Dartmouth's Most Geographically Diverse Class Matriculates
2018
The Class of 2022 hails from 57 countries.
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Points of Pride
Two and a half centuries of Dartmouth achievements, turning points, contributions, and leadership
’Round the Girdled Earth
Dartmouth Hosts First-Ever Presidential Talk Show Debate
1984
Dartmouth continues to be an important stop for presidential hopefuls.
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.
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.
George Boateng, ’16, Thayer ’17 Creates Project iSWEST
2013
Project iSWEST is a 3-week intensive innovation boot camp for high school students in Ghana.
Kul Gautam '72 Gives the Convocation Address
2011
Peace Corps volunteer Zachary Hahn '65 encouraged Gautum, who hails from a small village in Nepal, to apply to Dartmouth.
George Perkins Marsh, Class of 1820, Publishes "Man and Nature"
1864
“Man is everywhere a disturbing agent.”
Anthropology Students Make a Major Fossil Discovery in South Africa
2016
“It shows the importance of being out in the field.” —Julia Cohen ’18
YALI Brings Young African Leaders to Campus
2014
From 2014-2018, Dartmouth hosted 125 young innovators from 38 countries through the YALI program.
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.
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.