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(02/20/12 4:00am)
The Medical College Admission Test will add new sections to more holistically evaluate medical school applicants, Inside Higher Ed reported. The addition of sections covering the social sciences and critical thinking represent the first major change to the exam since 1991 and is one of the largest changes since the MCAT's creation in 1928, according to Inside Higher Ed. The board of the Association of American Medical Colleges has considered the changes for the past three years, aiming to attract students with broader undergraduate training instead of only those in the natural science fields of chemistry or biology, Inside Higher Ed reported. AAMC president Darrell Kirch said that social and behavioral sciences are as important as genetics and anatomy for doctors, according to Inside Higher Ed. The exam will be lengthened from five and a half to six and a half hours, but will help medical schools embrace "an admissions process less bound to test scores," Kirch told Inside Higher Ed.
(02/20/12 4:00am)
Dartmouth's World Music Percussion Ensemble showcased an inspiring array of student talent and musicianship in a concert titled "Long Live Spirit and Inspiration: East Asian Music and Rhythms" at the Hopkins Center on Saturday. Over the past decades, ensemble director Hafiz Shabazz has selected a large range of music from different cultures, including music from Africa and South America. This is the first time, however, the group presented a concert entirely focused on Asian music, according to Shabazz.
(02/17/12 4:00am)
The initiative, which aims to raise awareness about conflict and violence in the Congo and to assist in the rebuilding of the region through education, was started by Congolese refugees in 2011. Members of the group have given lectures and screened short films at several universities and colleges in Vermont and New Hampshire.
(02/10/12 4:00am)
This year's snow sculpture, a cupcake, will join a diverse collection of from sculptures past years, including Gandalf, Ullr the Norse god and a stegosaurus. Part of Winter Carnival since 1925, the snow sculpture on the Green has been subject to the whims of climate, eclectic design, vandalism and dynamite.
(02/09/12 4:00am)
As students begin course election for the Spring term, many look to select classes that meet requirements for their respective majors. Although the percentage of majors awarded to undergraduates by each academic department has stayed relatively constant over the past decade, certain trends in various departments such as the popularity of government and Asian and Middle Eastern studies have developed as a result of changes within the departments or in national and global affairs, according to AMES professor Allen Hockley.
(02/07/12 4:00am)
During the last academic year, 73 Dartmouth students participated in START, teaching during Fall, Winter and Spring terms in several preschool, elementary school and middle school classrooms across the region. Participants, including interns, spent a total of 7,052 hours volunteering with the program, according to Gaetz.
(02/02/12 4:00am)
On Saturday, members of the New Faculty Majority, an advocacy group for college faculty members across the country, hosted a national summit in Washington, D.C. aimed at identifying causes and possible solutions for the exploitation of adjunct faculty members by institutions of higher education, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. The leaders of the New Faculty Majority presented a draft of a document advocating action on the part of key players in higher education, as well as the adjuncts themselves, to obtain better benefits, wages and job security, The Chronicle reported. Although there was no formal debate or vote among the 140 summit participants, no major objections were raised in the breakout sessions that followed the presentation, according to The Chronicle.
(01/26/12 4:00am)
The pipa is a four-stringed plucked instrument that originated in Central Asia and is often referred to as the "Chinese lute." Migrating to China around 2,000 years ago, the pipa steadily gained popularity for the next several centuries, especially as an instrument of the imperial court. Its musical style has continued to evolve in the modern day with help from musicians like Wu. The Boston Globe once wrote, "Wu Man is one of the rare musicians who has changed the history of the instrument she plays."