Crypto Cramp
The value of College crypto-related investments dropped by more than $2 million in three months, according to recent U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Trustees reported the $9-billion endowment held about $12.4 million in the Bitwise Solana Staking exchange-traded fund.
Provost faces review
Following a report in The Dartmouth, President Beilock has named a panel to review allegations of improper use of artificial intelligence by Provost Santiago Schnell. “He is taking this matter seriously, as am I,” she wrote to the College community. Schnell said he uses AI only to polish writing and has apologized.
Rankings
Dartmouth moved from ninth to fifth in LinkedIn’s ranking of top schools for graduates’ long-term career success. The Big Green’s alumni network placed second for its career support and connections for students. Meanwhile, Dartmouth clocked in at No. 23 in Time’s rankings of America’s best colleges.
New Dean
Health economist and professor Carrie Hoverman Colla ’01 succeeds chemistry prof Jon Kull ’88 as dean of the Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies. Kull led the transition from the office of graduate studies to the College’s first new school in more than a century.
Settlements
In July, 3,988 students and alumni began receiving payments averaging $2,000 from the College’s $33.75-million settlement in the $284-million class action lawsuit Henry, et al., v. Brown University, et al. Plaintiffs alleged 17 universities, including Dartmouth, colluded to lower admitted students’ financial aid awards.
Kudos
President Sian Beilock received the Class of 1964/ 2014 James Wright ’64a Outstanding Leadership Award in recognition of “responsible leadership in the ongoing life of the institution.” Leading the Search Trustee Hilary Tompkins ’90, a member of the Navajo Nation and former solicitor for the U.S. Department of the Interior, is leading the search for the inaugural director of the Tribal Sovereignty Institute.
Salute to Kemeny
John Kemeny is No. 151 on Forbes’ list of 250 of “America’s Most Successful Historic Veterans.” He was drafted into the Army during World War II and assigned to the Manhattan Project before codeveloping the BASIC programming language and becoming Dartmouth president.
The Frat Comes Back
Sigma Alpha Epsilon was reinstated in July after a decade-long suspension. The fraternity was suspended by its national organization for failing to follow standards and “violations of health and safety regulations.”
Back in Shape
Closed for upgrades as part of the campus’ energy transition, the Lewinstein Athletic Center—including the Alumni Gym, Zimmerman Fitness Center, pools, and locker rooms—reopened September 1.
Housing Help
Juniors and seniors moved into 285-bed Russo Hall on West Wheelock Street in early September, the first of several new apartment-style buildings intended to ease the College’s housing crunch. Students also moved back into Fayerweather Hall after a renovation added 35 beds.
