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Dartmouth's President-elect Jim Yong Kim has a strong background in global health care and social medicine.
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Kim took 'unusual path' to College

March 3, 2009

Zach Ingbretsen / The Dartmouth Staff As an immigrant from South Korea and a global health advocate, Jim Yong Kim has taken an "unusual path" to the Dartmouth presidency, Dartmouth Board of Trustees Chairman Ed Haldeman '70 said in an interview with The Dartmouth. GROWING UP At the announcement of his presidency on Monday, Kim began his address by thanking his parents, citing them as a major influence in his life.

Several members of the College's presidential search committee attended Monday's event announcing Jim Yong Kim as Dartmouth's 17th president.
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Kim entered search in November

March 3, 2009

Tilman Dette / The Dartmouth Senior Staff In order to win final Board of Trustees approval to become Dartmouth's next president, President-elect Jim Yong Kim had to outshine hundreds of potential candidates and go through an exhaustive review process, Al Mulley '70, chair of the presidential search committee, said.

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Kim worked to improve global health care at WHO, PIH

By Drew Joseph | March 3, 2009

College President-elect Jim Yong Kim first left his mark on global health care when he and his friend, Paul Farmer, now a Harvard Medical School professor, risked being thrown out of Peru for their efforts to treat multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in the country.

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Graduate school officials praise Kim

By Erin Jaeger | March 3, 2009

College President-elect Jim Yong Kim's experience in graduate education make him well suited to lead Dartmouth, the deans of Dartmouth's three graduate schools said in interviews with The Dartmouth.

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Rationality required for responsibility, prof. says

By Katie Gonzalez | March 3, 2009

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.

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SA, town officials debate alcohol policy

By Ann Baum | March 3, 2009

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.

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Kim outlines views on Dartmouth

By Turia Lahlou & Fan Zhang | March 2, 2009

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.

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Wright's tenure marked by fin. aid, Greek policy

By Drew Joseph | March 2, 2009

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.

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Daily Debriefing

March 2, 2009

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.

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Marcuse '04 discusses foreign policy careers

By Vera Bergengruen | March 2, 2009

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.

Health care industry leaders met for the third annual Tuck School of Business Health Care Conference on Friday.
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Tuck holds conference on health

By Nicole Newman | March 2, 2009

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.

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Dartmouth budget cuts worry business owners

By John A. Alzate | March 2, 2009

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.

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