September 2007

Being on the governance committee is sweet. As the commenter wryly observed below, “Nick, why don’t you be quiet already about ‘democracy’? Since when has…

What a wild, crazy, no-holds-barred, anything-goes weekend for collegiate governance. As a majority of the trustees voted to do away with the means by which…

Please read the no-nonsense editorial below about the recent trustee scandal at the College. It appears in today’s (9/11/07) Wall Street Journal; it is reproduced…

I haven’t been on here in forever, and I hope the undergrads don’t mind a crusty alum posting out of the blue, but I wanted…

This just in: the Association of Alumni has issued the following press release– FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 10, 2007 Dartmouth Alumni Association Leaders Condemn Trustee…

“Presently ALL the trustees (except President Wright and the Governor of NH) are alumni,” Thomas Luxon argues in the comments, adding that “the trustees expect…

Now that the Governance Committee—whose members include President James Wright and Chairman of the Board Ed Haldeman—has decided to sidestep 116 years of the College’s…

The Association of Alumni’s executive committee, which represents the 68,000 living Dartmouth alums, has come out against the Governance Committee’s decision overhaul the 116 year…

Rising sophomore Jake Baron wrote to the Valley News this past Friday with his thoughts on Dartmouth’s governance upheaval. Of course, Jake’s letter was written…

Dear Members of the Dartmouth Community, Earlier today, the Dartmouth Board of Trustees took several steps to strengthen the College’s governance. Given the intense debate…