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At a Rockefeller Center for Public Policy event on April 28, Princeton University political science professors Stephen Macedo and Frances Lee argued that COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns did not reduce disease spread and had negative consequences on education.
Americans should not “underestimate what a dangerous moment this is for women,” former U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Alabama and University of Alabama School of Law professor Joyce Vance told attendees at an April 27 event hosted by the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy. Vance pointed to legislation like the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, which was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Feb. 11 and is now awaiting vote in the Senate. The SAVE Act would force women who have changed their last names to “jump through hoops” to vote, Vance argued.
On April 17, Gracie Bartos ’27, Jackson DeConcini ’22 and Will Nelson ’27 were awarded the Harry S. Truman Scholarship, joining a cohort of 55 students selected from 761 candidates across 305 colleges and universities. The scholarship is awarded for “leadership potential, a commitment to a career in government or the nonprofit sector and academic excellence,” according to the Truman Foundation website.
On April 3, former Dartmouth Health chief quality and value officer Carol Barsky filed a lawsuit against Dartmouth Health in the U.S. District Court of New Hampshire. The publicly-filed complaint alleges that Dartmouth Health wrongfully terminated Barsky for presenting her safety concerns regarding medical equipment used at the hospital. The case, which also alleges that Dartmouth Health president Joanne Conroy “bullied and harassed” Barsky for attempting to “mitigate the safety risks” Barsky exposed, has not been heard in court.
In October 2025, Tuck School of Business professor Bryan Bollinger ’03, Th ’03 co-authored a National Bureau of Economic Research study about the impacts of American solar panel tariffs on domestic solar energy development with Cornell professor Todd Gerarden, Yale professor Kenneth Gillingham ’02 and Duke professor Daniel Xu. The study found that tariffs on solar panels made in China led to a decrease in domestic solar manufacturing and installment.
On April 7, Hanover Selectboard member and film and media studies professor Jennie Chamberlain was selected to attend the Smart Growth America’s Champions Institute, a program to help officials improve community design in their towns, according to a Town of Hanover press release. Chamberlain, who moved to Hanover in 2018, was elected to the Selectboard in 2023.
At the end of April 2025, four federal grants funding Dartmouth research in the anthropology and health-related fields were canceled by the National Institutes of Health. While the College appealed all four cancellation decisions, only one grant has been reinstated. The College “continues to monitor the status” of the three remaining cancelled grants, according to an email statement from College spokesperson Morgan Kelly.
Following a 24-hour voting period, Ikenna Nwafor ’27 and Margaret “Maggie” de la Fuente ’27 were elected as the next student body president and vice president, respectively, according to an email sent to campus this evening by the Elections Planning and Advisory Committee.
Tony-nominated actress and comedian Rachel Dratch ’88 will deliver the 2026 commencement address on June 14, Dartmouth News announced this morning. She will receive an honorary doctorate of arts.
At the outbreak of the Iran war on Feb. 28, several Dartmouth professors were living and working in active conflict zones in the Middle East. Government professor Bernard Avishai, Middle Eastern studies department chair Tarek El-Ariss and sociology professor Lev Grinberg spoke with The Dartmouth about how war reshaped their daily lives abroad.
On April 26, at the fourth weekly Dartmouth Student Government meeting of the spring term, Dartmouth Center for Career Design external partnerships and special projects director Joe Hayes provided senators with updates about the center’s initiatives and funding.
From April 16 to April 19, Hillel at Dartmouth hosted the inaugural Ivy Jewish Leadership Conference at the College, according to conference board executive director Darci Rochkind ’28. Approximately 85 Jewish students — including 25 non-Dartmouth students, representing six of the seven other Ivy League institutions — attended the conference, which focused on “conversation” and community between Jewish students from different institutions, experiences and perspectives, Rochkind said.
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.
This week, elections will be held for campus-wide student leadership positions, including for DSG president and vice president, house senators and class council.
On April 26, student body president candidates Ikenna Nwafor ’27 and Sudiptha Paul ’27 and student body vice president candidates Maggie de la Fuente ’27, Thomas Mitchell ’27 and Julia Zichy ’27 spoke about Dartmouth Dining, health and wellness, transportation and Dartmouth Student Government transparency in a debate hosted by the Elections Planning and Advisory Committee.
The New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled on April 15 that the Town of Hanover must pay attorney fees to the Valley News for violating New Hampshire’s right-to-know law by denying the newspaper’s request for the arrest records of two Dartmouth students.
On March 27, Benjamin Singer ’27 was awarded the Goldwater Scholarship by the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation for his research in mathematics. The scholarship recognizes college sophomores and juniors who “aspire to become this nation’s next generation of researchers in science, engineering and mathematics.”
Housing prices in Grafton County continued to rise in early 2026, even as the rate of price growth slowed compared to previous years, a March report by the New Hampshire Association of Realtors found. The median price for a single-family home in New Hampshire reached $530,000 in March, a one percent increase since the start of the year and the smallest annual increase since 2023. At the same time, first-quarter data from this year indicates that prices are still trending upward overall, having increased 3.9% since March 2025.
On March 16, all five members of the Hanover Selectboard and town manager Robert Houseman filed civil stalking petitions against Hanover resident David Vincelette ’84 for comments he made at a Selectboard meeting on Feb. 23.
Remembered for his boundless curiosity, exceptional musicality and limitless kindness, Enzo La Hoz Calassara ’27 inspired those around him to pursue what they love and to connect with the world around them.