will make history as the first female dean in Geisel’s history when she assumes her role in August. The Dartmouth interviewed Hunt about her mission at Geisel and the future of the medical field.
(04/14/26 12:40am)
Ryan Lafferty ’26 died early today, senior vice president for community and campus life Jennifer Rosales and interim dean of undergraduate student affairs Anne Hudak wrote in an email to campus this evening.
(04/10/26 8:13am)
Dartmouth recently instituted a new software for course selection and registration called Courses@Dartmouth. We asked The Dartmouth’s Opinion writers how they felt after using it for the first time to register for courses earlier this term.
(04/10/26 8:00am)
(04/10/26 8:09am)
In a recent opinion article in these pages, Unai Montes-Irueste ’98 wrote that “Dartmouth’s sixth President Nathan Lord was an abolitionist and admitted Black students to Dartmouth before the Civil War.”
(04/10/26 8:20am)
Over a year ago, I wrote a column arguing that many of Dartmouth’s recent buildings do not respect the campus’ historical fabric. Newer additions, as I stated, are often architecturally lazy, trying to find a middle ground between appearing modern and fitting in with the Georgian red-brick theme of the College’s older buildings. This results in an unsatisfying appearance that achieves neither goal. Since that piece, multiple new campus projects have either begun construction or neared completion, including the West Wheelock residences and the renovation of the Fayerweather Halls. Rather than improving upon past additions, however, these projects continue the trend of poorly thought-out modernism. More so, they say something about the College’s shaky relationship with its own historical aesthetic.
(04/10/26 6:05am)
In March, distinguished fellow Ezzedine Fishere published the English translation of his 2017 Arabic-language novel “Nightfall in Cairo.” Fishere worked with editor Sharidan Russell ’18 on the release, which was published by Commonsense House.
(04/10/26 6:00am)
A Barbie doll with her fingers crossed behind her back. A small truck with a flat tire. These are some of the toy ideas of Alejandro (Julio Torres), a young man who aspires to become the world’s most famous toy designer. To achieve his dream, he must overcome a big obstacle: his precarious immigration status. Born in El Salvador, Alejandro needs visa sponsorship to continue living in New York City, but few companies are willing to hire a foreign-born worker. “Problemista” follows his effort to navigate a complicated immigration system while pursuing his lifelong dream.
(04/10/26 9:00am)
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.
(04/10/26 9:10am)
On March 23, the School of Arts and Sciences Registrar’s Office and the Information, Technology and Consulting office rolled out the College’s new course selection software Courses @ Dartmouth, which features mobile compatibility, a user interface overhaul and features to prevent crashes on add/drop days. In interviews with The Dartmouth since the software’s launch, students expressed concerns about the system’s accuracy and user accessibility.
(04/10/26 9:05am)
Since its launch in August 2023, the College’s Open Expression Facilitator program has supported more than 150 campus events. The program trains staff members to intervene in the case of “disrupt[ive]” protests, according to civic engagement, expression and learning director Ed McKenna, who manages the program.
(04/10/26 9:20am)
On March 30, an Upper Valley community member read a statement attributed online to Hamas during a pro-Palestinian rally on the Hanover Green.
(04/13/26 9:00am)
The College offered 1,687 regular decision invitations to the Class of 2030 on March 26, rounding out an application cycle that took place amidst political tensions in higher education, including Dartmouth’s rejection of the Trump administration’s compact for higher education.
(04/09/26 9:05am)
With the rapid rise and development of artificial intelligence technology, the College is now offering several new courses on AI across the School of Arts and Sciences and graduate schools, according to Dartmouth News. The courses, which span a variety of degree programs and fields, center around the application and use of AI in organizational decision-making, data analysis and engineering.
