Dartmouth hires consultants to explore options for new power plant

Dartmouth has hired Goldman Sachs consultants to explore options for constructing a new power plant.

Six faculty members receive inaugural College grant

The Office of the Associate Dean recently announced that six faculty members have received the first New Directions in Humanities Scholarship and Arts Practice grants, funded by the Office of the President.

Winter brings highs and lows for the Big Green

Basketball Men’s basketball finished its season this weekend after matchups with Columbia University and Cornell University.

One-on-one with Staci Mannella '18

Staci Mannella ’18 is a member of the U.S. Paralympian team that will be competing in Pyeongchang, South Korea beginning on March 9.

Men's hockey defeats St. Lawrence University to advance in postseason tournament

The Big Green downed 12-seeded St. Lawrence 2-1 in a chippy series.

Griffiths Got Stats: Anything Can Happen During March Madness

The best month of the year has finally arrived, and the college basketball world is already feeling the madness.

College appoints members to sexual misconduct committee

The College announced the members of the Presidential Steering Committee on Sexual Misconduct, which will review College policies on sexual misconduct, ensure they are clear and present recommendations on policy development, education and training. The committee members, announced on Feb.

College will not expand undergraduate enrollment

The College will not expand undergraduate student enrollment, Board of Trustees chair Laurel Richie ’81 announced in a campus-wide email. The decision was made during the Board’s most recent meeting from March 1 to 3 following consideration of a report from the Task Force for Enrollment Expansion.

Alpha Delta obtains permit to use house for offices

The Alpha Delta Alumni Corporation received final authorization to use its house as an alumni office space by the town of Hanover last week, according to Hanover director of planning, zoning and codes Robert Houseman.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock receives $2.7 million for opioid treatment for pregnant women

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center has been awarded a federal grant of $2.7 million to provide support for screening and treating pregnant women with histories of opioid abuse, it announced on Feb.

Months later, still no on-campus grad housing available

Since the College elected last fall to reclassify the North Park apartments as undergraduate rather than graduate housing, graduate students at Dartmouth have worked to form a united front and increase communication with the administration. Last spring, the admissions yield of approximately 1,279 students for the Class of 2021, which dean of the School of Graduate and Advanced Studies F.

Course aims to help students unpack study abroad experiences

College Course 21, “What’s in Your Shoebox?” — a new course being offered next term — will allow international students and those who have completed a foreign study program to reflect on their experiences abroad and increase their intercultural sensitivity. The course, listed under the interdisciplinary “College Course” department, is designed to allow students to “come together and spend 10 weeks [in the spring term] unpacking and reflecting upon their study aboard experiences,” said Francine A’Ness, associate director and assistant research professor at the Frank J.

Center for Social Impact appoints director

The Center for Social Impact recently appointed interim director Tracy Dustin-Eichler as its full-time director.

Spring Break for Social Change

Unconventional Pedagogy

In a 2016 announcement about the “Liberal Arts Imperative,” College President Phil Hanlon said that Dartmouth “serves as a laboratory for intellectual innovation.” Each course at Dartmouth fulfills this mission differently.

Dartmouth not included in letter discouraging legacy admissions preference

A coalition of 13 first-generation and low-income student groups at 12 American universities sent a letter encouraging their institutions to reform the practice of giving legacy students preference in their admissions processes.