As cold weather and new students arrive on campus this fall, College officials are taking additional steps to deal with the potential spread of the H1N1 virus, more commonly known as swine flu.
Correction appended A series of bonds totaling approximately $236 million issued on behalf of the College has received AAA long-term ratings the highest possible rank from Fitch Ratings, an international credit rating agency.
Association of Alumni President John Mathias '69 has been selected to chair the American Bar Association's Death Penalty Representation Project, an organization that advocates for defendants facing capital punishment.
Correction appended A pending case in the New Hampshire Supreme Court could slash a hole in the state's $11.6 billion operating budget for the next two years, potentially broadening the scope of existing budget cuts and leaving the government tens of millions of dollars in debt.
Courtesy of Dartmouthsports.com Courtesy of DartmouthSports.com Jon Torpey, assistant head coach at the University of Denver, will join the Big Green men's lacrosse as the top assistant coach this September, Dartmouth's new head coach Andrew Towers announced Monday. "He's exactly what I wanted for this job," Towers said in an interview with The Dartmouth.
Although many colleges and universities have been expecting enrollment declines in light of the current economic slump, a survey released by the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities indicates that private colleges will see an average enrollment increase of 0.2 percent in the upcoming academic year, Inside Higher Ed reported.
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Newly instated College President Jim Yong Kim, who will begin work on Wednesday overseeing an institution that has historically prided itself on maintaining a distinctive student culture, told The Dartmouth in an interview that many of his policies involving important aspects of Dartmouth's social scene will remain incomplete until he has a better feel for life at the College which he termed "an incredibly complicated place." "It's going to take me a year to figure out how the place works," Kim said. Although Kim emphasized that he will take his first year as president to learn more about social life at Dartmouth, he did express initial views on several important campus issues. Kim said that while he is aware that alcohol consumption occurs at Dartmouth, he does not think it occurs more often than at other universities.
Dartmouth's men's heavyweight rowing team posted its best finish in five years at this year's Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championship Regatta, with the varsity eight and novice eight boats both placing 12th nationally.
The reaction of Dartmouth alumni to Monday's announcement that Jim Yong Kim will serve as the College's next president has largely mirrored the split of alumni body in recent clashes with the College's Board of Trustees.