Dartmouth has not released full Class of 2029 profile amid testing and affirmative action changes
The College rejected multiple requests for information over the past month from The Dartmouth about the Class of 2029’s racial and ethnic demographics.
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The College rejected multiple requests for information over the past month from The Dartmouth about the Class of 2029’s racial and ethnic demographics.
The Dartmouth, along with 54 other student news organizations, joined an amicus brief filed today by the Student Press Law Center in a federal lawsuit challenging two federal immigration laws that allow the government to revoke international students’ visas for constitutionally protected speech, including speech in student papers. Student newspapers at seven Ivy League universities — all except Columbia University — were among the 55 total in the student-media coalition.
Last month, news that a swastika had been drawn outside the room of a Jewish student in Topliff Hall reverberated across campus, prompting Jewish students to voice concerns about antisemitism at Dartmouth.
In an article yesterday, the Chronicle of Higher Education cited two anonymous sources saying that College President Sian Leah Beilock would not sign the Trump administration’s higher education compact “as written.”
Professors and student leaders shared concerns that the Trump administration’s “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” could threaten the College’s academic freedom.
As of Oct. 12, 569 Dartmouth faculty members have signed a petition urging College President Sian Leah Beilock not to sign the Trump administration’s “Compact” for higher education, which would set restrictions on College policies in exchange for funding benefits.
In a press release this morning, the Hanover Police Department announced that markings reported on Sept. 27 outside of a Jewish student’s room in New Hampshire Hall were “likely not a swastika.”
Judith Raanan, an American woman captured and held hostage by Hamas for 17 days, described her “unimaginable” experiences in captivity in an event at Steele Hall on Sept. 30.
This evening, the White House approached Dartmouth and eight other universities to sign an agreement in exchange for funding benefits, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Dartmouth students gathered for a vigil for Charlie Kirk on the Green on Sept. 25. This was the first campus-wide event of Dartmouth’s chapter of Turning Point USA, Kirk’s youth activist organization with chapters at 800 colleges across the country.
The Hanover Police Department contested College President Sian Leah Beilock’s Saturday announcement that a swastika had been drawn outside a Jewish student’s dorm room.
The department of Asian societies, cultures and languages has launched a Korean language program, according to ASCL and history professor Soyoung Suh.
Shonda Rhimes ’91, the entertainment mogul and Dartmouth trustee, has pledged $15 million dollars to Dartmouth to build an undergraduate residence hall. The Shonda Rhimes Hall, to be opened in the fall of 2028, will be the first Dartmouth building named after a woman or a Black person.
The partial opening of the renovated Hopkins Center for the Arts on Sept. 15 has provoked mixed feelings from students and staff members. Some said they are frustrated with the incomplete construction, while others expressed excitement about access to the new facilities.
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assasination, legacy media organizations — including the New York Times — have published news stories and analysis on modern American “polarization.” Since 2022, government professor Sean Westwood has studied the topic through surveys and computational models. His recent research has focused on political opinion, media misinformation and democratic norms in the United States. The Dartmouth sat down with Westwood to discuss his work and the future of American democracy.
Superior Court Judge David Ruoff in New Hampshire ruled that the state’s special education funding is “constitutionally insufficient” on Aug. 18.
A large swastika was drawn on the carpet outside of a Jewish student’s dorm room last night, according to the Hanover Police Department. Hanover Police captain Michael Schibuola said that the department responded to a student’s call about the drawing around 12:30 a.m.
On Sept. 3, College President Sian Beilock welcomed the Class of 2029 to campus with a speech encouraging students to express their beliefs and explaining the importance of institutional restraint.
Two weeks before his planned visit to the College, prominent right-wing activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on Sept. 10 at Utah Valley University.
This article is featured in the 2025 Freshman Special Issue.