Seen & Heard
The 25 Most Influential Alumni
A list for the ages, as selected by our faculty panel in celebration of Dartmouth’s 250th anniversary
“Keep the Damned Women Out”
Here’s the inside story of how an all-male board of trustees brought forth the most significant reshaping of the College in its history.
Dartmouth 2069
When Dartmouth celebrates its tricentennial, what will the student body look like? Will there be football? And how high can tuition go? Here are predictions Eleazar never could have imagined.
Opening Ceremony
The earliest Commencement, held in 1771, featured bigtime barbecue, speeches in Latin, and lousy linen.
You’re Hired!
Excerpts from the 1777 salary agreement for Mr. John Smith, Dartmouth’s first professor