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(01/09/14 3:13am)
A study by sociology professor Jason Houle found that students from middle-income families have higher average levels of student debt than their low- and high-income peers. Students just beyond typical financial aid cutoffs are saddled with a disproportionate amount of student loan debt, Houle said.
(01/07/14 3:57am)
Former education professor and director of Dartmouth’s teacher education program Rebecca Holcombe took office as Vermont’s Secretary of Education on Jan. 2. Holcombe said one of her main goals is to improve the education opportunities the state provides young people by closing both the achievement gap and the opportunity gap.
(11/05/13 11:30pm)
While the app is tailored to problems of psychosis, certain functions of the app, such as reminders about taking medication or regulating mood and sleep, can be useful for any sort of illness, Ben-Zeev said. Its content and functionality are tailored to people with schizophrenia and suffering from auditory hallucinations. The app is being developed by the Center for Technology and Behavioral Health, a subset of the Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center.
(10/31/13 11:20pm)
A team of inspectors from the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement arrived on campus last Saturday to examine Safety and Security facilities determine if the department is eligible for accreditation as a college security agency. This is the first time that Safety and Security is undergoing an accreditation process.
(10/28/13 11:00am)
Fewer Dartmouth students are majoring in the humanities and are shifting toward the social sciences, mathematics and engineering. The change in enrollments across departments has affected staffing and faculty decisions, as well course offerings, as some departments work to stretch resources while others attempt to bolster student interest.
(10/18/13 2:00am)
During a conversation with Dickey Center for International Understanding director Daniel Benjamin Thursday in Filene Auditorium, Coll discussed his time covering the ExxonMobil oil spill, the CIA and tracking the bin Laden family, as well as his thoughts on the evolving role of journalism and the ways in which he approaches stories.
(10/11/13 2:00am)
He compared this situation to when scientists have a wealth of information but have trouble communicating their ideas to the average person.
(09/20/13 2:00am)
Former College presidents James Wright and Jim Yong Kim will be in attendance, and Kim will make a few remarks before welcoming Hanlon into the Wheelock Succession with the traditional presentation of the Wentworth Bowl. The bowl was presented to College founder Eleazar Wheelock by former New Hampshire governor John Wentworth in 1771, during the College's first Commencement ceremony, and has since been passed down to each new president. New Hampshire governor Maggie Hassan, an ex-officio member of the Board of Trustees, will provide the opening greeting to attendees at the inauguration, followed by an address from Dean of the College Charlotte Johnson to start the College's 244th year. Student body president Adrian Ferrari '14 will then address the audience.
(09/17/13 2:00am)
New Hampshire experienced steep increases in the number of thunderstorms and floods throughout the state this summer, New Hampshire Public Radio reported on Sunday. While the area usually sees five flash floods each year, the National Weather Service has reported around 20 floods so far. The amount of rainfall was also higher than normal, with 15 to 20 inches this summer compared with the normal 10 inches. The flash flood season generally spans from late May to early September, sometimes lasting through October. The College was impacted by flooding last Wednesday night when the elm tree in front of Wilson Hall was blown over by a gust of wind during a thunderstorm.
(09/11/13 2:00am)
Advising 360 is a two-year program designed to assist students beginning their freshman fall until they declare a major. Since the program has not yet gone through a full cycle, it is too soon to fully evaluate its success, said Allen Hockley, an Advising 360 faculty advisor and art history professor.
(06/07/13 2:00am)
This year's senior class gift, which provides financial aid to the incoming freshman class, totalled $24,785, a new giving record. About 70 percent of the senior class contributed to the gift.
(05/27/13 2:00am)
The College's budget has changed frequently over the past decade and mirrors the economic state of the country, with budget cuts affecting certain areas of the College more than others.
(05/23/13 2:00am)
An annual national survey found that there is a wide disparity between the percentages of high school and college educators who believe their students are prepared for college-level work, according to The Washington Post. In 2012, 89 percent of high school teachers believed their students were either "well" or "very well" prepared, while only 26 percent of college professors agreed. This inconsistency follows data from 2009, when the study found that 91 and 26 percent of high school and college educators believed their students were ready for college, respectively. The report recommends that teachers and professors work together to design curricula that prepare students for rigorous college workloads, as well as increase student access to computers.
(05/17/13 2:00am)
According to a 1986 article in The Dartmouth, there were three years in the early 1930s when Green Key was canceled as a result of the actions of Lulu McWhoosh, a date at the 1931 Green Key weekend who rode naked on a bicycle around campus.
(05/14/13 2:00am)
A new initiative this year, Collis After Dark provides alternative social spaces to the Greek system.
(05/01/13 2:00am)
The proposal is in its early stages and it is not yet clear how long Greek houses might be shuttered to freshmen during the term.
(04/25/13 2:00am)
Interim College President Carol Folt stressed that the decision to cancel class on Wednesday was not a direct response to the protesters, but based on a consensus among faculty that threats against students brought the College to a "tipping point" that demanded greater action.
(04/24/13 2:00am)
A recent study by Denise Pope, a senior lecturer at Stanford University's Graduate School of Education, questions the Advanced Placement program's ability to prepare students for college-level classes, Inside Higher Ed reported. The report examines claims that the AP program enriches students' high school experiences and gives them advantages in college. Students who take AP classes in high school likely already are motivated and possess good study habits, which may influence their relative success in universities rather than in the AP exams themselves, according to the study. Researchers also found that introducing AP classes to inner-city schools did not necessarily produce positive results. Since AP exams focus largely on memorization instead of skill acquisition, they may not accurately measure what students have learned. Last November, Dartmouth voted to stop accepting pre-matriculation AP credits for incoming freshmen beginning with the Class of 2018.
(04/23/13 2:00am)
Dimensions crew members declined to comment about the meeting with protesters held last night.
(04/22/13 2:00am)
This year featured three different schedules, including an official academic and a student club and organization program for prospective students, as well as a separate schedule that highlighted events for the 300 families who accompanied their children.