College uses 'podcasts' for publicity
In an attempt to make the faculty more accessible to the public, the Dartmouth Office of Public Affairs recently created a series of audio programs made available online through a new format called "podcasting." The series, "Views from the Green," is a production of interviews with members of the Dartmouth community, primarily faculty members, on a range of different topics. The public affairs office decided to implement podcasting in order to make the work of professors and other members of the Dartmouth community easily available to the outside world, according to Public Affairs Officer Susan Knapp. "Clearly podcasting is gaining popularity, so we at the Public Affairs office thought it was time to do it.