Monday, November 26, 2007

In Violation of a Trustee’s Duty

By Bill Montgomery, Guest Columnist

On Oct. 27, 2007, Dartmouth Trustee Todd Zywicki ‘88 gave a speech at a conference sponsored by the John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy. The audience was composed of educators and donors to the sponsor of the forum. Zywicki was introduced as a trustee of Dartmouth College. Videos and transcripts of his speech are circulating widely and excerpts of some of his remarks have appeared on YouTube and elsewhere. The full text of Trustee Zywicki’s remarks can also be found on IvyGate. More »

An Identity in Flux at Dartmouth

By Nina Maja Bergmar, Contributing Columnist

Coming to Dartmouth as an international student, I experienced a huge culture shock. Surrounded by Americans, I suddenly had to adapt to an environment more similar to the scores of American high school movies I watched throughout my youth. It was unlike anything I had ever encountered before. More »