This fall, A Phi, VAC slated to open, Inn sees opening of new spaces
Chemistry professor F. Jon Kull '88 was named dean of graduate studies this summer, beginning his three-year term as dean on Aug.
Maggie Rowland / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Approximately 85 percent of incoming freshmen embarked on excursions into the wilderness as part of this year's Dartmouth Outing Club First-Year Trips, according to Assistant Trips Director Farzeen Mahmud '12.
While the national political spotlight will primarily focus on the race between President Barack Obama and presumptive Republican presidential nominee former Gov.
After a flurry of administrative resignations over the last several months, the College has seen a number of transitions in key positions over the past year.
On Aug. 22, the Dartmouth community lost Robert Kaiser '39, who served as house advisor to 46 generations of Psi Upsilon fraternity members.
While some students cite the College's social scene as an issue that should be addressed by the next College president, most said the next administration should focus on strengthening academic programs and the endowment, while also recruiting and retaining faculty, according to the results of a Student Assembly survey.
Nik Medrano / The Dartmouth Staff The new harm reduction, alcohol and hazing policies proposed over the summer by Dean of the College Charlotte Johnson which include random walkthroughs conducted by Safety and Security officers in common areas and harsher penalties for violations will go into effect on Sept.
The appointment of Karlos Santos-Coy to a new one-year Leadership Coordinator position within the Office of Pluralism and Leadership reflects just one of a number of staffing transitions the office has undergone in recent years, according to OPAL Director Alysson Satterlund.
Patton Lowenstein / The Dartmouth Staff The first two months of interim College President Carol Folt's time in office have been marked by a smooth transition and effective engagement with students, according to faculty and students interviewed by The Dartmouth.
Former College President Jim Yong Kim, who began his five-year term as the World Bank's 12th president on July 1, has conveyed an enthusiasm and optimism for his new post that bode well for a successful tenure, according to former Bank director of international trade Uri Dadush.
On Friday, Emory University officials announced that administrators had knowingly misreported admissions data including SAT and ACT scores, class rank and grade point averages of incoming students for at least 12 years, Inside Higher Ed reported.
Upstart, a company founded earlier this year by former Google Inc. executive David Girouard '88 Th'89, will make its platform available at Dartmouth this fall to help students overcome the restraints of student loans and raise capital for their entrepreneurial dreams, according to Nathan Sharp Tu'12, who was part of the pilot group of students. Students involved with Upstart can create a profile with their achievements, goals and a desired funding amount ranging from $10,000 to $50,000, according to Bloomberg Businessweek.
President Barack Obama's executive order allowing the children of illegal immigrants to defer their deportation for two years went into effect Aug.
Six panelists, diverse in their experiences with body image and in the social spheres they occupy on campus, shared perspectives on a range of topics including disordered eating, race and disabilities in front of approximately 60 people in Collis Common Ground on Friday as part of a panel organized to promote campus discussion about eating disorders and body image. The event, titled the "Real Beauty Initiative Panel," was organized by Nina Montgomery '14, the summer president of Kappa Delta Epsilon sorority, and Kate Shelton '14, a member of KDE and president of the Real Beauty Initiative. "People don't talk about it here," she said.
Using the postal service as an indicator of government efficiency, a Dartmouth economics professor and three other economists found that high-income countries are more effective in managing and responding to mail in an institutional environment unmarked by corruption.