Dartmouth in The New Criterion
The New Criterion in its inimitable way not only offers congratulations to new Board member Steve Smith, but gives a shout out to colleges and…
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Haldeman’s open letter on the Board’s composition
Chairman of Dartmouth’s Board of Trustees, Ed Haldeman ’70, has written the below letter, released today, to put the alumni at ease about the Governance…
David Spaulding withholds media lists from AoA
This past Friday July 6th, Frank Gado ’58 wrote this important letter to the editors of The Daily Dartmouth, which reveals the disturbing hand the…
What the petition candidates really want?
For some insight into the so-called “true” motivations of the past four petition candidates, here are Alumni Councilor Mike Houlahan’s ’61 thoughts: “The petition candidates…
Asch responds to Colla in the VN
Today’s Valley News published Joseph Asch’s ’79 response to Colla’s ‘66 letter, found here, about the trustee election process. Vote-Counting at Dartmouth In a letter…
A masterpiece of high art versus…hair
Two days ago, The Daily Dartmouth reported on the Hood Museum of Art’s recent purchase of the 1756 portrait of the Earl of Dartmouth, William…
Petition Trustees: An unfair advantage?
The following letter was written to the editor of The Valley News this past Saturday in response to Joseph Asch’s letter, published on June 12th….
1891 Agreement discussed in The D
Today’s Daily Dartmouth featured two counter editorials about altering or preserving the 1891 Board of Trustees agreement, a controversial issue which TDR has been covering…
Portman ’78 leaves the White House
Here’s an interesting article from Bloomberg.com about a former Dartmouth alum, Robert Portman. Portman ‘78, who just resigned from being the White House’s Budget director,…
Five Books Vital to Appreciating Literature of the 1920’s
The Wall Street Journal has published a list of books Jeffrey Hart, emeritus professor of English at Dartmouth College, considers “essential to appreciating American literature…