Daily Debriefing
Almost half of the 65 charitable gifts of $5 million or more given last year went to colleges and universities, The Chronicle of Philanthropy reported.
Almost half of the 65 charitable gifts of $5 million or more given last year went to colleges and universities, The Chronicle of Philanthropy reported.
The Office of Sustainability has awarded two student grants of $2,000 one to support Joe Pearl '11 as he builds a root cellar at Dartmouth's Organic Farm, and another to assist Cristina Pellegrini '11 as she takes on issues of food-related sustainability at the College.
Last Saturday evening, Betty Huang '14 was hard at work studying in her dorm room until past 2 a.m.
The U.S. Department of Education announced that 25 percent of students who took out federal loans to pay tuition at for-profit colleges have defaulted on their loans within three years of beginning repayment, The Washington Post reported.
Gavin Huang / The Dartmouth Staff The Tibetan and Himalayan Library integrates various mixed-media resources to empower the local Tibetan community and educate the larger academic population regarding the region's cultural heritage, according to David Germano, a religion professor and codirector of the Tibet Center at the University of Virginia.
Despite growing up with her mother's disastrous culinary ventures including a concoction called "Everything Stew" Ruth Reichl went on to channel her affection for cuisine into a life-long career as a chef, food critic and author of several cookbooks and food-related memoirs.
A year after members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted to criminalize the death penalty, legislators introduced a bill that would increase the scope of individuals eligible for capital punishment to include "home invaders with the intent of murder," according to State Rep.
Gail Koziara Boudreaux '82 and R. William Burgess '81, nominated by the Alumni Council for the two open seats on the Board of Trustees, will run uncontested in the alumni election that will begin next month, according to Diana Lawrence, director of communications for the Office of Alumni Relations.
Harvard University will overhaul its MBA program to emphasize an ethics-based curriculum and encourage meaningful in-classroom relationships, The Wall Street Journal reported.
After over a month away from home, students on the College's inaugural foreign study program in India have adjusted to a foreign culture filled with new sounds and sights and are trying to keep an open mind regarding unfamiliar customs, according to program participants interviewed by The Dartmouth.
Members of the Dartmouth Coalition for Global Health participated in strategic advocacy workshops and discussed ways that students can increase the response to the global HIV/AIDS epidemic at the national Student Global AIDS Campaign conference at Harvard University last weekend, according to Cameron Nutt '11, a member of the DCGH leadership board.
Meghan Cooney / The Dartmouth The College's decision to layoff staff and reduce staff benefits indicates a need to bring attention to social justice and community obligation at the College, according to panelists at a forum hosted by Students Stand with Staff on Wednesday evening.
The Board of Trustees will no longer meet on campus on Feb. 4 and Feb. 5 for its termly meeting, according to Justin Anderson, director of media relations for the College.
Bracing himself to leave his residence hall on Wednesday, Houston native Andres Ramirez '14 said he could not wait to see his first major snowfall.
Samantha Ivery, acting director of the Center for Women and Gender and assistant dean of student life, will leave the College in June, according to an e-mail sent by Ivery to a select group of students on Jan.
Average teacher salaries in Hanover are currently the highest in the state of New Hampshire, according to the New Hampshire Department of Education.
Jan. 28, 11:16 a.m. The Green A graduate student reported to Safety and Security that he was tackled by an unidentified individual while he was crossing the Green during a snowball fight.
The Council for Aid to Education released a study showing charitable contributions to colleges and universities that indicated the beginning of a slow economic recovery for institutions of higher education, according to Inside Higher Ed.