Opinion

Menna: Judgement and Restraint

By Caroline Menna | August 7, 2026

Dartmouth’s policy of institutional restraint asks its leaders to preserve Dartmouth’s voice for the moments that matter most. The challenge lies in the judgment required to apply that principle.

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Opinion

Beauvineau and Richardson: When We Get It Right — Visions for the Dartmouth Climate Collaborative

By Maya Beauvineau and Harper Richardson | August 7, 2026

The climate crisis affects every member of the Upper Valley community. If done right, the Dartmouth Climate Collaborative will give each of those voices a platform as it addresses climate change. 

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Arts

Olivia Wilde constructs a wonderfully ‘contentious environment’ in ‘The Invite’

By Isabella Konecky | August 7, 2026

A24’s “The Invite,” directed by and starring Olivia Wilde, is an engaging and tense exploration of two couples’ interior lives.

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Arts

Dartmouth English and creative writing professors’ must-read books of 2026

By Iris WeaverBell | August 7, 2026

As the countdown to the start of the new school year begins, eight of Dartmouth’s English and creative writing professors recommend 10 “must-read” books.

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News

New executive director will build Dartmouth Dialogues into ‘national model’

By Iris WeaverBell | August 4, 2026

The search for Beilock’s signature initiative’s next executive director is underway. Following Kristi Clemens’s move to institutional case management and community support, Stephanie Glaros will oversee the on-campus initiative as the initiative’s first deputy director.

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News

Dartmouth signs brief in support of Harvard in research funding lawsuit against Trump administration

By Tierney Flavin | August 3, 2026

In December 2025, the Trump administration appealed a September 2025 decision by a Massachusetts district court judge that struck down the federal government’s freeze of $2.2 billion in research funding to Harvard.

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News

Education secretary calls for universities to ‘reaffirm their commitment’ to American people

By Iris WeaverBell | August 3, 2026

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon wrote in an Aug. 3 letter that postsecondary institutions must “prominently” post statements addressing admissions processes, free speech and several other topics on their websites by Dec. 31, 2026.

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Sports

The students behind Dartmouth Baseball analytics

By Abby Byrne | August 1, 2026

Dartmouth Baseball student managers Caleb Lewis and Aaron “AJ” Sikora ’28 discussed their work using quantitative data to provide feedback on pitchers’ performances. 

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Opinion

Menna: When Restraint Meets Scrutiny

By Caroline Menna | July 31, 2026

President Sian Beilock has argued that institutional restraint preserves Dartmouth’s ability to defend its independence when it matters most. The federal investigation into Geisel School of Medicine will reveal how the College decides when that moment has arrived.

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Opinion

Alahyari: Dartmouth’s Growth Doesn’t Mean Losing Our Community

By Ryan Alahyari | July 31, 2026

A careful expansion can go a long way in ensuring everyone can benefit equally from Dartmouth’s tight-knit community.

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Arts

New art gallery on Main Street features Dartmouth alumni artists

By Max Hubbard | July 31, 2026

Kyle Timothy Blood ’90 opened Kyle Timothy Fine Art on June 18.

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Arts

Emmy Nominations: Highs, Lows and Snubs

By Isabella Konecky | July 31, 2026

As is the case each year, the 2026 nominations for the Primetime Emmy Awards celebrated some of the most talented names in Hollywood while leaving many unacknowledged. 

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Arts

Ken Burns wants to show us the bloody side of the American Revolution

By Elif Sude Yanik | July 31, 2026

The celebrated filmmaker screened an episode from his new documentary and spoke about the episode in a subsequent conversation about the American Revolution and the United States’s 250th anniversary.

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News

Five Dartmouth students arrested at V.T. ICE surveillance facility sit-in

By Iris WeaverBell | July 31, 2026

Vermont State Police arrested 13 individuals in total, including five current students, at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement surveillance facility in Williston, Vt., on July 24. 

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News

DNC subcommittee votes to strip N.H. of ‘First-In-The-Nation’ status for 2028 presidential primary

By Eliza Dorton | July 31, 2026

The proposed calendar would end New Hampshire’s run as the nation’s first state to hold a Democratic presidential primary.

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News

Dartmouth biology professor Mary Lou Guerinot receives the Philip N. Benfey Arabidopsis Community Lifetime Achievement Award

By Joy Utech | July 31, 2026

The award, which is given to scientists “whose careers made a major impact on plant sciences and scientists alike,” recognizes Guerinot’s groundbreaking research on plant metal uptake and utilization.

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News

AI-powered obstetric technology research project co-led by Dartmouth professor awarded $4.8 million federal contract

By Sahil Gandhi | July 31, 2026

Dartmouth computer science professor Tam Vu and Columbia University professor Xia Zhou spoke to The Dartmouth about project HARMONI, which received Phase I funding from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health.

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Mirror

Making the world my shower

By Leila Brady | July 31, 2026

One writer writes about the silver lining of your phone dying before a 30-minute train ride.

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Opinion

Menna: Reading Between the Election Stories

By Caroline Menna | July 24, 2026

The Dartmouth’s reporting on New Hampshire election laws tells one story; the ideas shaping those stories tell another.

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News

New tax credit aims to alleviate New Hampshire childcare access crisis

By Jeremiah Rayban | July 24, 2026

H.B. 1433, signed into law by Gov. Kelly Ayotte on July 2, creates a tax credit for businesses that “create or expand childcare seats.”

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