Friday, November 30, 2007

Gender-neutral housing deemed success by ORL

By Andrew Wells, The Dartmouth Staff

As the first-ever term of gender-neutral housing at Dartmouth comes to a close, the Office of Residential Life has begun to look back at its newly instituted gender-neutral housing program floor and, based on positive feedback, does not foresee a need to make any significant changes in the coming terms. More »

Bakery-cafe combo opens downtown

Kate Schaefer, a West Lebanon resident who lived in Hanover for 20 years, was one of many loyal fans to line up each week at the Norwich Farmer’s Market in hopes of snagging just one of the Umpleby’s Bakery meat pies that she describes as “incredible.” More »

C. Everett Koop hosts fireside chat at Hop

Former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop ‘37 spoke to students about his early experiences in medicine in a “fireside chat” yesterday at the Top of the Hop. More »

Past legal decisions haunt new alumni suit

By William Schpero, The Dartmouth Staff

In 1995, a New Hampshire court threw out a lawsuit that attempted to block the College from moving forward with proposed changes to its governance system. This judicial history has come to rear its head again in the current lawsuit filed by the Association of Alumni against the College — this time, being used in support of the Association’s argument. More »

College bucks national trend away from tenure

By Allyson Bennett, The Dartmouth Staff

While a recent analysis conducted by the American Association of University Professors concluded that nationwide tenure-track faculty hold a minority of positions at universities, Dean of Faculty Carol Folt says that the number of tenure-track positions at Dartmouth is actually increasing. More »

Daily Debriefing

  • Sylvia Spears, who was appointed this summer as director of the Office of Pluralism and Leadership, spoke to members of the Dartmouth community last night at the Pan Asian Council’s Community Dinner. More »
  • Dartmouth Professor Susannah Heschel is featured in a new podcast on the United States Holocaust Museum’s web site as part of the museum’s “Voices on Anti-Semitism” series, according to a College press release. More »
  • Matthew Stevens, the Upper Valley resident who allegedly shot and killed his best friend Carl Ackley, went on trial for murder in the first degree in White River Junction on Tuesday, according to the Valley News. More »
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