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.

The Burning and Rebuilding of Dartmouth Hall

1904

After the hall burned down on Feb. 18, 1904, alumni quickly raised funds for a new building.

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.

Mary Flanagan Brings Tiltfactor to Dartmouth

2008

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

Christian Wolff Begins Teaching at Dartmouth

1971

The influential new music composer came to teach in the classics department and the comparative literature program.

Dartmouth Acquired the Second College Grant

1807

“The Grant” is characterized by a remote wilderness aesthetic, a diversity of habitat, and pristine waters.

The Hood Art Museum Opens

1985

Dartmouth’s collections are among the oldest and largest of any college or university in the country.

US-ACAN Names Antarctica Valley In Honor of Ross Virginia

2004

Virginia Valley commemorates the professor's decades of research on the ecosystems of the continent’s dry valleys.

Dartmouth's First Senior Society

1783

Started in 1783, The Society of Social Friends "Socials" maintained a student-funded and -managed library, circulating holdings to its members only.

Baker Memorial Library Opens

1928

The library was located, as librarian Nathaniel L. Goodrich commented, “at the heart of the campus.”

Dartmouth's First Fulbright Scholars

1946

The program aims to promote mutual understanding through international educational exchanges.

Environmental Studies Established

1970

It was one of the first such programs in the country.

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