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Gold Standard

Three classmates modernize small-scale mining in Tanzania with safety and sustainability at the forefront.

Modern Farmer

Farming today demands hard work and innovation—and these alumni are dedicated to preserving its legacy.

Brave Faces

Acclaimed Civil War photographer Mathew Brady first focused on celebrities—including Dartmouth dignitaries of his era.

Lost Species

A student seeks a rare creature in the rainforest of New Guinea. Will the jungle relinquish its secrets?

Life, Interrupted

Joe Okimoto ’60, MED’61, knows firsthand the trauma many immigrants now face. He spent part of his childhood in a U.S. internment camp during World War II.

Road Trip

Ben Joel ’27 goes global to check up on students conducting fieldwork with internships through the Dickey Center for International Understanding.

Guardian of the Sea

Alaska Coast Guard search-and-rescue manager Jennifer Whitcomb ’00 takes on a huge job—nearly 4 million square miles of it.

Perception. Reality.

Guess what? We‘re not as extreme as we think we are. And other surprising findings from professor Sean Westwood’s Polarization Research Lab

Bibliomania

David Godine ’66 reflects on a lifetime of publishing, collecting, crafting, loving, and reading books.

Peter Heller ’82

Whether he’s embracing the great outdoors or crafting his next novel, the bestselling author is firmly in his element.

A Man of Letters

Literary detective Christopher Warren ’99 unlocks the mysteries of centuries-old texts and secretive printers.

“Sloppy Data”

Ken Block ’87 investigated allegations of voter fraud for the Trump campaign in 2020. What he found may be even more disturbing.

The Long Haul

Team USA skier Sam “Moose” Morse ’20 hurtles down slopes at breakneck speeds—but works toward his degree at a more glacial pace.

Beyond Words

Samantha Schnee ’92 helped kickstart a revolution that shines a spotlight on international literature and the work of translators.

The Bird Listener

Mario Cohn-Haft ’83 first heard the call of the rainforest as a research intern more than 35 years ago. Today he’s the world’s foremost authority on birds of the Amazon.

Whale Watch

Janet Coit ’85 navigates competing interests to save a rare species from extinction.

Avalanche

When a snowy weekend 25 years ago suddenly turned deadly, several alumni came to the rescue.

Kitchen Socrates

In an unlikely classroom of the 1970s, steaks had to be cooked rare but the lessons were always well done.

Dam Nation

Lawyer, environmentalist, and river rat Dan Reicher ’78 steered a disparate group of stakeholders toward common ground—and an unlikely treaty for America’s hydroelectric future.

“We Are Your Only Hope”

When pilot Nathaniel Johansson ’18 had to ditch in the Pacific, no problem. The real nightmare came during a frantic rescue operation to pluck him from the ocean.

Sian Beilock

How a soccer kid from Berkeley journeyed coast to coast and became Dartmouth’s 19th president

A Breed Apart

Professors’ dogs are more than teachers’ pets. They’re class clowns, study buddies, office disruptors, and campus idols.

Underappreciated Giant

Civil rights champion Lester B. Granger, class of 1918, led the National Urban League—and the charge to integrate the U.S. military.

Gold Miner

Anouk Patty ’91, chief of sport at U.S. Ski & Snowboard, brings renewed vigor—and analytics—to the country’s quest for precious medals.

The Rebel

Moviemaker Bob Rafelson ’54 shook up Hollywood and gave us some of its greatest stars—not to mention a band called The Monkees.

Nordic Exposure

Photographer Eli Burakian ’00 traverses the most sparsely populated country in Europe. In less than two weeks. On foot.

Deaths

Burton M. Bickford ’44 • Aug. 28, 2022 Malcolm B. Smith ’44 • Aug. 16, 2022 Richard C. Butler ’46 • Feb. 27, 2022 Robert A. Levinson ’46 • Sept. 22, 2022 Roger H. Miller ’47 • Aug. 6,…

Red Alert

When Russia erupted in bloody revolution, young banker Leighton Rogers, class of 1916, bolted from the Bolsheviks.

“Unbelievable”

That’s how president-elect Sian Beilock describes her recent visit to campus. Here she talks about her management style, breaking barriers, and what she does when she wakes up each morning.

Deaths

Mary L. Ripley ’29 • Aug. 17 John A. Corroon ’44 • July 7 Harry B. Bissell Jr. ’45 • Aug. 5 Sanford Gottlieb ’46 • July 29 Richard A. Nylen ’46 • June 15 Daniel B. Ruggles III ’46 •…

No Limits

Our paralympic skiers are more than inspirational. They’re also outstanding athletes.

The Playmaker

Linebacker Reggie Williams ’76 grabs the No. 1 spot on our list of the College’s best male athletes.

No Man’s Land

With Ukraine under attack, Dale Perry ’84 deftly pivoted from corporate CEO to leader of his very own aid operation.

Behind The Scenes

Producer Luke Katler ’15 fuels Broadway’s return with a show critics call a “foulmouthed political funhouse farce.”

In Good Faith

Religion professor Randall Balmer brings historical perspective—and personal experience—to his assessment of the religious right.

Helping Hands

Jim Kim’s visionary program has been improving healthcare around the world for a decade—one project at a time.

Life Savers

Two alums provide the ultimate safety net with their pluck-survivors- from-disaster service, Global Rescue.

Give a Rouse

Eight Dartmouth alumni and students competed in the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Former Big Green hockey captain Laura Stacey ’16 earned a gold medal skating for Team Canada. Biathlete Susan Dunklee ’08…

The Natural

National Wildlife Federation CEO Collin O’Mara ’01 proves he’s more than just a voice in the wilderness.

The Dead Zone

Few who were there forget—okay, some don’t remember a thing—when the Grateful Dead played Thompson Arena in 1978.

Dead on Arrival

Clifford Orr, class of 1922, took moviegoers on a forgettable ride when he fictionalized a real Dartmouth murder mystery.

Behind the Podium

Dartmouth’s secret sauce for women’s Nordic skiing excellence? Coach Cami Thompson Graves, who for three decades has guided her charges to victory at the NCAAs, world championships, and Olympic Games.

On Target

Biathlon veteran Susan Dunklee ’08 takes aim at a breakthrough in Beijing.

Twists and Turns

“I did not know where life was going to take me,” says Bruce Beasley ’61. Then he discovered sculpture.

Gear Shift

For Jeffrey Tanenhaus ’02, solving a career crisis was as simple as stealing a bicycle.

Moneyball

With the changes to NCAA endorsement rules, will student-athletes cash in?

Deaths

B. Bernei Burgunder Jr. ’41 • July 8 Frank N. Youngman Jr. ’45 • June 14 Donald Budinoff ’46 • May 28, 2019 Julian Farb ’46 • April 13 Leonard A. Fritz ’46 • Dec. 28, 2019 Robert O…

Overboard

Was it recklessness or bad luck that cost Arthur Moffatt ’41 his life on a 1955 canoe expedition in Canada’s Northwest Territories? The survivors have never agreed.

Star Trekker

Did TV and film wunderkind Herb Solow ’53 boldly go where no man has gone before? Indubitably!

Deaths

Eric G.W. Barradale ’44 • May 25 Horace S. Blood ’44 • May 11 John H. Aprill ’46 • June 4, 2020 C. Richard Friedrich ’46 • April 22 William W. Poole ’46 • May 13 Norman Weissman ’46 •…

Under Fire

Walter Bernstein ’40 first survived the Nazis, then the Hollywood blacklist, to make his mark as a screenwriter.