Seen & Heard
A selection of must reads about Dartmouth alumni making news around the world.
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Eric Paley ’98
Economic Driver
Governor Maura Healey has appointed venture capitalist Eric Paley to serve as economic development secretary for Massachusetts. Paley, cofounder and managing partner of Cambridge VC firm Founder Collective, was recently recognized by The Boston Globe for his accomplishments as a technology leader in New England.
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Manya Whitaker ’06
Madam President
Manya Whitaker has been appointed Colorado College’s 15th president, having been initially appointed to an interim presidency in July 2024. She has worked at Colorado College since 2011, serving in a variety of roles including professor of education, associate chair, executive vice president, and chief of staff. Whitaker studied psychology at Dartmouth and earned a doctoral degree from Vanderbilt University.
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Thomas P. Foley ’75
Pell Grant Pride
In an opinion piece, Tom Foley writes about the value of grants and other scholarships that allowed him to attend two Ivy League institutions, including Dartmouth.
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Emmanuel Hui ’17
Startup Success
Hui was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia: Finance & Venture Capital list for his work leading Pebble, a Hong Kong-based startup accelerator in the biotech industry.
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Emily Everhard ’18
Lights, Camera, Action!
Everhard directed the short film/pilot Busted!, which debuted at SeriesFest in Denver where it won the Audience Award for Digital Shorts. Everhard served as co-creator alongside Sarah Adelman ’19 who wrote and starred in the film. Adelman won Best Writer for Digital Shorts.
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Devin Armstrong
Geeta Anand ’89
Digging Deep
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Geeta Anand is returning to Vermont to lead investigative journalism at VTDigger. Anand brings nearly 30 years of journalism experience to the role, having worked for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Boston Globe.
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Christopher Michel
Monica Miller ’92
Superfine Style
Renowned cultural scholar Monica L. Miller guest curated the Costume Institute’s spring 2025 exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which opens May 10. “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” explores the importance of style to the formation of Black identities in the Atlantic diaspora and takes inspiration from Miller’s book Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity. Ahead of the 2025 Met Gala, Miller moderated a panel discussion to preview the exhibition, as reported in Vogue.
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Monica L. Miller/Barnard College
Peter Tse ’84
Inherently Imaginative
Peter Tse, Dartmouth professor of psychological and brain sciences, discusses the evolution of human intelligence and imagination in this audio interview.
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Dartmouth College
Karen Anderson ’85
It All Adds Up
In 2022, lawmakers passed the Alabama Numeracy Act to improve mathematics proficiency among the state's elementary schoolers. As head of Alabama’s Office of Math Improvement, Karen Anderson ’85 has led statewide efforts to increase math fluency and boost test scores—with great success.
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Samantha Knowles ’12
Harlem Ice
Samantha Knowles ’12 shines the spotlight on a Harlem-based figure skating program for girls of color in a five-part docuseries on Disney+ called Harlem Ice. Earlier this year, Knowles talked about the uplifting series on The Kelly Clarkson Show and Good Morning America.
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Jamie Li
