Points of Pride

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

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College Acquires First MRI Scanner Explicitly for Research

1999

Dartmouth became the first U.S. college or university to own and operate a magnetic resonance imaging scanner housed in an academic department.

Dartmouth Hosts First-Ever Presidential Talk Show Debate

1984

Dartmouth continues to be an important stop for presidential hopefuls.

The Beginnings of Dartmouth's Organic Farm

1988

Each year the farm grows more than 2000 pounds of diverse, fresh, tasty, organic produce.

Institute of Arctic Studies (IAS) Established

1989

IAS is the Dickey Center's home for all environmental programming, as well as national and international climate and polar initiatives.

Jodi Archambault Gillette ‘91 Appointed White House Liaison

2009

In February 2009 Barack Obama named Gillette a deputy associate director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs.

President Eisenhower's Commencement Address

1953

President Eisenhower implored graduates not to "join the book burners."

George Perkins Marsh, Class of 1820, Publishes "Man and Nature"

1864

“Man is everywhere a disturbing agent.”

Eric Fanning '90 Appointed Secretary of the Army

2016

Eric Fanning was the 22nd Secretary of the Army, appointed by President Obama.

Annette Gordon-Reed '81 Wins the Pulitzer Prize

2009

Gordon-Reed is a legal scholar and historian who graduated with high distinction from Dartmouth in 1981.

The Peace Corps Begins

1961

By May 1963, 29 Dartmouth students were serving in 17 countries around the world as a part of the program.

The Arts Club Brings Literary Giants to Dartmouth

1930

In the span of just a few weeks in the spring of 1930, Carl Sandburg, Thornton Wilder, and Edna St. Vincent Millay presented their work to students.

The First King Scholars Graduate

2017

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

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