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The original, historic library building is the Fisher Ames Baker Memorial Library; it opened in 1928 with a collection of 240,000 volumes.The building was designed by Jens Fredrick Larson, modeled after Independence Hall in Philadelphia, and funded by a gift to Dartmouth College by George Fisher Baker in memory of his uncle, Fisher Ames Baker, Dartmouth class of 1859.
As of 2005, sponsored project awards to Dartmouth faculty research amounted to $169 million. [2] This list also includes the "Wheelock Succession", [3] [4] the nineteen individuals who have served as president of Dartmouth College. Active faculty members are highlighted in green.
The Dartmouth is the daily student newspaper at Dartmouth College and America's oldest college newspaper. Originally named the Dartmouth Gazette , the first issue was published on August 27, 1799, under the motto "Here range the world—explore the dense and rare; and view all nature in your elbow chair."
James Oliver Freedman (September 21, 1935 – March 21, 2006) was an American educator and academic administrator. A graduate of Harvard College and Yale Law School, he served as Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School from 1979 to 1982, [1] before becoming the 16th president of the University of Iowa from 1982 to 1987, and then the 15th president of Dartmouth College, from 1987 to 1998.
President and founder of Dartmouth College 1769 1769 1779 no [2] [3] 2 John Wheelock: President 1779 1779 1815 1771 [3] [4] 3 Francis Brown: President 1815 1815 1820 1805 [3] [5] 4 Daniel Dana: President 1820 1820 1821 1788 [3] [6] 5 Bennet Tyler: President 1822 1822 1828 no [3] [7] 6 Nathan Lord: President 1828 1828 1863 no [3] [8] 7 Asa Dodge ...
1769 – Dartmouth College (campus pictured) was established by royal charter in present-day Hanover, New Hampshire. 1937 – Second Sino-Japanese War : Japanese forces, capturing the Chinese city of Nanjing , began committing numerous atrocities over the next several weeks, including looting, rape and the execution of prisoners of war and ...
The Dartmouth (or The D) is the independent daily campus newspaper that has served Dartmouth as its de facto news source for more than 160 years. It is published on campus in Robinson Hall. Famous alumni of The Dartmouth include Susan Dentzer, Paul Gigot, Mort Kondracke, and ABC News journalist Jake Tapper, who drew comics for The Dartmouth.
The medical school facilities at Dartmouth College sit in a complex on the north end of Dartmouth's campus and includes academic, administrative, research, and presentation facilities. [24] Geisel School of Medicine is served by two libraries, the Dana Biomedical Library and the Matthews-Fuller Health Sciences Library, which together offer over ...