This has been a busy month. Seniors intending to graduate submitted their degree applications. First-year students had the opportunity to attend a "reorientation" to our academic departments. Students who will be in residence this spring submitted their course elections.

On May 23, 1962, Martin Luther King spoke at Dartmouth. As the College celebrates the national King holiday, Dr. King's words at Dartmouth bear repeating.

We hope you and your students are enjoying the break. As we look ahead to the new year, Dartmouth is preparing to launch a series of events throughout 2019 to celebrate the College’s 250th anniversary. Activities on campus and around the world will offer students, faculty, staff, families and alumni a wide range of opportunities to come together.

I'm sure you're all hearing, as we are, that your students are relieved to have finished fall term. Wherever they will be for the winter break, we hope they're able to get some much deserved rest.

Dartmouth’s mission is to prepare the most promising students for a lifetime of learning and responsible leadership. As I noted last month, we want our students to cultivate the ability to have a positive influence on a daily basis, in any relationship, any setting and any community of which they are a part.

Dear Parents and Families, as we head into the fourth week of the term, I would like to take a moment to share with you a snippet of an open hours conversation I had with a first-year student earlier this week.

Office hours are first come first serve and will be held in the Parkhurst 102 suite.

When I was a student my favorite time of year was always autumn.

New Interim Dean of the College for the coming academic year...

Commencement, orientation, and interim Dean of the College