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Panelists share stories of adjustment

By Miguel Pena | February 20, 2014

At the first-ever People of Dartmouth panel on Thursday, four panelists spoke about finding community at the College. Their stories varied from adapting to a community with a mixed socioeconomic profile to finding support on campus despite having parents who refused to pay tuition.

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Students, staff discuss socioeconomic status

By Caroline Hansen | February 20, 2014

On Thursday evening, six panelists shared personal stories about coming to Dartmouth from low-income backgrounds, describing the difficulties and surprises that they have experienced. The panel, called “The Taboo Identity,” and small-group discussions that followed fostered dialogue about socioeconomic identity on campus.

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Rocky supports social start-ups

By Ashley Manning | February 20, 2014

As social entrepreneurship gains popularity nationwide and on campus, the Rockefeller Center has gained approval for a new course and created a new position that will expand its offerings in the field. Social entrepreneurs, like their counterparts in business, seek to find innovative solutions, but focus their energies on problems affecting the public good.

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DHMC partners with local hospitals

By Josh Schiefelbein | February 19, 2014

Compelled by fiscal challenges in today’s health care system, some hospitals choose to partner with each other to share medical responsibilities and financial strategies, with the goal of improving the overall value of the services they provide. On Feb. 10, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and Cheshire Medical Center announced that they would pursue a partnership, DHMC’s latest in a series of regional affiliations that aim to reduce costs and improve quality of care.

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President emeritus highlights veteran experience

By Hannah Hye Min Chung | February 19, 2014

At 74 years old, Wright still teaches in the College’s history department, as he did when he first came to Dartmouth in 1969. Professors say he developed some of the most significant American political history courses at the College, including one on U.S. political history in the 20th century, which is still offered today.

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International student applications drop 20 percent

By Laura Weiss | February 19, 2014

This year, the College experienced a 20 percent decline in the number of international applicants, part of an overall 14 percent decline in applicants to the Class of 2018. International students at the College attributed the decline to recent media coverage, the College’s focus on liberal arts and its rural location.

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College selects new campus planning VP

By Sara McGahan | February 18, 2014

Lisa Hogarty, a former vice president of campus services at Harvard University, will join the College next month as vice president for campus planning and facilities. At Dartmouth, Hogarty will oversee the College capital program, facilities planning, labor relations, operations and management of the Hanover Inn, according to a College press release.

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Northeast storms inhibit daily commutes to College

By Claire Daly | February 18, 2014

As storms have slammed the Northeast without reprieve, hopeful students have called for college-wide snow days. An official snow day, commuting professors, faculty and staff say, would help those who need to brave icy road conditions.

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College selects new vice president of campus planning and facilities

By The Dartmouth Staff | February 18, 2014

Lisa Hogarty, vice president of campus services at Harvard University, will join the College next month as vice president for campus planning and facilities. At Dartmouth, Hogarty will oversee the College capital program, facilities planning, labor relations, transportation services and management of the Hanover Inn, according to a College press release.

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New housing options will begin next fall

February 17, 2014

Director of residential education Mike Wooten facilitated a lively discussion, collecting feedback on three new housing initiatives: a global village community, an arts and innovation community and a design-your-own housing community program. These residential options, which offer students with common interests opportunities to learn together outside the classroom, will be instituted by the office of residential life in the fall.

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Students back tougher policy

By Josh Schiefelbein | February 17, 2014

Replacing Dartmouth’s current sexual misconduct policy with a zero-tolerance policy for students found responsible for sexual assault has recently gathered momentum on the Improve Dartmouth online forum. Since a Feb. 10 gathering on the Green, when students met in support after a male student threatened a female member of the Class of 2017 on Bored at Baker, discussion surrounding the policy has grown.

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More women pursue degrees in science

By Sera Kwon | February 17, 2014

Undergraduate women now outnumber men in the life sciences but still remain a minority of physics, engineering, math and computer science majors, department chairs said.

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Network helps partners find jobs

By Rebecca Asoulin | February 17, 2014

Human resources senior recruiter Beau Benson independently runs the Dual Career Network, which works with partners and spouses of the College’s new hires to find staff positions at Dartmouth or elsewhere in the region.

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Geisel applications rise

By Chris Leech | February 16, 2014

The Geisel School of Medicine saw a 27 percent increase in applications for the fall’s entering class than for the entering class of 2013. Candidates sent in 5,241 completed applications to compete for fewer than 90 available spots, which will result in a acceptance rate of about 1.7 percent, according to a recent Geisel press release.

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