Points of Pride

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

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’Round the Girdled Earth

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's Most Geographically Diverse Class Matriculates

2018

The Class of 2022 hails from 57 countries.

YALI Brings Young African Leaders to Campus

2014

From 2014-2018, Dartmouth hosted 125 young innovators from 38 countries through the YALI program.

The First King Scholars Graduate

2017

The King Scholar Leadership Program prepares international students to fight global poverty.

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.

American University of Kuwait - Dartmouth

Partnership with American University of Kuwait (AUK) Begins

2003

Dartmouth begins its collaboration with Kuwait's first and only liberal arts university.

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.

Dartmouth Establishes Foreign Study Program

1958

Today, Dartmouth ranks first among Ivy League institutions for study abroad participation.

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.

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.

War and Peace Studies Established

1985

War and Peace Fellows engage in ongoing discussions around international conflict and cooperation.

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.

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