Verbum Ultimum: The Enrollment Crunch
After the close of course election today at 4 p.m., Dartmouth undergraduates will begin to wait to see which of our courses we actually get into. Who will fall victim to the so-called enrollment crunch this time? The crunch, the subject of the Dartmouth Alumni Magazine’s most recent cover story, which dubs it a “pressing issue…without a simple solution” (“The Numbers Game,” Mar/Apr), has become a talking point for recent trustee candidates and student leaders alike. But the scramble for classes and oversubscription in popular courses is a frustation — not a crucial problem. More »
