YALI Brings Young African Leaders to Campus
2014
From 2014-2018, Dartmouth hosted 125 young innovators from 38 countries through the YALI program.
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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 Establishes Foreign Study Program
1958
Today, Dartmouth ranks first among Ivy League institutions for study abroad participation.
The Peace Corps Begins
1961
By May 1963, 29 Dartmouth students were serving in 17 countries around the world as a part of the program.
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.
Dartmouth's First Fulbright Scholars
1946
The program aims to promote mutual understanding through international educational exchanges.
Dartmouth Hosts First-Ever Presidential Talk Show Debate
1984
Dartmouth continues to be an important stop for presidential hopefuls.
Anthropology Students Make a Major Fossil Discovery in South Africa
2016
“It shows the importance of being out in the field.” —Julia Cohen ’18
Partnership with American University of Kuwait (AUK) Begins
2003
Dartmouth begins its collaboration with Kuwait's first and only liberal arts university.
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.
War and Peace Studies Established
1985
War and Peace Fellows engage in ongoing discussions around international conflict and cooperation.
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.