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The Rise of Grade Inflation

The growing number of high marks has many professors—and some students—worried academic excellence is being cheapened. Has Dartmouth reached a breaking point?

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Big Green Photo Contest

October 1, 2026: Please note that this contest has ended. Thank you to everyone who submitted photos!
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Return Engagement

How can things change and still be the same?

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The Circle is Small

The death of Canadian folksinger Gordon Lightfoot in early May led a dozen old College friends back a half-century to a cellar bar at the Hanover Inn—and well beyond. Here are the emails they…

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Long Time Coming

Although the College made Hannah Croasdale wait nearly 30 years to gain tenure, it offered one student an opportunity to learn why.

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My Journey from Servative to Loberal

At some point, I came to see the world through different beer goggles.

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Sinking Into Anarchy

These excerpts from Leighton Rogers’ journal cover several days in December 1917—a few weeks before he fled Russia.

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Mutual Respect

Higher ed—including Dartmouth—could play a critical role in the cohesion of American society.

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Close to Home

An alumna returns to her native country and explores the lingering effects of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy.

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Playing with Fire

After 65 years, a prankster comes clean about a risky stunt.

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A Sense of Peace

An architect’s detective work takes him on a personal odyssey.

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Escape From New York

An excerpt from “West of Wheeling: How I Quit My Job, Broke the Law & Biked to a Better Place”

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Stall Tactics

An undergrad snaps his way through a wacky practice routine with hopes of landing a teaching assistant job.

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Lost and Found

A good Samaritan embarks on a remembrance of rings past.

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