Choice of Kim follows larger trends in Wheelock succession
The selection of Jim Yong Kim as the College's next president continues what has developed into a pattern within the Wheelock succession.
The selection of Jim Yong Kim as the College's next president continues what has developed into a pattern within the Wheelock succession.
The Dartmouth Panhellenic Council voted unanimously to open campus to National Panhellenic Conference extension, the process by which a new NPC sorority is established, at a meeting on Monday evening.
Zeke Turner / The Dartmouth Senior Staff State leaders do not have a significant effect on changes in world affairs, according to 2008 Chase Peace Prize Senior Thesis Award winner Stuart Reid '08.
SUJIN LIM / The Dartmouth The ability to think and reason rationally is required for individuals to be found criminal responsible for their actions, University of Pennsylvania Law School professor Stephen Morse said Monday evening during a lecture in Rockefeller Center.
The Hanover Community Substance Abuse Advisory Council and Student Assembly members discussed possible changes to the town's alcohol policies in a meeting at Hanover High School on Monday.
Jim Yong Kim offered his preliminary views on several of the College's prominent campus issues in an interview with The Dartmouth prior to the announcement of his selection as Dartmouth's 17th president. Budget and Fundraising Kim said he has followed the College's financial situation closely since November 2008, and generally agrees with how the recent budget cuts have been made.
When College President James Wright spoke at the April 1998 meeting held to announce his selection as the College's 16th president, he stressed his commitment to Dartmouth's financial aid program, a pledge he has continued to work to fulfill throughout his tenure.
Kim headed WHO's HIV/AIDS office
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Pick for Dartmouth's 17th president to be made public this afternoon
The National Science Foundation recently recognized Thayer School of Engineering Professor Petia Vlahovska for excellence as an emerging teacher and researcher, the College announced in a Feb.
Students pursuing careers in foreign policy often lose their way in a competitive job market, Josh Marcuse '04, president and founder of Young Professionals in Foreign Policy, told an audience of about 40 students on Friday afternoon.
IAN BLUMENTHAL / The Dartmouth Staff Pharmaceutical companies must develop a more sustainable model of health care, panelists said at the third annual Tuck Global Health Care Conference, hosted Friday afternoon at the Tuck School of Business.
Nearly a month after the College announced its new budget plan, many local business owners are expressing concern about whether the announced layoffs and spending reductions will have detrimental long-term effects on their establishments.
Zach Ingbretsen / The Dartmouth Staff In the wake of a $100-million investment loss, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center will defer salary raises until June 2009 and will put a "cautious filter" on all staff hiring as well as capital expenditures, major projects that usually cost more than $10,000, according to Jason Aldous, DHMC's media relations manager. Although DHMC's $400-million investment portfolio lost 25 percent over a 10-month period, Aldous said, the center remains financially sound. "Right now, DHMC is financially stable," Aldous said.
Former Commerce Secretary nominee Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., has come under scrutiny for earmarking funds to a now-defunct Air Force base.
Three Dartmouth staff members demonstrated paperless office software that the computer science department will use as part of its new effort to reduce office waste and inefficiency.
As part of an effort to collect student feedback about the proposed Alcohol Management Program, Dean of the College Tom Crady and special assistant to the Dean of the College Kate Burke held a question and answer session in Collis Center on Thursday night.
Several colleges and universities across New Hampshire and Vermont are experiencing budget shortfalls.
Sophie Novack / The Dartmouth Staff The influence of the Office of the Solicitor General is growing as the U.S.