Seen & Heard
A selection of must reads about Dartmouth alumni making news around the world.
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Gabe Hoffman-Johnson ’14
Brand Built on Heart
Gabe Hoffman-Johnson has quickly developed a loyal fanbase for Maine’s first pro soccer team, Portland Hearts of Pine. Key to the brand’s success is a team identity built on Maine pride—from its name to its logo to merch sales to local sponsors.
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Hearts of Pine
Lindsay MacMillan ’16
Beach Read
Lindsay MacMillan reveals the inspiration behind her latest novel, Summer on Lilac Island. The story features a mother-daughter relationship in the spirit of Gilmore Girls and is set in a small town on Mackinac Island in MacMillan’s home state of Michigan.
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Alyssa Sonnevil
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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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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