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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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Road Trip

Ben Joel ’27 goes global to check up on students conducting fieldwork with internships through the Dickey Center for International Understanding.

By Ben Joel '27

Updated on May 18, 2026

Ben Joel ’27, a government major, lugged his camera gear on a seven-week, 36,000-mile, five-country journey and captured more than 12,000 images on his trip.

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Hazel Le ’26 on a sampan cruise near Ninh Binh, Vietnam
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Emily Pridemore ’25 in Costa Rica
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Nellie Mwanyalo ’27 in Kilifi, Kenya
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Nicholas Booth ’27 in Prizren, Kosovo
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The streets of Mombasa, Kenya
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Flag-lowering ceremony in Hanoi, Vietnam
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The city of Hanoi, Vietnam
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Madeleine Shaw ’25 in Kosovo
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The Sông Vân River in Ninh Binh

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Local photographer John Sherman flew over campus in a helicopter in fall 2009 to capture these selective-focus shots.

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Orientation with backpackers from the class of 2028

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