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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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First Look

Four rarely seen images of the College transport viewers across the decades.

Updated on January 4, 2019

Four rarely seen images of the College transport viewers across the decades.

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Architect’s rendering of proposed campus buildings, circa 1828
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Campus scene, circa 1851
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View from Bartlett Tower, circa 1905
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Aerial image of Baker Tower, 2009 (Photo by John Sherman)

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

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Photographer Nils Ericson ’00 shares an intimate glimpse of life back home in Iowa.

Fantastic Worlds

A selection of works by artist John Stephens ’68

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