Christian Wolff Begins Teaching at Dartmouth
1971
The influential new music composer came to teach in the classics department and the comparative literature program.
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Points of Pride
Two and a half centuries of Dartmouth achievements, turning points, contributions, and leadership
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The Building of the Bema
1882
Commencement was held in the revered amphitheater for many generations of Dartmouth seniors.
John Ledyard Departs Down the Connecticut River
1773
Ledyard’s legendary trip downriver was just the start of a life filled with dramatic, restless, pioneering adventure
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.
Shonda Rhimes ’91 Delivers a Lesson-Packed Commencement Address
2014
"Dreams are lovely. But they are just dreams... But dreams do not come true just because you dream them. It's hard work that makes things happen."
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.
William Kamkwamba ‘14 Pens a New York Times Bestseller
2009
At age 14, Kamkwamba built a windmill from spare parts to help his small African town survive a famine.
Hannah Croasdale Gains Tenure
1964
The botanist was the first woman in the Arts and Sciences at Dartmouth to achieve the level of full professor.
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.
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.
Dartmouth and the Matariki Network of Universities
2010
The College is one of seven founding members of a global coalition of universities, each with a strong focus on undergraduate teaching and research.
Dartmouth Graduates Majority-Female Engineering Class
2016
Dartmouth College was the first national research university to award more bachelor’s degrees in engineering to women than men.