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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.

Homeward Bound

Having announced that he won’t run again in 2022, U.S. Senator Rob Portman ’78 is going back to Ohio.

Home Game

For months ESPN broadcaster John Schriffen ’06 has covered sports around the world without leaving his apartment. Now he’s going places.

Give a Rouse

Endocrinologist Donald Bergman ’67 has earned the 2020 American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE) Yank Coble Distinguished Service Award and the 2021 Mount Sinai Alumni Association Jacobi…

Deaths

Benedict Reid ’43 • March 13 Sally Holmes Kidd ’44 • Feb. 4 Joseph R. Vancisin ’44 • March 23 Harry Hampton ’45 • April 20 Philip L. Lewis ’45 • March 5 Philip W. Goodspeed ’49 • March…

Deaths

Robert G. Achorn ’39 • Jan. 10 Walter S. Bernstein ’40 • Jan. 23 Charles E. Dell ’42 • Nov. 30, 2019 H. Peter Schaub Jr. ’44 • Dec. 18, 2020 Fenton A. Ludtke ’46 • Jan. 6 Robert H…

Gone Fishin’

When Paul Maclean ’24 worked as a reporter in Montana, he also edited Montana Fish and Game Notes, which featured both signed and unsigned stories. The following short item titled “Unique… If…

Give a Rouse

Robert Hatch ’60, Tu’62, chairman and CEO of Cereal Ingredients and Great Plains Analytical Lab, has earned a University of Missouri-Kansas City 2020 Entrepreneur of the Year Award. The award…

Deaths

Robert J. Finkelstein ’37 • Aug. 27, 2020 Robert L. Gale ’42 • Nov. 26, 2020 John M. Jenkins ’43 • Nov. 23, 2020 John W. Reps ’43 • Nov. 12, 2020 H. Peter Schaub Jr. ’44 • Dec. 18, 2020 …

Dream Team

Agent Tony Godsick ’93 and tennis superstar Roger Federer join up to create a grand slam partnership.

Ice Breaker

Only at Dartmouth can you find tennis mixed with hockey. Here’s how a fanatic tradition began.

Bravey Heart

With her memoir of heartbreak and hilarity, Olympian and movie-maker Alexi Pappas ’12 stays on track

Deaths

Leo M. Grace Jr. ’41 • March 27, 2020 Walter L. Lipman ’41 • Oct. 1, 2020 James S. Hardigg ’44 • Sept. 17, 2020 David W. Clarke ’46 • Sept. 13, 2020 Saul W. Nirenberg ’46 • Oct. 12, 2020 …

Truth Be Told

From Iraq to Colombia, acclaimed writer Phil Klay ’05 delves into crucibles of conflict and the unintended consequences of America’s muddled military moves.

Rising Star

Her journey from Jamaica to Brooklyn to Hanover wasn’t easy, but with an Emmy nomination for her work in the powerful Netflix series “When They See Us,” actress Marsha Stephanie Blake ’96 is hitting…

Tales From the Trail

Tom Rath ’67 has promoted, cajoled, and strategized for GOP candidates in New Hampshire’s presidential primaries since his freshman year.

Good Neighbor

Mister Rogers ’50 made an indelible impression when he returned to campus after more than 50 years.

Deaths

Frederick W. Klein ’37 • July 30 John F. Kindergan ’38 • July 16 Raymond A. Welbourn ’41 • March 25 John C. Harding Jr. ’42 • May 8 Michael Frothingham ’43 • Aug. 10 Edward B. Crane …

Saving Grace

After seven seasons in the minors, Cole Sulser ’12, Th’13, emerges as the surprise closer for the Baltimore Orioles.

After El Chapo

Federal prosecutor Tom Shakeshaft ’89 helped take down one of the world’s most notorious drug lords. Now he’s fighting to recover from the aftermath.

Alien Quest

For astrobiologist Kevin Peter Hand ’97, the search for extraterrestrial life begins under the ice on planet Earth.

Stories With Purpose

“It is our duty to be thoughtful about what we put out into the world,” says children’s book author Minh Lê ’01.

Campus Confidential

Nixed All winter term off-campus programs have been canceled due to Covid-19. Back to the Big Screen The Nugget Theater reopened on July 10. Lives They Live A new Instagram account…

Give a Rouse

Owen Fiss ’59, the Sterling Professor Emeritus of Law at Yale Law School, has been awarded the 2020 Henry M. Phillips Prize in Jurisprudence by the American Philosophical Society in recognition of…

Deaths

Charles E. Compton ’38 • June 16 Harry A. Jacobs Jr. ’42 • May 5 Frank P. Sherwood ’43 • Aug. 28, 2019 Kenneth F. Eldredge ’45 • June 8 Donald J. Evans ’47 • April 17 Alan Goldstein …

The Professor Was a Spy!

Wentworth Eldredge ’31 chaired the sociology department. But during World War II he signed on with military intelligence, engaged in a high-stakes love affair, and secretly helped trick the Nazis…

Campus Confidential

Rocky Top Jason Barabas ’93 is the new director of the Rockefeller Center. The former government major comes from Stony Brook University, where he was a professor of political science. …

Give a Rouse

Julia Richman ’04 has been named the chief strategy officer for the State of Colorado Office of Information Technology in Denver. Richman, the former chief technology officer for the city of Boulder,…

Deaths

Henri E. Rosen ’40 • April 9 Franklin S. Cushman ’42 • Nov. 28, 2019 Robert W. Keeler ’42 • April 5 Robert G. Bowman ’43 • April 18 Henry C. Keck ’43 • April 4 Robert I. Lappin ’43 •…

The Front Lines

“Overwhelming.” “Inevitable.” “Frustrating.” That’s how alumni doctors and epidemiologists describe their battle with the deadly coronavirus.

