Points of Pride

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

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Founding of Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning

2004

DCAL helps Dartmouth faculty develop new teaching tools and strategies, especially purposeful applications of digital technology and new media.

The Mirica Group Designs an Electronic “Nose”

2017

Katherine Mirica is an assistant professor of chemistry and head of the Mirica Group at Dartmouth College.

Eric Fossum Wins Engineering’s Biggest Prize

2017

Thayer’s Fossum won the 2017 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering for his invention of the CMOS image sensor, which revolutionized digital imaging.

Christian Wolff Begins Teaching at Dartmouth

1971

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

Professor William W. Cook Comes to Dartmouth

1973

A much-revered professor of English and African-American studies, Cook taught at Dartmouth for over 30 years.

Hany Farid Honored by the National Academy of Inventors

2016

Farid’s research focuses on digital forensics, image analysis, and human perception.

Ira Ray Jenkins, Prashant Anantharaman, Grad School

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.

Native American Studies Program Established

1972

Today, the highly regarded undergraduate program offers more than 25 courses.

Anthropology Students Make a Major Fossil Discovery in South Africa

2016

“It shows the importance of being out in the field.” —Julia Cohen ’18

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.

BASIC Revolutionizes Computer Programming

1964

In the basement of College Hall, Professor John Kemeny and a student programmer simultaneously typed RUN on neighboring terminals.

Professor Marcelo Gleiser Creates “Question Reality!”

2017

It is the first bilingual course on the EdX platform.

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Founding of Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning

The Mirica Group Designs an Electronic “Nose”

Eric Fossum Wins Engineering’s Biggest Prize

Christian Wolff Begins Teaching at Dartmouth

Professor William W. Cook Comes to Dartmouth

Hany Farid Honored by the National Academy of Inventors

School of Graduate and Advanced Studies at Dartmouth Established

Native American Studies Program Established

Anthropology Students Make a Major Fossil Discovery in South Africa

Hannah Croasdale Gains Tenure

BASIC Revolutionizes Computer Programming

Professor Marcelo Gleiser Creates “Question Reality!”

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