Carey earns prestigious fellowship
Constitutional scholar John Carey, the chair of the government department and the John Wentworth Professor in the Social Sciences, was elected as a fellow at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Constitutional scholar John Carey, the chair of the government department and the John Wentworth Professor in the Social Sciences, was elected as a fellow at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Courtesy of David Newlove The Collis Center will undergo renovations to expand Collis Cafe, install a new heating and cooling system and renovate the building's social spaces due to overwhelming student demand, according to Director of Dining Services David Newlove.
Walter John Williams '71 Tu '72, a consulting economist who co-founded the website Shadow Government Statistics in 2004 and has recently been cited in several national news outlets, has been a longstanding critic of U.S.
More than 140 public universities have increased tuition for certain academic programs such as business, engineering and science in response to spending cuts for higher education, according to a study by Cornell University's Higher Education Research Institute.
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Teach for America founder and CEO Wendy Kopp's success in transforming an idea she had as an undergraduate student into a prominent non-profit organization make her an strong choice for the Class of 2012 Commencement speaker, students and professors interviewed by The Dartmouth said.
In light of concerns over the funding of Vita Clamantis' pro-life demonstration on April 18, students interviewed by The Dartmouth said they supported the Council of Student Organization's current policy on fund appropriation.
Last weekend, Daniela Pelaez, who has committed to Dartmouth as a member of the Class of 2016 and whom news outlets have dubbed the "poster child" for the DREAM Act, came to Dartmouth along with over 530 other prospective students for Dimensions of Dartmouth last weekend.
The 11 weeks of bomb threats faced by students at the University of Pittsburgh have stopped in time for finals, The New York Times reported Tuesday.
As Dartmouth students gear up for room draw, they will have additional options for gender-neutral housing, as Mid-Massachusetts Hall, the Lodge residence hall and the second, third and fourth floors of New Hampshire Hall will be added to the list of locations where students of any gender can cohabitate, according to Director of Housing Rachael Class-Giguere. These residence halls will join the Maxwell Channing Cox and Ledyard Apartments, designated suites in the East Wheelock cluster and the gender-neutral affinity program in Fahey-McLane Hall as gender-neutral locations, but they will be regarded as separate from the affinity application process required for the program, Class-Giguere said.
Courtesy of Feministeyeview.com Founder and CEO of Teach for America Wendy Kopp will deliver the Commencement address to the Class of 2012 on June 10, according to a College press release.
The Office of Pluralism and Leadership expects to hire a permanent advisor to black students on July 1 and a Pan-Asian advisor by August 1, according to OPAL Director Alysson Satterlund.
During his time leading the Student Assembly, former Student Body President Max Yoeli '12 focused on making the relationship between the Assembly and the administration more productive while also working on concrete issues such as the problematic aspects of changes to Dartmouth Dining Services. When Yoeli assumed his position, his first priority was changing the Assembly's strategy in interacting with College administrators, he said.
Palaeopitus Senior Society launched an online forum on Tuesday that makes use of Google Moderator, a program through which students can submit and vote on questions addressed to Dean of the College Charlotte Johnson.
Nathan Yeo / The Dartmouth Senior Staff War photographer James Nachtwey '70 discussed his career as a photojournalist documenting dozens of wars and humanitarian conflicts as well as his belief in the power of journalism to generate political and social change in a lecture held on Wednesday afternoon in Filene Auditorium.
Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, an architecture firm based in New York, was chosen by a College selection committee to design and renovate the Hood Museum of Art and Wilson Hall, according to a College press release.
Founder and CEO of Teach for America Wendy Kopp will deliver the Commencement address to the Class of 2012 on June 10, according to a College press release.
With services beginning in the fall, the recently created conflict resolution group Mediation at Dartmouth hopes to tackle a variety of issues facing the College community, ranging from tension between roommates to hazing.
After hours of debating the United States' obligation to provide democracy assistance to Middle Eastern countries, Zack Elias '14 and Alex Resar '14 advanced to the elimination rounds of the American Forensic Association's National Debate Tournament.
Nathan Yeo / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Former Student Body President Max Yoeli '12 and Vice President Amrita Sankar '12 officially stepped down from their positions at the General Assembly meeting on Tuesday, making way for new President Suril Kantaria '13 and Vice President Julia Danford '13.