In the public eye: Student protesters and campus leaders may face ‘public figure’ status
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This article is featured in the 2024 Freshman special issue.
This article is featured in the 2024 Freshman special issue.
This article is featured in the 2024 Freshman special issue.
On Aug. 21, Service Employees International Union, Local 560 — the union representing the men’s basketball team — filed an unfair labor practice charge against the College for refusing to bargain in good faith with the men’s basketball team union, according to an SEIU, Local 560, press release.
This article is featured in the 2024 Freshman special issue.
This article is featured in the 2024 Freshman special issue.
This article is featured in the 2024 Freshman special issue.
From Aug. 4 to 10, Dartmouth hosted the inaugural Tribal Leadership Academy, bringing 18 newly elected or appointed Native American tribal leaders to campus for five days of programming, according to Native American and Indigenous studies professor Bruce Duthu. The leaders participated in discussions about a variety of best governance practices for their respective tribes, including health care delivery and natural resource management.
On Aug. 12, Dartmouth hosted a forum for the two Democratic candidates — Colin Van Ostern Tu ’09 and Maggie Goodlander — running for New Hampshire’s second congressional district.
Every August, stargazers across the world are treated to the Perseid meteor shower, often considered the best meteor shower of the year. This year, the Perseids reached their peak just before dawn on Aug. 12, with good viewing conditions expected to continue for the next few days. Many Dartmouth students enjoyed the shower, and some attended a lecture about meteors by earth sciences professor Brenhin Keller at Moosilauke Lodge on Sunday. The Dartmouth sat down with astronomy professor emeritus John Thorstensen to learn more about the Perseids and other wonders of the night sky.
For Won Jang ’26, sharing was second nature — home-cooked food, his love of music and even his optimism. Known for his creativity and warmhearted demeanor, Jang inspired those around him with his profound generosity and care for others.
Alpha Phi sorority will not participate in recruitment this fall, according to a campus-wide email sent by the Inter Sorority Council Thursday evening. APhi was suspended by the College in July following the death of Won Jang ’26.
In the coming weeks, all Dartmouth Dining locations except Collis Market will replace Coca-Cola beverages with PepsiCo products, Dartmouth Dining director Jon Plodzik wrote in an email statement to The Dartmouth. Following a 10-year beverage contract with Coca-Cola — which expired in July — the College signed a new seven-year beverage contract with PepsiCo, he wrote.
On July 24, Dartmouth announced that it had joined the Small Town and Rural Students College Network, a group of 32 universities committed to supporting applicants from rural areas. The College is among 16 universities to join the network this year.
On July 24, former Listen Community Services executive director Kyle Fisher was sentenced to 21 months in prison and three years of supervised release for embezzling nearly $240,000 from the charity, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Hampshire.
On July 1, Kristi Clemens stepped into a new role, becoming the executive director of the Dialogue Project — an initiative that focuses on facilitating conversations across different perspectives for undergraduates. Clemens — who first joined Dartmouth as an associate director of residential education in 2009 — previously co-led the Dialogue Project with Dean of the Faculty Elizabeth Smith, while also serving as the Title IX coordinator. Her position as Title IX coordinator has now been filled by interim Title IX coordinator Sarah Harebo, while Smith will continue to serve as the project’s primary contact with faculty. The Dartmouth sat down with Clemens to discuss her new position, her reflections on the project’s first year and her vision going forward.
On July 19, Republican Gov. Chris Sununu signed two anti-trans bills into law. The two bills, H.B. 619 and H.B. 1205, restrict access to gender-affirming care and limit sports participation for transgender athletes, respectively.
Last month, College President Sian Leah Beilock announced that Dean of the College Scott Brown would leave Dartmouth at the end of July. He had served as Dean of the College since October 2022, following a period as interim dean beginning in August 2021. Associate dean of student support services Anne Hudak and associate dean for student life Eric Ramsey will serve as interim Deans of the College. The Dartmouth sat down with Brown — whose connection to the College dates back to the early 1990s, when he served as an area officer for the Office of Residential Life — to discuss his tenure as dean, his departure and his future plans.
On June 23, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center nurses ended their unionization effort, according to a statement posted on Instagram by the Dartmouth Nurses Alliance. The statement cited a failure to obtain a supermajority of nurse support as the reason for the campaign’s end.
This summer, College President Sian Leah Beilock is joining students for lunch at Pine and walks around Occom Pond, the President’s Office announced in a campus-wide email on June 28. Students can sign up for the small group lunches — which aim to accommodate groups of five to seven students — and ‘woccoms’ via a Google form linked in the email.