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Dartmouth accepted 1,702 students to the Class of 2029, according to the Dartmouth News. Regular decision and early decision applicants totaled 28,230, a drop of almost 11% from a year earlier.
Former Republican National Committee chief counsel Matthew Raymer ’03 will serve as the College’s next general counsel and senior vice president starting March 17. Raymer, who has publicly defended President Donald Trump’s push to redefine the scope of birthright citizenship, will oversee the Office of Visa and Immigration Services and serve on College President Sian Leah Beilock’s leadership team.
This February, Hanover saw 39 inches of snowfall — up a whopping 37 inches from February 2024, according to the National Centers for Environmental Information. High snowfall was accompanied by a decrease in temperatures. The average temperature in Hanover this February was 16.8 degrees Fahrenheit, compared to an average of 23.5 degrees over the same period last year.
On March 2, the Dartmouth Student Government Senate met for its ninth weekly meeting of the winter term. Led by student body president Chukwuka Odigbo ’25, the Senate discussed a constitutional task force proposal — sponsored by School House senator JJ Dega ’26, West House senator Favion Harvard ’26 and East Wheelock senator Jack Wisdom ’26 — and a constitutional amendment proposed by Odigbo to allow non-voting DSG representatives to vote on budget allocations.
On Thursday, the College and Student Worker Collective at Dartmouth will meet for a fifth bargaining session to renegotiate a new student dining worker contract, according to the Office of Labor Relations website. The current contract, which was ratified in February 2023, expires on March 18.
On March 1, the Dartmouth Democrats, Dartmouth Law Journal and the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy hosted former Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal ’91 and Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., for the Rockefeller Center’s annual Roger S. Aaron ’64 lecture. Katyal and Welch discussed the legal impact of Trump’s recent executive actions and considered potential checks by the courts and Congress on executive overreach.
On Feb. 28, the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy hosted North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein ’88 for an event titled “Finding Common Ground: Leadership During a Politically Polarized Time.” Stein, a first-term Democrat in a state won by Republican President Donald Trump in the 2024 election, spoke about governing across party lines in a swing state and the importance of political partnership amid polarization.
On Feb. 27, the Montgomery Fellows Program hosted Yale University Digital Ethics Center founding director Luciano Floridi for a talk titled “AI and the Future of Content.” Floridi’s lecture focused on the importance of maintaining human-made content in a world that is becoming increasingly reliant on artificial intelligence.
On Feb. 27, Dartmouth Divest for Palestine — a coalition of College students, faculty, staff and alumni — organized a protest to “tell the Board of Trustees to invest in workers not the war machine,” according to a flyer for the event. Approximately 60 students and community members attended the protest.
The Courtyard Cafe will be closed for renovations until March 31, according to Dartmouth Dining director Jon Plodzik. The venue closed on Sunday and is scheduled to reopen on the first day of spring term classes — complete with new digital ordering kiosks and “Fresh Zone” retail machines.
On Feb. 24, English professor Alexis Jetter resigned from the College, approximately three weeks before the end of winter term. Jetter tendered her resignation in reply to an email from a College administrator informing Jetter that a “formal grievance” had been filed against her, according to a copy of the email thread obtained by The Dartmouth.
While some students prefer to spend their summers at home, those warmer months can also provide an opportunity to pursue internships abroad. Those who choose the latter might find themselves at the end of Ben Joel ’27’s camera lens. Joel, a digital storytelling intern for the Dickey Center for International Understanding, spent last summer traveling around the world to shadow other Dickey Center “interns at work” and document “their experience through photography, videography and storytelling,” according to the center’s website. Starting in Costa Rica, Joel visited interns across the United States, Vietnam, Kosovo and Kenya, documenting his journey along the way. The Dartmouth sat down with Joel to discuss his extensive journey and reflect on his experiences.
On Feb. 26, the Dartmouth Political Union hosted former CNN political commentator Keith Boykin ’87 and American Enterprise Institute fellow and educator Ian Rowe for a debate on the merits of diversity, equity and inclusion policies. Boykin argued in favor of DEI, while Rowe argued against it.
During spring break, the Dartmouth Outing Club will host 10 trips across the United States, with options ranging from whitewater kayaking in North Carolina to backcountry skiing in Colorado. The trips will be led by members of the DOC’s sub-clubs, including the Ledyard Canoe Club, Winter Sports Club and Flora and Fauna, among others.
On Feb. 24, the Dartmouth Student Alliance for Ukraine held a vigil to commemorate the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Approximately 80 students, faculty and community members were in attendance.
On Feb. 18, Town manager Robert Houseman announced Hanover Police Department captain and acting chief James Martin as the Department’s next permanent chief. According to Houseman, Martin was selected after a nationwide search that identified 22 candidates.
On Feb. 13, College President Sian Leah Beilock announced the appointment of Joseph Catrino as the inaugural executive director of the newly established Dartmouth Center for Career Design — a successor to the current Center for Professional Development. In his role, Catrino is set to expand the Center for Professional Development into a “best-of-its-kind resource” for students to plan their career paths, according to Dartmouth News. A career administrator and educator, Catrino served as the founding executive director of career and life design at Trinity College from 2021 to 2025, where he used a “unified framework” to strengthen “career development, student success and retention services.” The Dartmouth sat down with Catrino to discuss his background in education and his plans for the Center for Career Design.
On Feb. 23, the Dartmouth Student Government Senate met for its seventh weekly meeting of the winter term. Led by student body president Chukwuka Odigbo ’25, the Senate discussed alumnus Steve Upton’s ’77 proposal for the new undergraduate school of Arts and Sciences to be named “Dartmouth College.” The Senate was joined by Upton and outgoing Provost David Kotz ’86, who co-led the project that originally proposed a school of Arts and Sciences.
On March 15, Charlotte Hampton ’26 and Quentin Proud ’26 will assume the roles of editor-in-chief and publisher of The Dartmouth to head the paper’s 182nd directorate. They will replace outgoing Editor-in-Chief Emily Fagell ’25 and Publisher Eren Berke Saglam ’25, respectively.
On Feb. 20, the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and Dartmouth Dialogues co-hosted attorney, women’s rights activist and Brandeis University professor Anita Hill for the final event of the 2024 Election Speaker Series.