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April 9, 2026
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Although many colleges and universities have been expecting enrollment declines in light of the current economic slump, a survey released by the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities indicates that private colleges will see an average enrollment increase of 0.2 percent in the upcoming academic year, Inside Higher Ed reported.


Alison Weir charged that American media coverage is biased in favor of Israel at Left Bank Books on Monday.
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Activist critiques coverage of Israel

Zach Ingbretsen / The Dartmouth Staff The American media has been biased in favor of Israel in its reporting of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, activist Alison Weir said in a lecture on Monday evening at Left Bank Books.



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College begins search for new CIO

Courtesy of Dartmouth Life / The Dartmouth Staff The College Office of Finance and Administration has initiated the process to replace former Chief Investment Officer David Russ, according to executive vice president of finance and administration Adam Keller.




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Alum praises Sotomayor in hearing

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Courtesy of Dartmouth78.com / The Dartmouth Staff Correction appended Former acting Dean of Yale Law School and former member of the Board of Trustees Kate Stith-Cabranes '73 praised Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's intellectual and professional capabilities while testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday afternoon.


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President Barack Obama's new education plan would require some colleges' financial aid offices to hire new staff members and to spend thousands of dollars on software, a switch that could hurt small colleges already struggling economically, the Chronicle of Higher Education reported.



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Resume drop offerings avoid decline

Contrary to expectations in light of the current economic recession, each company in this summer's corporate recruiting process is expected to hire roughly the same number of students in 2008, according to Monica Wilson, associate director of employer relations at Career Services.





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Former Dartmouth Trustee Kate Stith-Cabranes '73 will testify for the Democratic Party on Thursday in the confirmation hearing of Supreme Court Justice nominee Sonia Sotomayor.





College Provost Barry Scherr, who was to leave his post in the upcoming academic year, will now stay on as provost until June 2011.
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Scherr to remain in Provost post

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Jessica Griffen / The Dartmouth Senior Staff College Provost Barry Scherr, who previously announced he would leave his position sometime between this summer and spring 2010, will continue to serve as provost through June 2011, College President Jim Yong Kim said in an e-mail to the Dartmouth community early Thursday morning. Scherr, who became provost in 2001, told The Dartmouth that Kim asked him to stay an additional year in order to help prepare for the College's reaccreditation hearing, which is scheduled to begin in November 2010.



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McNeill '11 places at Imagine Cup

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Competing against game development teams from around the world, Edward McNeill '11 won the second-place prize for game development at the 2009 Microsoft Imagine Cup competition, held earlier this month in Cairo, Egypt.