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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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Bound for Glory

Thatcher Wine ’94 curates eye-popping “book murals” for well-heeled bibliophiles.

Downtime

During Winter Carnival in the 1910s and 1920s, thrill-seekers satisfied their need for speed by tobogganing down Occom Ridge and in Memorial Stadium.

Seats of Power

Eighteen presidents have served the College, but only after they retire do they attain a true seat of power at the president’s mansion.

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