As my first day as
@dartmouth
president comes to a close, I'm reminded of the immense privilege and responsibility that comes with this position. Looking forward to working together to uphold Dartmouth's commitment to excellence, inclusivity, and transformative education.
By elevating the family contribution threshold to $125,000, we will not only be saying to them that a
@Dartmouth
education is within reach; we will also be adding to the diversity of backgrounds and viewpoints of our students, an educational plus for everyone on campus.
An unprecedented gift of more than $150 million from the estate of Barbara Britt and Glenn Britt ’71,
@TuckSchool
’72, will transform access to a Dartmouth education for undergraduate AB students from middle-income families.
A standardized test score doesn’t—and shouldn’t—dictate our admissions decisions, but it should inform those decisions. Reinstating our testing requirement allows us to use all of the data at our disposal to admit and support the broadest and most talented student body possible.
Beginning with the class of 2029, we will be reintroducing the standardized test requirement as a factor in our holistic, individualized review of applicants for undergraduate admission: (1/5)
When
@TEDTalks
invited me to speak on performing your best under pressure, I applied my own research on the topic to prepare myself. Watch my talk for my tips on how to do your best when it really counts.
Last fall,
@TEDMED
invited me to speak on performing your best under pressure, & I applied my research on the topic to prepare for my speech. It was a great experience! I hope my tips are helpful the next time you want to do your best under pressure.
It has truly been an honor to serve as your president
@barnardcollege
. I will cherish the incredible lessons, growth, and dedicated community that filled my time here. Thank you for trusting my leadership and I can’t wait to see how you continue to excel.
I feel incredibly fortunate to have encountered such a warm reception during my first week. To all those who have taken the time to greet me, talk with me, and make me feel at home—thank you. It's been a wonderful week and I am so proud to be a member of the
@Dartmouth
community.
I am proud to share that starting next academic year, we are nearly doubling our current “zero parent contribution” annual income threshold for undergraduate families from $65,000 to $125,000 to better support middle-income families.
As this weekend comes to an end, I wanted to say thank you—thank you to everyone who made my Inauguration so wonderful. It is truly an honor to be a part of the incredible
@Dartmouth
community and I am so excited about what’s to come.
Dartmouth makes history today, thanks to Diana and Stephen Lewinstein ’63 P’98. Their historic gift will help us empower our
@dartmouthsports
student athletes to reach their full potential on and off the field.
#TheWoods
#DartmouthReunions
Extending a heartfelt congratulations to President Hanlon and the entire Dartmouth community for coming together and achieving historic success with the Call to Lead campaign.
#DartmouthLeads
$3.7 billion raised. 60% alumni participation. History made.📗
Learn more about the groundbreaking campaign as it comes to a close at the end of the month:
Barnard is thrilled to welcome author and alum Jhumpa Lahiri '89 back to campus as the Millicent C. McIntosh Professor of English and Director of Creative Writing. I can’t think of a better person to help guide our students on their journeys as writers.
I am so honored to receive the
@WomenInCogSci
Enduring Leadership Award. I am unable to attend the ceremony, so here’s a photo from my HS grad, when I had no idea where life would take me. Let’s keep advancing
#WomenInSTEM
by showing girls at early ages that they can be leaders.
It is with heavy hearts that we share that Buddy Teevens '79, the Robert L. Blackman Head
@DartmouthFTBL
Coach, has died. A Dartmouth original, he will be greatly missed.
Our hearts go out to his loved ones.
For many years, as institutions, we put physical and mental wellness to the side. At
@dartmouth
, we will bring it to the fore. With this in mind, we have begun a national search for an inaugural chief health and wellness officer. (1/4)
This week,
@CNN
chief medical correspondent
@drsanjaygupta
will moderate
@Dartmouth
's discussion on mental health. I’m grateful for his willingness to participate in this important opportunity to identify and address the root causes of this crisis.
