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The Dartmouth
March 19, 2026
The Dartmouth
Caroline Menna
The Setonian
Opinion

Menna: The Dismantling of American Science

More than 10,000 doctoral-trained experts left federal science roles in 2025. That loss will not stay in Washington. It will show up in labs, classrooms and hospitals, including our own at Dartmouth. Late last month, the journal Science published a statistic that deserved far more attention than it ...

The Setonian
Opinion

Menna: The Courage to Resist

In the final installment of “Democracy Also Dies in Daylight,” Caroline Menna ’29 argues that democratic recovery depends on citizens and institutions confronting corruption and rebuilding democratic norms.

The Setonian
Opinion

Menna: The Republic of Bad Faith

This is the second in a three-part series written by Caroline Menna ’29 tracing how American democracy is dissolving not through coups or secrecy, but through institutions that still stand and no longer restrain the power they were built to check.

The Setonian
News

Menna: Beilock Has Mastered the Art of Ambiguity

In an era of declining trust in higher education, College President Sian Leah Beilock stands out for saying less. Her rhetoric is often confident, polished and calm, yet sparing in commitment. She avoids offense, diffuses tension and speaks in statements so clean and tempered they seem engineered to ...

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