College drops to 12th in U.S. News and World Report rankings
Dartmouth is the 12th best university in the nation, according to the 2016 U.S. News and World Report rankings released Sept. 9.
Dartmouth is the 12th best university in the nation, according to the 2016 U.S. News and World Report rankings released Sept. 9.
English and African American studies professor J. Martin Favor was arrested Thursday morning for the alleged possession of videos of children being sexually abused, the Valley News reported.
College President Phil Hanlon announced Khan’s death in a campus-wide email Tuesday morning. Counseling is available at Dick’s House or through Safety and Security during this time.
Dean of admissions and financial aid Maria Laskaris will leave her position for a role as special assistant to the provost for arts and innovation, the College announced in a Thursday press release.
The Greek Leadership Council’s policy banning freshmen from attending Greek events that serve alcohol during the first six weeks of fall term is set to continue into its third year when the Class of 2019 arrives on campus this fall.
The Center for Technology and Behavioral Health (CTBH) at the Geisel School of Medicine was recently awarded a five-year grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). The $3.8 million grant will be used to pilot a new Northeast Node in NIDA’s National Clinical Trials Network (CTN).
About 50 students gathered in One Wheelock on Tuesday night for a panel titled “Race in the Greek System Panel.” Four panelists shared their experiences with the Greek system as a part of “VoX: Voices of Summer” programming.
At its termly policy presentation this past Saturday, the Panhellenic Council presented their sexual assault response and prevention as well as scholarship application recommendations, which the council has been working on all summer.
On Wednesday, the Student Assembly announced that it had succeeded in shifting this fall’s weekend classes to later hours. Classes will begin at 10 a.m. and 8:45 a.m., rather than 8 a.m., on the Saturdays of Sept. 26 and Oct. 24, respectively.
Drawing from student feedback as well as startup methodology learned in economics professor Andrew Samwick’s social entrepreneurship course, a group of students at the College has founded BookUp, a startup that allows students to connect with academic resources inside and outside the classroom.
On Saturday, Aug. 15, members of the Upper Valley and officers from the Hanover Police Department will gather at the Etna Green in an informal environment for the fourth annual Coffee with a Cop event.
Campus has been home to some new faces over the past few weeks. For the second consecutive year, the College hosted the Mandela Washington Fellowship, a flagship program of President Obama’s Youth African Leaders Initiative, a State Department-led program that equips young African leaders with the skills and resources necessary to foster change in their communities.
The American Society of Cell Biology has awarded biology professor Amy Gladfelter with the Women in Cell Biology Mid-Career Award for Excellence in Research.
Every Wednesday, more than 500 people from the Upper Valley gather in Spaulding Auditorium to listen to guest lecturers speak about the future of American power and influence through the summer lecture series run by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Dartmouth or OSHER@Dartmouth.
On August 1, Dino Koff will become the College’s new financial aid director. He succeeds Virginia Hazen, who will retire this summer after 45 years of at the College, 25 of which were spent as financial aid director.
Beginning with the Class of 2020, the College will encourage students who are interested in taking a gap year to look into paid opportunities through the Aspen Institute’s Franklin Project clearinghouse — a project that encourages students to do a year of service in between high school and college.
Since it opened in 1938, the Moosilauke Ravine Lodge has been a source of fond memories for students at the College. Now, after a 10-year planning process, replacement designs and architectural sketches have been released for the plan to rebuild the Lodge.
To Summer Hammond ’17, happiness was incomplete unless those around her felt it too.
The College received a record-breaking $325.4 million in gifts and commitments in the 2014-15 fiscal year, the College announced on July 15. This total exceeds last year’s by 27 percent. The Dartmouth College Fund and the annual funds for the Thayer School of Engineering and Tuck Business School also broke records this year.
Four panelists shared stories of intersectionality last night at a panel kicking off the Center for Gender and Student Engagement’s Voices of Summer programming. The event featured three student panelists in addition to Kari Cooke, the Office of Pluralism and Leadership’s assistant dean and advisor to black students.