Mindy Kaling ’01 Publishes Her Second New York Times Bestseller
2015
Comedy phenomenon Mindy Kaling ’01 returned to Hanover in 2018 to deliver the main address at commencement.
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Points of Pride
Two and a half centuries of Dartmouth achievements, turning points, contributions, and leadership
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School of Graduate and Advanced Studies at Dartmouth Established
2016
The graduate school was renamed The Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies in 2018.
Fred Rogers '50 Delivers the Commencement Address
2002
"And in the perspective of infinity, our differences are infinitesimal. We are intimately related. May we never even pretend that we are not."
Thayer Launches Formula Hybrid
2007
In 2018, the race car design competition was awarded one of the most coveted prizes in engineering education, the ABET Innovation Award.
The Dickey Center for International Understanding Established
1982
The center provides funding and support for off-term internships and research as well as year-long post graduate fellowships around the world.
First Measles Vaccine Licensed
1963
Dr. Samuel Katz ‘48, DMS‘50 helped develop the vaccine with John Enders at Boston Children's Hospital.
Samson Occom Begins to Study Theology with Eleazar Wheelock
1743
The Reverend Samson Occom, a member of the Mohegan nation, was born in 1723 on Mohegan land near New London, Connecticut.
Winter Carnival Begins As the "First Field Day of the Outing Club"
1910
Held every February since 1911 (except during World Wars I and II), the iconic event was created by undergraduates.
Moosilauke Ravine Lodge Built
1938
The lodge was constructed to serve some of the nation's earliest competitive skiing.
President Eisenhower's Commencement Address
1953
President Eisenhower implored graduates not to "join the book burners."
Partnership with American University of Kuwait (AUK) Begins
2003
Dartmouth begins its collaboration with Kuwait's first and only liberal arts university.