Thursday, October 30, 2008

Int'l minor awaits final approval

By Drew Joseph, The Dartmouth Staff

A new international studies minor is in the final stages of approval and could be implemented as early as Winter term, according to Chris Wohlforth, associate director for program development at the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding. An architecture, design and urban planning program is also in the works, although the proposal is still in the early stages of approval, according to art history professor Marlene Heck. More »

Fire displaces Wheelock faculty housing resident

By Conrad Scoville

A small electrical fire in the basement of the Faculty Associates' Residence on 13 East Wheelock St. Wednesday afternoon left one building temporarily uninhabitable but caused no further damage. More »

Ryan details Rockefeller '30's work for SUNY

By Zoe Friedland

Former State University of New York chancellor John Ryan highlighted Nelson Rockefeller '30's leadership and contributions to the State University of New York system on Wednesday in the Rockefeller Center. Rockefeller is credited with strengthening and expanding the SUNY system to its current 64-campus network. More »

DMS details goals of strategic plan

By Fan Zhang, The Dartmouth Staff

Dartmouth Medical School's new strategic plan should prioritize internal communication, adjustment to funding cuts and strengthened research and teaching, Joe O'Donnell, chair of the DMS Strategic Planning Committee, said at a town hall meeting in Vail Hall on Wednesday. Ten people attended the event, including DMS professors and administrators. More »

Daily Debriefing

By Emma Fidel and Conrad Scoville
  • A $2.1 million lawsuit over the 1999 collapse of a bonfire at Texas A&M University that killed 12 students and injured 27 others was settled Tuesday, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported. More »
  • George Washington University plans to alter its financial aid program to focus on current students struggling to pay high tuition costs, according to Inside Higher Ed. More »
  • Former editor-in-chief of The Dartmouth Review Harmeet Dhillon '89 is running as the Republican candidate in the 2008 California State Assembly race for the 13th Assembly District, which represents nine neighborhoods in San Francisco. More »