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Computational science faculty recruitment begins

By Amelia Rosch | September 9, 2014

Recruitment for the College’s first faculty cluster begins this week, as a committee led by engineering professor Laura Ray launches the search for the Thomas Kurtz chair in computational science. In addition to the Kurtz chair, search committees will select two other professors to join the cluster this year.

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Lohse '12 releases tell-all book detailing fraternity hazing

By Priya Ramaiah | August 25, 2014

In about 300 pages, Lohse describes SAE as fascinating and repulsive, detailing frequent cocaine usage and pledge activities like vomiting competitions. New members, he alleges, were forced to swim in kiddie pools filled with bodily fluids, chug vinegar and consume omelets made of vomit.

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Coed Council members endorse new constitution

By Charlie Rafkin | August 18, 2014

Membership of the College’s coed houses endorsed a new constitution on August 13 that would implement a robust nondiscrimination policy among member institutions and ensure full financial aid is available for all members of Coed Council bodies, in addition to establishing Amarna Undergraduate Society as an affiliate member of the Council. Debate over the constitution will resume this fall when full membership returns to campus.

Applications for the two-term humanities program soared for fall term.
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Humanities 1-2 overflows with apps

By Jasmine Sachar | August 18, 2014

Applications for the Humanities 1-2 class sequence, a program offered to incoming freshmen to fulfill the writing and first-year seminar requirement, soared this year among members of the Class of 2018. The program received 135 applications for 48 spots, while applicant pools have been closer to 75 students in past years, program administrator Wadeane Kunz wrote in an email.

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2012 first-year survey released

By Annie Smith | August 18, 2014

More than 95 percent of students in the Class of 2016 identified getting good grades as “very important” to them upon arriving at the College, according to the 2012 New Student survey, released last week by the Office of Institutional Research.

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Grant provides money for education study

By Brian Chalif | August 14, 2014

A $340,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will allow researchers to investigate the correlation between reading performance and neurological changes from intense reading instruction in third grade students in the Lebanon school district.

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College 10th in Forbes entrepreneurship ranking

By Charlie Rafkin | August 14, 2014

Forbes ranked Dartmouth 10th on its top-50 list of most entrepreneurial schools in a July 30 report, which employed a new methodology from its previous published rankings. Although the College fell three spots from its seventh-place position in Forbes’ 2012 report, Forbes data journalist and report author Liyan Chen said in an interview that the reports should not be compared given the change in research method.

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Q & A with Daniela Pelaez '16

August 14, 2014

Daniela Pelaez ’16 recently obtained permission to stay in the U.S. for another two years through the Deferred Action for Child Arrival act. She is the first undocumented immigrant granted a two-year stay and extension under this act. Paleaz became the first undocumented immigrant a two-year stay and extension under the DOCA two years ago.

Hanlon will hear the committee’s top recommendations in October.
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Committee releases review of online findings

By Roshan Dutta and Amelia Rosch | August 11, 2014

Abolishing the College’s Greek system was the most popular online submission that the presidential steering committee for Moving Dartmouth Forward received, the group announced on Wednesday. The preliminary findings released by the committee did not include feedback from means other than online submissions, such as discussion groups.

Two hundred fourty-four students participated in this summer’s recruitment cycle.
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Recruiting participation rises

By Jessica Avitabile | August 11, 2014

Roughly one-fifth of the class of 2016, or 244 students, applied for this summer’s recruiting cycle. The Center for Professional Development hosted recruitment, assistant director for employer relations Fiona Cooke said. Two hundred were offered first-round interviews, and the number of students who will take jobs is not yet finalized. The number of students participating in the process has increased for the past several years.

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