Thomas M. Crady, vice president of student services at Grinnell College in Iowa, will take over as dean of the College at Dartmouth starting in January, College President James Wright announced Thursday. The position is currently filled by Acting Dean Dan Nelson, who took the post after Dean Jim Larimore left for Swarthmore in August 2006. More »
A group calling itself "the Committee to Save Dartmouth College" placed an advertisement on the New York Times homepage today urging readers to "support democracy" and directing them to a website that criticizes potential changes to the makeup of the Board of Trustees. More »
Nearly two weeks after members of Theta Delta Chi fraternity allegedly harassed a group of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority members at the back door of the fraternity's physical plant, College administrators are sifting through the details of the event as they discuss possible disciplinary action and issues of education and awareness to effect long-term change. More »
Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama (D-Ill.)focused on restoring integrity to American government and managing the ailing healthcare system in a panel discussion with Upper Valley residents at Jesse's Restaurant in Hanover on Monday. More »
During the summer of 1964, a group of 153 recent college graduates spent two months in Hanover for a course in language training before being deployed with the Peace Corps in Africa. This past weekend, 35 members of that group held a reunion meeting to refresh their language skills and discuss their experiences and ways to continue their activism. More »
Two years ago, Dartmouth required Tracy Kidder's "Mountains Beyond Mountains" as required summer reading for the then-incoming Class of 2009. Since that time, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author's tale of Dr. Paul Farmer has become the vogue pick for summer reading, serving that role for at least eight colleges across the nation in this year alone. More »
July 27, 11:59 a.m., East Wheelock Street Hanover Police observed a 21-year-old male accelerating his Ford Mustang while exiting A-Lot, leaving 30 feet of tire track marks in the process. The Massachusetts resident initially claimed that the acceleration was stuck, but later admitted he was just excited to get home. Police arrested the driver for disorderly conduct. More »
All rights reserved. Content, design and code may not be reproduced without explicit written permission.