Points of Pride

Two and a half centuries of Dartmouth achievements, turning points, contributions, and leadership

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The Frank J. Guarini Institute for International Education Launches

2013

The former New Jersey congressman and United Nations representative committed $10 million to enhance off-campus international education programs.

Dartmouth's Most Geographically Diverse Class Matriculates

2018

The Class of 2022 hails from 57 countries.

The First King Scholars Graduate

2017

The King Scholar Leadership Program prepares international students to fight global poverty.

George Boateng, ’16, Thayer ’17 Creates Project iSWEST

2013

Project iSWEST is a 3-week intensive innovation boot camp for high school students in Ghana.

Mary Flanagan Brings Tiltfactor to Dartmouth

2008

“How games impacted me is a small model of how games could impact the world.” —Mary Flanagan

C. Everett Koop ‘37 Begins Serving as U.S. Surgeon General

1982

Koop changed the way American medicine was practiced—and that was before he became the nation’s top doctor.

The Arthur L. Irving Institute for Energy and Society Created

2016

“Meeting the energy demands of the future is one of the most complex and urgent challenges facing humankind.” –President Phil Hanlon ’77

Martin Luther King Speakat at Dartmouth, 1960

Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Speaks at Dartmouth

1962

On May 23, 1962, Martin Luther King Jr. spoke to an overflow crowd in 105 Dartmouth Hall.

John Carleton, Class of 1922, Competes at the Inaugural Winter Olympics

1924

Since those first Winter Games, the College on the Hill has seen student-athletes and alumni participate in every Winter Olympics.

Hopkins Center for the Arts Opens

1962

A renowned multi-disciplinary academic, visual and performing arts center, the Hop was designed by Wallace Harrison, the architect of Lincoln Center.

First Year Trips Begin

1935

The Class of 2022 became the first class to end their trips with a stay at the newly rebuilt Moosilauke Ravine Lodge.

Professor Marcelo Gleiser Creates “Question Reality!”

2017

It is the first bilingual course on the EdX platform.

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