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July-August 2021

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Books

Alumni Books
New titles from Dartmouth writers (July/August 2021)

Big Picture

Room 105 Will Never Be the Same Again

Campus

A World of Solutions
Dickey Center gets a new director.
Campus Confidential
Ask the Expert
Ethan Lewis | Professor of Economics
Economics professor Ethan Lewis: Five myths of immigration

Continuing Ed

Cal Newport ’04
Lisa Furlong
A digital tech expert on working smarter

Features

Man of Numbers
Sean Plottner
John Wesley Cromwell Jr., class of 1906, was No. 1.
Under Fire
Rick Beyer ’78
Walter Bernstein ’40 first survived the Nazis, then the Hollywood blacklist, to make his mark as a screenwriter.
Ready for Tokyo
Rand Richards Cooper
Isalys “Ice” Quiñones ’19, Th’20, heads to the Summer Olympics.
Homeward Bound
Jake Tapper ’91
Having announced that he won’t run again in 2022, U.S. Senator Rob Portman ’78 is going back to Ohio.
Home Game
Joseph Babcock ’08
For months ESPN broadcaster John Schriffen ’06 has covered sports around the world without leaving his apartment. Now he’s going places.
A Hall for All
Sean Plottner
A campus icon catches up to the 21st century.
Give a Rouse
Deaths

Letters

Your Turn
Readers write, react, and respond. (July/August 2021)

Look Who’s Talking

Chris Hamilton
Madison Wilson ’21
Diving coach

Personal History

Dog House
Kathy Gord Callahan ’86
How my family ended up living with 200 puppies.

Voices in the Wilderness

Passion Project
Lisa Kocian ’94
Liz Klinger ’10 moves analytics into the bedroom.
View From Above
Nancy Schoeffler
Ultra runner Jarmal Richard ’91 gains altitude Down Under.
Global Perspective
Elizabeth Janowski ’21
UN investment leader Preeti Sinha ’93 focuses on poor countries.
“Special Adventure”
Nancy Schoeffler
Economist Mike Pyle ’00 returns to the White House.

Web Extras

Lost and Found
Polly Ingraham ’79
A good Samaritan embarks on a remembrance of rings past.
Hominins on the Move
Jeremy DeSilva | Professor of Anthropology
An excerpt from “First Steps: How Upright Walking Made Us Human”
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Portfolio

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Books
Alumni Books
New titles from Dartmouth writers (July/August 2025)
Woman posing with art sculpture
Voices in the Wilderness
Inspiration in the Adirondacks
Artist Catherine Ross Haskins ’94 transforms an old grain mill into a vibrant arts hub.
From the Archive
Comeback Story

Alumni first returned to campus for official reunions in 1855.
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Continuing Ed
Katie Silberman ’09
A screenwriter on storytelling in Hollywood

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