The 14 members of the search committee to replace College President James Wright, who will leave the College in June 2009, were made public today. The committee, whose composition mirrors that of the group which selected Wright as the College’s 16th president in 1998, is comprised of six members of the College’s Board of Trustees, six faculty members, one alumni representative and one current Dartmouth student. More »
In what may spell the end of the Association of Alumni’s lawsuit against the College, candidates critical of the suit swept all 11 of the Association’s executive committee seats in the organization’s annual election, according to results released today. More »
The Dartmouth Board of Trustees has voted to “freeze” its membership until the Association of Alumni’s lawsuit against the College has been resolved. The decision, made Friday during the Board’s annual Spring term meeting, follows the conclusion of online voting in the Association elections. More »
For the first time in Dartmouth’s history, three members of the graduating class have been named valedictorians, as they all maintained 4.0 grade point averages throughout their College careers. Nicholas Christman ‘08, Jean Ellen Cowgill ‘08 and Margaret Fitchet ‘08 are this year’s valedictorians, although only Christman and Cowgill will speak at Commencement. More »
The Class of 2008 attained the highest level of participation for class giving in Dartmouth’s recent history and in the Ivy League, as 92.5 percent contributed to the Senior Class Gift, according to the Office of Public Affairs. More »
Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf will speak to the Class of 2008 about the attributes of leadership as today’s Commencement speaker. Johnson-Sirleaf, the first democratically elected female leader of an African nation, will also receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree. More »
A senior advisor to College President James Wright and six tenured faculty members are among those who will bid the College farewell along with the class of 2008. Many are retiring, while some are assuming posts at other institutions. More »
A former CEO, an Emmy Award winner and a Nobel Prize laureate will be among the eight recipients of honorary Dartmouth degrees at this year’s Commencement ceremonies, according to an Office of Public Affairs press release. More »
Whether they were rushing to check off every box on the list of “101 Things to Do Before You Graduate” or spending time with classmates, members of the Class of 2008 used their last week on campus to enjoy the College before they bid it farewell as undergraduates. This year’s Senior Week, the time between the end of Spring term and Commencement, ran from June 3 to June 7. More »
A time for revising traditions and reconnecting with one’s class, this year’s week of class reunions brings new, service-oriented initiatives and planning procedures and records in fund raising and attendance. Reunions will take place from June 6 to June 15. More »
This past year saw residence hall renovations and landscaping completion, but plans for the construction of academic buildings and a new dining hall faced local opposition and delays. More »
Following in the footsteps of politicians, writers and television personalities, this year’s Commencement speaker, Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, is the latest in a long line of distinguished and diverse honorees. Speakers from the worlds of politics, journalism, academia and the arts have all traveled to the College to deliver a Commencement address in recent history. More »
Members of the Class of 2008 will receive graduation gifts ranging from cash to computers, but an inscribed silver punch bowl was the prize for College founder Eleazar Wheelock at Dartmouth College’s first Commencement ceremony in August 1771. More »
The Class of 2008 witnessed racial controversy, transformations in Greek life and clashes among the College Board of Trustees during its first three years on campus. More »
When asked to summarize his time at the Tuck School of Business, Yvan Baker Tu’08, president of Tuck’s graduating class, said, “the experience has been wonderful.” Baker participated in Tuck’s Investiture ceremony, which was held on Saturday along with the ceremonies of the Thayer School of Engineering and Dartmouth Medical School. Separate from the College’s Commencement ceremony, the Investiture ceremonies are exclusive to each graduate school. More »
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