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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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Canine Commotion

Behind the scenes of our feature on Dartmouth dogs.

By Rob Strong '04

Updated on May 18, 2026

Photographer Rob Strong ’04 spent hours with a pack of professors’ dogs to capture the portraits for our March-April 2023 cover story. Some were camera-shy, others not so much. In the end, everyone earned their treats.

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Fantastic Worlds

A selection of works by artist John Stephens ’68

Dolphin Training

Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator Matt Burke ’98 travels the globe in search of adventure.

Dreamscapes

The magic realism of infrared photography transforms campus scenery into a Dartmouth you’ve never seen before.

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