Mindy Kaling ’01 Publishes Her Second New York Times Bestseller
2015
Comedy phenomenon Mindy Kaling ’01 returned to Hanover in 2018 to deliver the main address at commencement.
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Points of Pride
Two and a half centuries of Dartmouth achievements, turning points, contributions, and leadership
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Andrea Hayes-Jordan ’87, DMS’91 Becomes the Nation's First Black Female Pediatric Surgeon
2004
In 2006, Hayes-Jordan became the first surgeon in the United States to successfully use “heated” chemotherapy on a child.
Professor Marcelo Gleiser Creates “Question Reality!”
2017
It is the first bilingual course on the EdX platform.
Dartmouth's First Fulbright Scholars
1946
The program aims to promote mutual understanding through international educational exchanges.
Louise Erdich '76 Wins the National Book Award
2012
A citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, Erdrich graduated with the College's first coeducational class.
Annette Gordon-Reed '81 Wins the Pulitzer Prize
2009
Gordon-Reed is a legal scholar and historian who graduated with high distinction from Dartmouth in 1981.
Kyle Hendricks ’12 and the Chicago Cubs Go to the World Series
2016
Hendricks pitched the clinching the game of the 2016 National League Championship Series with 7.1 scoreless innings.
Ben Barres, MD, PhD MED ’79 Elected to the US National Academy of Sciences
2013
"Great science starts with curiosity. There are no easy problems...That's what drives the creativity, the perseverance, and hopefully the rigor."
Black Women Hold Top Dartmouth Leadership Positions
2018
As Dartmouth approaches its 250th anniversary, four black women have taken on significant new leadership roles at the College.
Robert Frost and the Lessons of Wilson Hall
1892
While Robert Frost, Dartmouth Class of 1896, attended the College for just one term in 1892, he remembered those fall months vividly.
Hany Farid Honored by the National Academy of Inventors
2016
Farid’s research focuses on digital forensics, image analysis, and human perception.
First Measles Vaccine Licensed
1963
Dr. Samuel Katz ‘48, DMS‘50 helped develop the vaccine with John Enders at Boston Children's Hospital.