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Hard hats, detours and new dorms: a guide to the construction projects reshaping campus

By Haley Rodriguez | August 21, 2026

From renovations at Baker-Berry Library to new residence halls on West Wheelock Street, Dartmouth is undertaking construction projects across campus as part of broader investments in housing, infrastructure and deferred maintenance.

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Dartmouth students begin receiving payments from 2022 financial aid class action settlement

By Joy Utech | August 14, 2026

In Henry et. al. v. Brown University, et. al., former financial aid recipients accused Dartmouth and 16 other universities of colluding to systematically lower awarded financial aid. 

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Activist group sues New Hampshire to block ban on use of student IDs to obtain ballot

By Tierney Flavin | August 14, 2026

The lawsuit challenges H.B. 323, which went into effect on June 2.

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Vt. chooses primary candidates focused on affordability and healthcare access ahead of midterms

By Jared Gonzalez Arce | August 14, 2026

On Aug. 11, Vermont voters cast 111,445 ballots.

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After 10-year suspension, Dartmouth re-recognizes Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity

By Mira Wissman | August 14, 2026

SAE, which informally recruited new member classes throughout its suspension, will be able to recruit a new class through the formal rush process this fall.

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New Guarini dean on AI, federal scrutiny of higher education and returning to her alma mater

By Devin Berkowitz | August 14, 2026

The Dartmouth sat down with Carrie Colla ’01, who will begin her tenure on Sept. 1.

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Judge to rule on lawsuit against N.H.’s anti-loitering law

By Eliza Dorton | August 14, 2026

U.S. District Court Judge Paul Barbadoro, who heard the case Aug. 3, has yet to determine whether the plaintiff, who was unhoused when the lawsuit was filed but now has housing, has standing. ACLU legal director Gilles Bissonette, who represents the plaintiff, said in an interview that the law “allows police to arbitrarily deprive people of their liberty.”

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Woodstock Community Food Shelf moved to larger location down the street

By Jared Gonzalez Arce | August 14, 2026

The new location, which is just down the street from its previous venue, offers expanded space to better serve community members while keeping services easily accessible.

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British student denied reentry to U.S. after Montreal trip, reason unclear

By Iris WeaverBell | August 7, 2026

Taha Tariq '28, a British citizen, and three other students in his car were stopped at the U.S.-Canada border for "several hours" on Aug. 2, according to an email to the Class of 2028 from senior vice president Jennifer Rosales.

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Social media influencer Sydney Towle ’22 dies after battle with cancer

By Jeremiah Rayban | August 7, 2026

Towle, who documented her three-year battle with cancer on TikTok, urged her followers to “treat people with kindness and empathy.” 

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Dartmouth Health proposes expansion of Concord facility

By Jeremiah Rayban | August 7, 2026

The 36,000 square-foot addition is intended to address Southern New Hampshire’s “growing healthcare needs,” according to an email statement from Dartmouth Health.

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College launches Tribal Sovereignty Institute

By Sahil Gandhi | August 7, 2026

The Institute, which will house two existing partner programs, aims to create further opportunities for collaboration with Native American tribal nations across the country.

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New executive director will build Dartmouth Dialogues into ‘national model’

By Iris WeaverBell | August 4, 2026

The search for Beilock’s signature initiative’s next executive director is underway. Following Kristi Clemens’s move to institutional case management and community support, Stephanie Glaros will oversee the on-campus initiative as the initiative’s first deputy director.

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Dartmouth signs brief in support of Harvard in research funding lawsuit against Trump administration

By Tierney Flavin | August 3, 2026

In December 2025, the Trump administration appealed a September 2025 decision by a Massachusetts district court judge that struck down the federal government’s freeze of $2.2 billion in research funding to Harvard.

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Education secretary calls for universities to ‘reaffirm their commitment’ to American people

By Iris WeaverBell | August 3, 2026

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon wrote in an Aug. 3 letter that postsecondary institutions must “prominently” post statements addressing admissions processes, free speech and several other topics on their websites by Dec. 31, 2026.

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Five Dartmouth students arrested at V.T. ICE surveillance facility sit-in

By Iris WeaverBell | July 31, 2026

Vermont State Police arrested 13 individuals in total, including five current students, at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement surveillance facility in Williston, Vt., on July 24. 

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DNC subcommittee votes to strip N.H. of ‘First-In-The-Nation’ status for 2028 presidential primary

By Eliza Dorton | July 31, 2026

The proposed calendar would end New Hampshire’s run as the nation’s first state to hold a Democratic presidential primary.

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Dartmouth biology professor Mary Lou Guerinot receives the Philip N. Benfey Arabidopsis Community Lifetime Achievement Award

By Joy Utech | July 31, 2026

The award, which is given to scientists “whose careers made a major impact on plant sciences and scientists alike,” recognizes Guerinot’s groundbreaking research on plant metal uptake and utilization.

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AI-powered obstetric technology research project co-led by Dartmouth professor awarded $4.8 million federal contract

By Sahil Gandhi | July 31, 2026

Dartmouth computer science professor Tam Vu and Columbia University professor Xia Zhou spoke to The Dartmouth about project HARMONI, which received Phase I funding from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health.

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New tax credit aims to alleviate New Hampshire childcare access crisis

By Jeremiah Rayban | July 24, 2026

H.B. 1433, signed into law by Gov. Kelly Ayotte on July 2, creates a tax credit for businesses that “create or expand childcare seats.”

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