Deaths

Henry W. Merrill Jr. ’39 • unknown James David McGaughey III ’41 • Jan. 12 Oliver Lazare ’43 • Dec. 12, 2019 Robert E. Cummins ’44 • Dec. 9, 2019 Paul J. Muller ’45 • Jan. 27 Michael F…

Dad Thad

Students of the 1950s and 1960s remember the legendary lessons of dean Thaddeus Seymour (1928-2019).

Seven Days in May

Fifty years ago the Kent State shootings incited chaos across college campuses nationwide. With John Kemeny at the helm, Dartmouth was a notable exception.

Deaths

Shelton G. Stanfill ’35 • Sept. 23, 2017 Richard D. Cords ’41 • March 30, 2018 Stuart L. May ’41 • Sept. 11, 2019 John F. Shearer ’44 • Nov. 16, 2019 Richard D. Fitzgerald ’46 • Nov. 26,…

Trail Blazer

Advisor Lis Smith ’05 busts through campaign norms and glass ceilings as she goes all in to get her candidate in the White House.

The Fate of the Forest

As researchers descend on the Second College Grant to forecast the future of New England’s trees, Dartmouth’s most underutilized classroom finally gets its due.

Innocence Found

Lawyer Charlotte Whitmore ’03 fights to free wrongfully convicted prisoners the old-fashioned way: by pounding the pavement.

All Rise

Levi Woodbury, class of 1809, served in all three branches of government at the state and federal level.

February Fiesta

Sharpen your skates and wax your skis: Winter Carnival takes place February 6-9, with the theme of “A Blizzard of Unbelievable Beasts.” The ice sculpture contest, polar bear plunge, 99-cent ski day,…

Snow Men

Students take flight into deep snow back in 1988. The white stuff fell on campus in early November this year, but not enough for the annual snowball fight, which undergrads will undoubtedly look…

Bronx Bombers

Yankee Stadium belongs to baseball in October. But not in November, when football invaded and Dartmouth defeated Princeton, 27-10, in a battle of unbeatens. The Big Green went on to share the Ivy…

Campus Confidential

Arabica! Novack Café now features Starbucks products—but not after midnight, the café’s new closing time.   Digging In Work has begun on the Arthur L. Irving Institute for Energy and…

Give a Rouse

Dr. Richard Larson ’72, the director of the University of Chicago Hematologic Malignancies Clinical Research Program, has received the American Society of Hematology’s 2019 Henry M. Stratton Medal…

Deaths

Philip P. Thompson Jr. ’38 • June 19, 2019 Francois M. Boutin ’41 • Nov. 1, 2017 George B. McCallum ’41 • Aug. 26, 2019 Frank H. Nye Jr. ’41 • June 20, 2019 Joseph P. Logan ’42 • Sept. 6,…

Safe Haven

After opioids and alcohol nearly ruined his life, Trey Laird ’93 opened the Lighthouse, a sober-living home in suburbia where executive addicts recover in style.

There’s Something About Harry

CNN’s Harry Enten ’11 is hardly your parents’ pundit: His love of YouTube, Twitter, and Popeye’s fried chicken is matched only by his prowess at analyzing presidential elections.

Blaze Runners

Dartmouth Night lit up the Green on October 11, when freshmen ran around the bonfire, as mandated by tradition. President William Jewett Tucker, class of 1861, hosted the first Dartmouth Night in…

Dynamic Duo

Filmmakers Phil Lord ’97 and Chris Miller ’97 talk about the ups and downs of moviemaking, life in Tinseltown, and how they’ve honed their comedic collaboration.

Back to BASIC

A simple computer language developed at Dartmouth before computers were personal heralded today’s digital and social media universe.

Special K

Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks ’12 insists winning a World Series isn’t enough: “You’re never done.”

Golden

Disabled ski champion Diana Golden Brosnihan ’84 was much more than a peak performer.

The Old Way

Prior to the introduction of the Twilight Ceremony in recent years, Convocation kicked off the academic year. Here, students emerge from the Webster Hall event on September 21, 1939. They had just…

The New Way

For the Twilight Ceremony, incoming freshmen light candles as the sun sets. Then they join a procession from Collis Center to the Bema to sing the alma mater and hear the Baker bells ring. Classes…

Campus Confidential

On Top Baker Tower’s restored roof won a 2019 North American Copper in Architecture award in the “restoration” category. The copper roof was part of a 2016 refurbishment. Great Debate Dartmouth…

Deaths

Albert P. Beust ’38 • Dec. 3, 2015 James Golden ’38 • July 7 Terrence L. Hollern ’38 • August 17, 2016 John J. Karr ’38 • Sept. 3, 2011 David S. Pallister ’38 • May 8 Jack J. Preiss …

American Odyssey

After a drug deal gone bad, Peter Kaldheim ’71 fled for his life and embarked on a cross-country epic of homelessness, hitchhiking, and empty pockets. The long road eventually led to redemption—and…

Losing Hart

A former protégé looks back on the times and life of conservative icon Jeffrey Hart ’51.

Zero Gravity

“I get on my skateboard every day, weather permitting. Whether skating to class or destressing from work with a couple of kickflips and heelflips, I try to be on my skateboard every moment I can,”…