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(02/13/13 4:00am)
Some of the initial news reports incorrectly characterized the College as having discredited the AP exams' value, which may explain why the policy change garnered media attention, media relations director Justin Anderson said.
(02/08/13 4:00am)
A few programs experienced modest increases in the number of applications, including the Geisel School of Medicine's master's program in public health, Thayer School of Engineering and Tuck School of Business's master's program in engineering and management and Thayer's master's of science and engineering and PhD programs. Most programs, however, experienced only a one-year spike in 2008, the worst year of the financial crisis, according to the Office of Institutional Research.
(01/31/13 4:00am)
Since transitioning into their positions last April, Student Body President Suril Kantaria '13 and Vice president Julia Danford '13 have taken steps toward implementing their campaign promise to increase the Assembly's visibility and involvement in student programming, according to Kantaria. Many students interviewed, however, said they were not aware of the new programming options.
(01/28/13 4:00am)
The door is notable not just for its size but for the Islamic influence in its iconography. It was acquired by Alex Bortolot, a former assistant curator at the Hood and visiting anthropology professor. The exhibit represents the first time that the Hood is exhibiting the door.
(01/18/13 4:00am)
In total, 569 students participated in resume drop this year, fewer than last year at this time, when 625 students participated. A second resume drop on Jan. 27 will offer students an additional 70 or more opportunities, a considerable increase from last year.
(01/09/13 4:00am)
Since becoming a faculty member at the University of Michigan in 1986, President-elect Philip Hanlon '77, has impressed students and colleagues with his dedication to balancing teaching and administrative duties.
(01/07/13 4:00am)
Teddy Romeyn '17 from Darien, Connecticut said that he had heard about the College from his parents both Dartmouth graduates and was drawn to the College's emphasis on traditions and commitment to undergraduate education. Seven students from his high school, Deerfield Academy in Deerfield, Massachusetts, were also accepted to the Class of 2017 in the early decision process, according to Romeyn.
(01/07/13 4:00am)
Short-term projects will make these spaces particularly three large studios formally used by visual arts classes available for rehersals and other performing arts activities almost immediately. Contractors were at work on studio spaces over the winter interim to make them accessible to students during this term, James said.
(12/02/12 10:00pm)
Since becoming a faculty member at the University of Michigan in 1986, President-Elect Philip Hanlon '77, who was announced as the next College president on Thursday, has impressed students and colleagues with his dedication to balancing teaching and administrative duties. Hanlon, currently the provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at Michigan, will take over for interim President Carol Folt on July 1, becoming the 18th member of the Wheelock Succession.
(11/13/12 4:00am)
Each fall, about 400 female and 400 male students choose to rush Panhellenic sororities and Inter-Fraternity Council fraternities, including about 75 percent of the sophomore class. Of those who rushed in the fall, about 70 percent of female students and 85 percent of male students accepted bids.
(11/12/12 4:00am)
Dartmouth students can choose to rush fraternities and sororities beginning in their sophomore fall. Panhellenic Council sororities, Inter-Fraternity Council fraternities and coed houses offer open rush processes in the fall and winter, while many multicultural Greek organizations offer an additional spring rush process. About 75 percent of eligible men and women rush Panhell or IFC houses the fall of their sophomore year.
(11/09/12 4:00am)
*Editor's Note: This is the first article in a three-part series exploring diversity in College Greek organizations.**##
(10/22/12 2:00am)
The strike left Chicago's 350,000 students comprising the third-largest school district in the nation out of class for seven school days from Sept. 9-17. It also brought Lewis to the forefront of national media coverage amid her public standoff with Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who formerly served as White House chief of staff under President Barack Obama.
(10/22/12 2:00am)
This week, a number of arts openings and events discuss the portrayal of sex in society, focusing on how individuals make decisions about sex amid larger societal norms and expectations. Ashim Ahluwalia's "Miss Lovely" (2012) premiers at the South Asian International Film Festival on Oct. 24 and tells the story of two brothers who make porn and horror movies in 1980s Bombay. The brothers' movies all vulgar in their own way nonetheless play into viewers' appetites for the material. Outside of this plot, however, is a fairly traditional tale of individuals working hard and striving for professional success.
(10/15/12 2:00am)
Liz Leonard '04 brings a new model to teen travel summer programs with her recently launched Blue Bridge Project, which emphasizes cooperation with local nonprofit organizations and self-reflection by student participants. The program's first five trips will set off to Madagascar, Nicaragua and Peru in summer 2013, according to Leonard.
(10/11/12 2:00am)
Tony, Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actor John Lithgow will visit the College on Saturday to perform "Stories by Heart," a one-man show that he conceived and wrote based on personal stories from his life. Lithgow will perform at 8 p.m. in Spaulding Auditorium as part of the Hopkins Center's 50th Anniversary Celebration weekend.
(10/11/12 2:00am)
Q: When did you become involved in music and theater?
(10/03/12 2:00am)
Although former President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama have granted tens of billions of dollars in federal subsidies to hospitals that implement electronic medical records to increase hospital efficiency and patient safety, these records may be contributing to increased billings, according to Medicare data analyzed by The New York Times. While the Justice Department and other federal regulatory agencies are investigating instances of potential fraud, analysts at the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care a research group run through The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice that analyzes variations in health care delivery say that this correlation likely reflects underlying flaws in Medicare's fee-for-service payment system.
(09/24/12 2:00am)
"Crossing Cultures" is the third exhibit of Aboriginal Australian art to premier at the Hood since 2006, according to exhibit curator Stephen Gilchrist, a former curator of indigenous art at the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne and a visiting professor in the art history department. This exhibition is notable for its diversity and aesthetic sophistication, according to Gilchrist.
(09/21/12 2:00am)
Dartmouth continues to earn top marks for its commitment to undergraduate teaching and high rankings among national universities due to the strength of its faculty development programs and emphasis on teaching, according to English professor and Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning Director Thomas Luxon. Despite criticism of rankings' influence on the college application progress, member of the faculty said that the rankings reflect the quality of the College's undergraduate programs.