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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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Scenes from the Backyard

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

Updated on November 30, 2017

Portland, Oregon-based sports photographer Nils Ericson ’00 returns to his childhood home in Iowa every summer to document the life of his family. Here he shares a selection of his highly cinematic backyard portraits.

Read more about Ericson in our Nov/Dec 2017 profile

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Dartmouth Siblings

A peek at the thousands of brothers and sisters who share the Big Green alma mater.

Adrift

Nathaniel Johansson ’18 encountered engine failure over the Pacific. These photos show how he managed to survive.

Road Trip

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

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