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Photo Essay: Commencement 2026

By Alesandra Gonzales | June 17, 2026

Photo editor Alesandra Gonzales ’27 shares photos from Sunday’s commencement ceremony.

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Silent protesters process around the Green during Commencement ceremony

By Annabelle Zhang | June 15, 2026

Participants carried signs criticizing Dartmouth’s speech policy and the decision to award Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression president Greg Lukianoff with an honorary degree, among other issues.

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‘Emergency situation’ around Baker Library resolved by professional responders

By Jeremiah Rayban | June 12, 2026

A notification from Dartmouth’s emergency alert system said it was “safe to leave your refuge area and resume normal activities.” 

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Hanover Water Department finds higher-than-normal iron levels in Fletcher reservoir

By Iris WeaverBell | June 4, 2026

Iron levels in the reservoir were 0.16 milligram-per-liter, which is still safe according to the Environmental Protection Agency.

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‘Straight iron’: Students complain of metallic-tasting water

By Iris WeaverBell | June 2, 2026

Hanover Water Department official Dylan McDermott said the department is unsure why the taste has changed. He tested the water for metal on June 1.

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Grafton County ends agreement with ICE

By Iris WeaverBell | June 2, 2026

The Grafton County Sheriff’s Office took no immigration enforcement actions under the agreement, which was signed in March 2025. 

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Students rally outside BVAC, call for College to rename building

By Alex Klee and Haley Rodriguez | June 2, 2026

Approximately 20 students, faculty and community members attended the protest on May 29, which organizers described as an “autonomous” action by students involved in multiple campus organizing spaces

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DSG discusses forthcoming meal plan price increases and votes to fund laundry detergent for all undergraduates

By Kailyn Holty | June 2, 2026

At the ninth weekly Dartmouth Student Government meeting of spring term, senators also discussed a course book accessibility initiative and the College’s transition to Outlook email communications starting with the Class of 2030.

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Dartmouth restructures diversity and equity leadership after senior diversity officer Shontay Delalue’s departure

By Haley Rodriguez | June 1, 2026

Associate vice president Tennille Haynes, who currently reports to Delalue, will oversee institutional diversity and equity under the Office of Community and Campus Life as part of a larger structural change.

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N.H. voter registration law ruled unconstitutional

By Tierney Flavin | May 29, 2026

The law, signed into effect by then-governor Chris Sununu in 2024, barred the use of voter affidavits to prove citizenship.

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Former Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel says he is ‘very seriously’ considering a presidential run

By Teo Steverlynck-Horne and Jared Gonzalez Arce | May 29, 2026

Also during his visit to Dartmouth, Emanuel announced his education policy platform at a Rockefeller Center event. 

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Student groups celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

By Mira Wissman and Madeline Kahn Ehrlich | May 29, 2026

Celebrations included movie screenings, karaoke and a night market. 

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Microwaves and mini-fridges to be installed in all residence halls by fall 2026

By Sreesamhitha Bhamidipati | May 29, 2026

Students living in residence halls and College-owned spaces, including some Greek houses and living learning communities, will be required to remove personal mini fridges from campus by fall 2026.

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Top of their class: Dartmouth, four other Ivies receive ‘perfect’ financial health rating from Forbes

By Alex Klee | May 29, 2026

Despite the positive grade, the College’s 2025 endowment returns were the lowest in the Ivy League, indicating weaker relative performance compared to peer institutions.

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Hanover resident barred from town Selectboard meetings for one year after town manager, Selectboard members press civil stalking petitions

By Max Hubbard | May 29, 2026

Lebanon Circuit Court judge Michael Mace found Hanover resident David Vincelette ’84 liable for civil stalking petitions filed by Robert Houseman and all five Selectboard members in March after comments Vincelette made at a Feb. 23 Selectboard meeting.

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Inaugural School of Arts and Sciences dean Nina Pavcnik says she will ‘prioritize ideas’ from ‘faculty, students and staff’ in new role

By Madeline Kahn Ehrlich | May 28, 2026

Pavcnik was announced as the school’s first permanent dean on May 14 in an email to campus.

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More intense rainfall can lead to drier soil, geography professor finds

By Sahil Gandhi | May 28, 2026

Geography professor Justin Mankin spoke to The Dartmouth about his recent study in the scientific journal Nature about how more concentrated precipitation events increase drought risk. 

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