José Clemente Orozco's First Visit to Dartmouth
1932
Orozco painted a fresco and set his sights on a larger canvas during his March 18-20, 1932 visit.
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Points of Pride
Two and a half centuries of Dartmouth achievements, turning points, contributions, and leadership
Dartmouth Milestones
The Great Day
1967
378 female students from Wellesley, Smith, Mt. Holyoke and Colby Junior College attended the event.
Dartmouth Medical School Founded
1797
Named the Geisel School of Medicine in 2014, the medical school is the fourth-oldest in the United States.
The Beginnings of Dartmouth's Organic Farm
1988
Each year the farm grows more than 2000 pounds of diverse, fresh, tasty, organic produce.
Triangle House Opens
2014
The residence hall welcomes the LGBTQIA community and allied students who share a passion for social justice issues.
Sally Frechette Maynard Elected to the Board of Trustees
1979
"I could not speak for all women...I was speaking only for myself, but from the point of view as a woman."
Dartmouth Makes NAI’s Top 100 List for U.S. Patents
2016
National Academy of Inventors’ report ranks universities worldwide by the number of utility patents granted.
Dartmouth Receives Its First Fine Art Piece
1773
John Wentworth, royal governor of New Hampshire and a Dartmouth trustee, gifted the College a silver monteith.
The First King Scholars Graduate
2017
The King Scholar Leadership Program prepares international students to fight global poverty.
Baker Memorial Library Opens
1928
The library was located, as librarian Nathaniel L. Goodrich commented, “at the heart of the campus.”
The Hood Art Museum Opens
1985
Dartmouth’s collections are among the oldest and largest of any college or university in the country.