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On July 19, Republican Gov. Chris Sununu signed two anti-trans bills into law. The two bills, H.B. 619 and H.B. 1205, restrict access to gender-affirming care and limit sports participation for transgender athletes, respectively.
Last month, College President Sian Leah Beilock announced that Dean of the College Scott Brown would leave Dartmouth at the end of July. He had served as Dean of the College since October 2022, following a period as interim dean beginning in August 2021. Associate dean of student support services Anne Hudak and associate dean for student life Eric Ramsey will serve as interim Deans of the College. The Dartmouth sat down with Brown — whose connection to the College dates back to the early 1990s, when he served as an area officer for the Office of Residential Life — to discuss his tenure as dean, his departure and his future plans.
On June 23, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center nurses ended their unionization effort, according to a statement posted on Instagram by the Dartmouth Nurses Alliance. The statement cited a failure to obtain a supermajority of nurse support as the reason for the campaign’s end.
This summer, College President Sian Leah Beilock is joining students for lunch at Pine and walks around Occom Pond, the President’s Office announced in a campus-wide email on June 28. Students can sign up for the small group lunches — which aim to accommodate groups of five to seven students — and ‘woccoms’ via a Google form linked in the email.
On July 21, President Joe Biden announced that he was dropping out of the 2024 U.S. presidential election and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris. Over the next two days, Harris held her first 2024 presidential campaign rally, raised more than $100 million and gained the support of enough delegates to secure the Democratic party nomination at the August Democratic National Convention.
Following the death of Won Jang ’26 — whose body was found in the Connecticut River on July 7 — the College is reemphasizing its water safety policies.
On July 28, the College will begin the third and final session of Summer Scholars, an inaugural pre-college program aimed at providing high school students with the opportunity to experience Dartmouth academics.
Dartmouth Cemetery trustee Petra Sergent plays a crucial role in maintaining the cemetery’s headstones. Established in 1771 by Eleazar Wheelock, the Dartmouth Cemetery, also known as the Town of Hanover Cemetery, was maintained by the Dartmouth Cemetery Association from 1845 to 1943, according to Dartmouth News. In 1943, the Association ran out of funds and signed the deed to the Town of Hanover, who has managed the grounds since. Every other week in the spring and summer, Sergent — also a member of the Dartmouth Cemetery Conservation Group, formed in 2022 for headstone cleaning and preservation — ventures to the cemetery for maintenance. The Dartmouth sat down with Sergent to discuss the DCCG, the cemetery’s history and the lives of those buried on campus.
On July 20, a court approved Dartmouth’s $33.75 million settlement proposal in a class action lawsuit accusing the College — along with 16 other universities — of violating antitrust laws and conspiring to minimize financial aid for working and middle-class families, according to a press release shared by a representative for Gilbert Litigators & Counselors, one of the law firms representing the plaintiffs.
On July 18, Grafton assistant county attorney Mariana Pastore filed charges against the remaining protesters arrested during a pro-Palestinian protest on May 1, the Valley News reported. Pastore declined to press charges against four individuals — including history professor Annelise Orleck — and moved misdemeanor charges to violations for 20 individuals.
On July 1, English professor and Writing Program director James Dobson was named special advisor to the Provost for artificial intelligence. The digital humanities expert — whose knowledge spans both STEM fields and the humanities and social sciences — will advise Provost David Kotz throughout the 2024-2025 academic year. The Dartmouth sat down with Dobson to discuss his background, his vision for artificial intelligence at the College and his responsibilities within his new position.
On June 21, Dartmouth finalized the purchase of four West Wheelock Street properties as part of an effort to increase housing options, according to the Student Affairs webpage. The $23.5 million acquisition of 14, 16, 41 and 43 West Wheelock — which join five College properties on the north side of the street — makes Dartmouth the largest landowner on West Wheelock Street.
On July 31, Hanover town manager Alex Torpey will step down from his position after two years in office, according to a Town announcement. The Selectboard unanimously voted to name planning, zoning and codes director Robert Houseman the interim town manager, the announcement wrote.
On July 18, College President Sian Leah Beilock announced that associate dean of student support services Anne Hudak and associate dean for student life Eric Ramsey will be stepping up as interim Deans of the College. The two associate deans will temporarily take the place of Dean of the College Scott Brown, who will leave the College at the end of the month. The Dartmouth sat down with Ramsey and Hudak to discuss their commitment to Dartmouth, their approaches to their new roles and their goals looking ahead.
Dean of the College Scott Brown will leave Dartmouth at the end of the month, College President Sian Leah Beilock announced in an email to campus on July 18. Brown — who has held the position since October 2022 — was set to serve until June 2025.
Since June 26, roughly one block of Allen Street — from the intersection with South Main Street to the municipal parking spots — has been closed to cars for a two-month pilot project by the Town of Hanover. According to the Town website, the project aims to “promote community engagement, enhance pedestrian safety and support local businesses.”
In 2021, at a banquet celebrating former Dartmouth athletics director and women’s lacrosse coach Josie Harper, Mary Page Michel ’87 asked former lacrosse players to stand if they coached or taught lacrosse after graduating. Michel — who played under Harper from 1983 to 1987 — said virtually everyone stood.
The College has suspended Beta Alpha Omega fraternity and Alpha Phi sorority following the death of Won Jang ’26, College spokesperson Jana Barnello wrote in an email statement to The Dartmouth. According to past reporting by The Dartmouth, Jang, a member of Beta, attended a joint social event with the two Greek organizations on Saturday evening. Authorities recovered Jang’s body from the Connecticut River on July 7.
Won Jang ’26, an undergraduate student from Middletown, Del., was found dead on July 7 “after a search involving state and local emergency responders,” Dean of the College Scott Brown wrote in an email to campus. Jang — who was reported missing on July 7 — was found in the Connecticut River this evening, Brown wrote.
Won Jang ’26 was reported missing to the Hanover Police Department on July 7, Safety and Security director Keiselim Montás wrote in an email statement to The Dartmouth. Jang was last seen on July 6 at around 9:30 p.m. by the Ledyard Canoe Club, according to a campus-wide DartAlert sent Sunday evening.