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Society of Fellows' first class conducts research across disciplines

By Caroline Berens | October 28, 2015

Sometime this week, five people will sit clustered together in the Church of Christ building at 40 College Street at a weekly meeting they jokingly refer to as “Bible study,” because of its location. Religion, however, is not the topic of conversation — instead they will discuss everything from the difficulties of publishing in journals to the Democratic primary debate.

Former undersecretary of state for political affairs Wendy Sherman gave a lecture on Tuesday.
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Wendy Sherman recounts Iran nuclear deal negotiations

By Samantha Stern | October 27, 2015

Former undersecretary of state for political affairs Wendy Sherman said that when she’s at the negotiating table, “I’m the United States of America, not just Wendy Sherman,” at a talk Tuesday about her critical role as the chief American negotiator in the Iran nuclear deal talks.

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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center leaves Pioneer ACO

By Estephanie Aquino | October 27, 2015

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center has withdrawn from the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization Model, which requires participating medical centers to emphasize quality of care rather than fee for service care, DHMC director of external relations Rick Adams and DHMC director of value-based reimbursement models Lynn Guillette said.

Director of the food and environment program at the Union of Concerned Scientists Ricardo Salvador talked about responsible agricultural production.
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Ricardo Salvador criticizes farming industry as part of Food Day programming

By Carter Brace | October 26, 2015

The United States Agriculture Department spends 99 percent of its budget on the “junk food diet” — mostly agricultural subsidies that will eventually result in the production of unhealthy food — even as it establishes guidelines for a healthy diet, Ricardo Salvador, director of the food and environment program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, said at a talk on food sustainability yesterday.

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Faculty respond to end of Geisel 2020 plan

By Emilia Baldwin | October 25, 2015

Geisel faculty and experts responded to the Geisel School of Medicine’s decision to drop the Geisel 2020 Strategic Plan for Excellence — aimed at improving Geisel’s rankings — with mixed opinions about how the change would affect Geisel’s admissions.

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Student-run groups assist with seniors’ job hunt

By Paula Mendoza | October 25, 2015

Student-run groups and their leaders provide a variety of opportunities for business-minded peers at the College. From learning to shake hands to developing technology-based marketing strategies, groups at the College provide workshops and direct experience for enterprising entrepreneurs.

Presidential candidate John Kasich appeared in Collis Common Ground to discuss policy goals.
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John Kasich discusses presidential plans with “Morning Joe”

By Caroline Berens | October 22, 2015

Ohio governor and Republican presidential candidate John Kasich spoke to a crowded Collis Common Ground on Thursday afternoon, touching on topics such as health care, economic reform and his past political experiences. The forum was taped as part of a segment for MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” show, hosted by former Florida Congressman Joe Scarborough (R-Fla) and Mika Brzezinski, and will air on Friday morning.

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Increased number of alumni respond to survey, comment on "Moving Dartmouth Forward"

By Briana Tang | October 22, 2015

Dartmouth alumni sent more than 1,300 emails to the Alumni Liaison Committee expressing opinions and concerns on academics, student life and administrative initiatives at the College during the 2014-2015 academic year, according to the committee’s annual report to the Board of Trustees. The topics addressed in the greatest number of emails were the “Moving Dartmouth Forward” policy changes and the increased use of living learning communities, according to statistics in the report.

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Plans for an independent graduate school announced at town hall

By Carter Brace | October 21, 2015

Professors and graduate students gathered in the Rockefeller Center yesterday for a “town hall” style meeting to hear dean of graduate studies Jon Kull announce a plan for a new, administratively independent School of Graduate and Advanced Studies at the College that would report directly to Provost Carolyn Dever. The new graduate school would centralize the administration of graduate programs to make communication and coordination easier, encourage the creation of interdisciplinary programs and help with graduate student and faculty recruitment, he said.

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Admissions turnover unlikely to affect applications

By Joyce Lee | October 21, 2015

As the admissions office prepares for a swell of applications in the run-up to the Nov. 1 early decision application deadline, college counselors and prospective members of the Class of 2020 said that they do not anticipate that the transition from former dean of admissions and financial aid Maria Laskaris’s leadership to the new interim dean Paul Sunde will affect this year’s admissions process.

Liz Staller has assumed the new role as a counselor for supporting sexual assault survivors.
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Liz Stahler brings experience, “warmth” to new position as sexual assault counselor

By Kelsey Flower | October 21, 2015

When Liz Stahler was 16, she was a sexual health educator on an AIDS action committee. After her sophomore year of college, she interned at a California prison, focusing on supporting female prisoners. Following a brief stint as a folk song writer and singer, she entered graduate school for social work, where she interned at Wellesley College in the counseling department. This August, Stahler joined the Dick’s House staff as a counselor devoted to supporting survivors of sexual assault, a new position at the College.

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