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April 10, 2026
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Fewer students participated in corporate recruiting this winter than in 2014.
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Winter corporate recruiting sees lower numbers

By Parker Richards | April 6, 2015

Fewer students participated in corporate recruiting this winter than the prior year, according to figures released by the Center for Professional Development. A total of 665 students submitted 8,256 applications for the 189 positions advertised through the CPD by 121 employers.

Collis Miniversity will restructure its programming to increase engagement.
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Collis Miniversity will be restructured, cancels fall classes

By Ashley See | April 6, 2015

Collis Miniversity will be restructured to pursue engaging, stand-alone academic conversations with the goal of “increased interactivity,” Collis Center program coordinator Juliann Coombs said. After the launch of “Not Another Lecture Series,” a series of casual conversations with alumni and lecturers, Collis Miniversity will end their termly classes, including “Wine Discovery” and “Speed Reading,” this fall.

Seth Holmes gives a lecture about migrant farmers and their health outcomes.
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Holmes delivers lecture on U.S. migrant farming

By Lucia McGloin | April 6, 2015

For few academics does the term “fieldwork” entail working in an actual field. Seth Holmes, in contrast to many of his colleagues, spent months working with indigenous Mexican migrant farmers as he conducted research for his 2013 book “Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies: Migrant Farmworkers in the United States.”

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Michelle Obama honors Kaya Thomas '17

By Hannah Hye Min Chung | April 5, 2015

When she was young, Kaya Thomas ’17, creator of the iPhone application “We Read Too,” said she was thrilled when she first discovered a book with another black girl on its cover. When she began to read the book, however, she said that she was heartbroken to discover the story was about a girl who got pregnant, became a stripper and dropped out of school.

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“Move It Challenge” promotes fitness among faculty, staff

By Erin Lee | April 5, 2015

The Wellness at Dartmouth office has launched its second annual “Move It Challenge” for faculty and staff this week with a series of kick-off walks for community members. The eight-week event, which takes places from April 6 to May 31, encourages participants to log at least 37,500 steps per week to promote personal health, director of health promotion and wellness Melissa Miner wrote in an email interview.

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Symposium on Sexual Assault will discuss community accountability

By Priya Ramaiah | April 2, 2015

This afternoon, faculty, students and community members will convene in Collis Common Ground for the fourth annual Symposium on Sexual Assault. The event, hosted by the Student and Presidential Committee on Sexual Assault, will focus this year on community accountability for sexual violence, as well as recognition of groups and individuals making positive change on campus, SPCSA chair Tori Nevel ’16 said.

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Grafton County ranked second in health outcomes

By Parker Richards | April 2, 2015

Officials in Hanover and at regional and statewide public health organizations will utilize newly released data, which ranks Grafton County second in New Hampshire in health outcomes, to help plan health policy on various scales over the coming months.

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Professor Ryan Hickox a leader in astronomical research

By Lucia McGloin | April 2, 2015

Gautam Babu ’16 said he was inspired to study astronomy after witnessing physics and astronomy professor Ryan Hickox’s palpable excitement and dedication on the first day of his class. Afterward, he said he knew for sure that he wanted to pursue an astronomy major.

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AAU survey to assess campus climate

By Rebecca Asoulin | April 1, 2015

Provost Carolyn Dever invited students to participate in the College’s first-ever sexual assault climate survey today, which will be accessible to all undergraduate and graduate students until April 23.

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Increased UGA rounds will not begin until fall

By Parker Richards | April 1, 2015

Weekly dormitory walkthroughs by undergraduate advisors on “likely drinking nights” will not be fully implemented until this fall. The announcement, which follows a petition signed by more than 50 UGAs at the end of winter term, was made in the UGAs’ termly meeting on Sunday afternoon to the surprise of attendees, several UGAs confirmed.

The College offered admission to 2,120 students, about 10.3 percent of the total applicant pool.
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College offers admission to 2,120 students

By Kelsey Flower | March 31, 2015

The College offered admission to the Class of 2019 to 2,120 students yesterday for an overall acceptance rate of 10.3 percent, down from last year’s 11.5 percent acceptance rate, the College announced. Dean of admissions and financial aid Maria Laskaris said that, in terms of the percentage breakdown, this year’s pool of accepted students constitutes the most diverse group of students in College history.

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First-Year Trips sees decrease in leader, Croo applications

By Lauren Budd | March 31, 2015

This year’s total number of student applications to be Dartmouth Outing Club First-Year Trip leaders and Croo members decreased from last year’s applicant pool, director Peety Kaur ’15 and assistant director Sam Parker ’15 said. Kaur attributed the drop in applications to the new academic calendar and the date on which sophomore summer ends, which prevents all sophomores on campus during the summer from participating as a member of a Croo and limits the number of sections in which a sophomore could participate as a leader.

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Student Assembly prepares for new leadership

By Lucia McGloin | March 31, 2015

With election season for Student Assembly set to begin in the coming weeks, the tenures of student body president Casey Dennis ’15 and vice president Frank Cunningham ’16 are coming to a close. In preparation for new leadership, Dennis and Cunningham said this term they are designing tools to sustain momentum in the Assembly, including the institution of a new financial structure, solidifying committees to continue their campaigns for both sexual assault prevention and mental health awareness and strengthening the Assembly’s relationship with College administrators and the Board of Trustees.

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DHMC appoints new trustees, who will oversee changes in payment system

By Erin Lee | March 30, 2015

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center’s Board of Trustees elected DHMC physician and Geisel School of Medicine professor Brooke Herndon, executive vice president and chief medical officer of CVS Health Troyen Brennan and Upper Valley resident Charles Plimpton, who recently retired after a career in investment banking that specialized in the non-profit sector of the health care industry, as new trustees to help guide the hospital in its transition from a pay-for-service model to a more value-based system, Board chairman Robert Oden said.

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Alumni impart career knowledge during CPD interim events

By Michael Qian | March 30, 2015

Twenty-one students traveled to Los Angeles on March 19, meeting with alumni film industry leaders Chris Miller ’97 and Phil Lord ’97 — the directing duo behind “The Lego Movie” (2014) and “21 Jump Street” (2012). Though this trip might sound like the beginnings of a film foreign study program, the event is actually part of a two-day long “Off the Green” industry tour sponsored by Dartmouth’s Center for Professional Development.

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