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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

By Drew Joseph | July 9, 2009

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

By Marielle Battistoni | July 9, 2009

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.

The Visual Arts Center design sparked debate at Tuesday's meeting, as residents expressed concerns about the building's size.
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Town Planning Board delays Arts Center vote

By Mitch Davis and Anya Perret | July 9, 2009

Courtesy of Dartmouth College The Hanover Planning Board delayed an expected vote on the College's proposed design for a Visual Arts Center on Tuesday evening, after Board and community members raised concerns about the design's effect on the Hanover downtown area. The Board's decision to postpone the vote comes just weeks after the College received a $50-million gift commitment, the largest in Dartmouth history, to enable the College to move forward with the project. The Planning Board had been scheduled to vote on the Arts Center's final design at the meeting.

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Daily Debriefing

By Rebecca Cress | July 9, 2009

More college students are taking out student loans than ever before, according to a study published yesterday by Education Sector, an independent think tank.

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During first week, Kim meets students, faculty

College President Jim Yong Kim has spent his first week in office touring laboratories, meeting with faculty and staff and even playing golf with undergraduates giving himself "a demanding schedule," Barry Scherr, College provost and the leader of Kim's transition team, said in an interview with The Dartmouth. Since Kim had no previous association with Dartmouth before becoming president, taking the time to gain familiarity with the College is a critical first step, many students interviewed by The Dartmouth agreed. "It's very easy to rush right into something without first getting an overall picture," Tyler Brace '11, summer president of the Inter-Fraternity Council, said.

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Kim selects four Presidential Fellows

July 9, 2009

College officials have chosen four recent Dartmouth graduates to serve as the inaugural Presidential Fellows in Global Studies and Higher Education under new College President Jim Yong Kim, Dean of the Faculty Carol Folt said in an interview with The Dartmouth on Wednesday.

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Scherr to stay on as provost up to June 2011

By Drew Joseph and Anya Perret | July 9, 2009

College Provost Barry Scherr, who had announced in March that he would leave his position before 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 on for the first year of his presidency to help prepare for the College's reaccreditation hearing, which is scheduled to begin in November 2010.

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Four chosen to serve as inaugural Presidential Fellows

July 8, 2009

Correction appended College officials have chosen four recent Dartmouth graduates to serve as the inaugural Presidential Fellows in Global Studies and Higher Education under new College President Jim Yong Kim, Dean of the Faculty Carol Folt said in an interview with The Dartmouth on Wednesday.

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Hanover Planning Board postpones vote on Arts Center

By Mitch Davis and Anya Perret | July 8, 2009

The Hanover Planning Board delayed an expected vote on the College's proposed design for a Visual Arts Center on Tuesday evening, after Board and community members raised concerns about the design's effect on the Hanover downtown area. The Board's decision to postpone the vote comes just weeks after the College received a $50-million gift commitment, the largest in Dartmouth history, to enable the College to move forward with the project. The Planning Board had been scheduled to vote on the Arts Center's final design at the meeting.

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Police Blotter

By Rebecca Cress | July 6, 2009

Thursday, July 2, 4:38 p.m.Choate Road A male high school student attending a debate camp held at the College was arrested and charged with simple assault and disorderly conduct following an event that took place on Saturday, June 27.

Haldeman would face Treasury Department confirmation if he were to be appointed CEO.
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Haldeman up for Freddie CEO

By Anya Perret and Mitch Davis | July 6, 2009

Courtesy of Joseph Mehling '69 Correction appended Dartmouth Board of Trustees Chairman Ed Haldeman '70 is the leading candidate for chief executive officer of Freddie Mac, the beleaguered government-sponsored loan organization, according to several media reports that cited anonymous sources.

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Daily Debriefing

By Rebecca Cress and Anya Perret | July 6, 2009

In a decision that may impact many colleges and universities, facilities that perform research on animals will now be required to release more information about experiments that may have caused animal subjects pain and distress, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education.

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Program teaches workplace skills

By Lauren Rosenbaum | July 6, 2009

The Dartmouth Professional Student Workshop, a three-week program created by four Dartmouth sophomores, is providing over 40 students an opportunity to hone their professional skills this summer. Karen Doster '11, Turia Lahlou '11, Megan Senn '11 and Jack Wang '11 developed the program after participating in the Rockefeller Center's Civic Skills Training Program, a five-day seminar that takes place in Washington, D.C., and is designed to provide students with necessary professional skills for the workplace.

SEAD, a three-year program for low-income high school students, includes language and science courses taught by Dartmouth faculty and staff.
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Academic mentoring program SEAD begins ninth year

By Vera Bergengruen | July 6, 2009

Andy Mai / The Dartmouth Staff Summer Enrichment at Dartmouth, a three-week program that aims to expand the educational opportunities of high school students from select under-resourced urban and rural schools, began its ninth summer session this week. SEAD participants are selected through a competitive application process based on academic promise and all of the students are eligible for the Federal Free-Lunch subsidy, according to the SEAD web site.

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Usman receives three years probation, fine

By Emily Goodell | July 6, 2009

Mohammad Usman, a former member of the Class of 2010 who pled guilty in April to having committed $18,615 in financial aid fraud, was sentenced last week to three years of probation, including six months of home detention.

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