Thank you to the Class of 1983, including board chair Liz Lempres '83
@thayerschool
'84 for hosting me for my first Mt. Moosilauke hike this week. It was wonderful to spend time with the staff at Moosilauke Ravine Lodge and hear about its special place in the
@dartmouth
community
Last week, Michelle Friedman ’74 shared with me this photo of her daughter Rachel Belfer ’15, MD, working on the frontlines to battle COVID-19. Thinking of her and all
@BarnardCollege
community members in medicine for their vital contributions and bravery over the past weeks.
Last night I joined members of the
@Dartmouth
community at a vigil in solidarity with the people of Israel and to express our horror, to mourn, and to affirm the sanctity of human life. My remarks from the gathering:
I was elected to become the first woman to lead Dartmouth in over 250 years–and I still doubt myself. In
@FortuneMagazine
, I discuss how to find success in self-doubt. Feeling uncomfortable opens the mind to new ideas that allow for growth:
@TEDTalks
invited me to speak on performing your best under pressure, & I applied my research on the topic to prepare for my speech. It was a great experience! I hope my tips are helpful the next time you want to do your best under pressure.
It’s another historic day for
@Dartmouth
! I'll be joined by current
@Surgeon_General
, his predecessors, and
@CNN
chief medical correspondent
@drsanjaygupta
for a moderated discussion on the mental health crisis.
Juneteenth serves as a reminder of our collective responsibility to combat racism and reinforces the importance of honoring our nation’s history.
Thank you to SVP Delalue for opening her home, and to the other members of the IDE office for organizing this opportunity for our…
As I walk around campus and see it alive with preparations for Inauguration I have to take a minute to appreciate all the hard work by the staff and community members behind the scenes—thank you. Can’t wait to spend it with you!
At the heart of
@Dartmouth
’s educational mission is freedom of expression—where people can push each other, challenge assumptions, and make mistakes in a diverse community where they feel like they belong. It was an honor to speak at yesterday’s DEI Forum.
Thank you to the…
Nationwide, mental health is an urgent challenge that we must address head on. This discussion is intended to galvanize the medical, academic, and policy establishment to take action and save lives.
I want to say thank you to our staff for their dedication to Barnard & their flexibility during this uncertain time. I learn everyday about unique ways that our staff contribute to the success of the College & I look forward to continuing to bring Barnard to new heights together.
Today, our
@BarnardCollege
#Classof2021
virtually joined new graduates from each of
@Columbia
's 18 schools to have their degrees conferred by the University. Congratulations to all! 💙🐻
Higher education should treat well-being as a precursor to academic excellence. I spoke with H. Holden Thorp for
@ScienceMagazine
about mental health at universities and how
@Dartmouth
is putting it first.
Congratulations
@barnardcollege
President-elect, Laura Rosenbury! It's an honor to pass on the baton to you. I'm confident the College and its amazing community of students, faculty, alums, and staff will continue to soar under your leadership.
Throughout my career, I have taken on many roles and juggled multiple identities, but the title I am most proud to have is mother. This Mother’s Day, let’s celebrate women who lead in unique roles, including their families.
#MothersDay2023
I am thrilled that Journalist-in-Residence
@Maria_Hinojosa
’84 will be teaching at Barnard this year. Hinojosa is an Emmy Award-winner, the president of
@futuromedia
, and she gave a great convocation keynote in 2018! We’re so excited to have her on campus.
At
@Dartmouth
, our vision is to be a caring, inclusive community that prioritizes mental health and well-being while equipping all students with resources and skills to thrive. Commitment to Care includes both immediate actions and long-term initiatives to achieve this goal.
Making mental health central to everything we do is a priority at Dartmouth. Today, we're taking another step toward this pledge by launching Commitment to Care: Dartmouth's Strategic Plan for Student Mental Health and Well-Being.
This year, 1/3 of
@barnardcollege
’s
#Classof2020
graduates are STEM majors, compared to a national average of 1/5. At a time when STEM experts are more needed than ever, I’m proud to see Barnard giving its graduates the tools to change the world.
Thank you,
@usedgov
@SecCardona
, for visiting
@dartmouth
yesterday and sharing your insights on the importance of open dialogue with our faculty and students.
More from his visit:
Rest in peace to Katherine Johnson, pioneering mathematician and recipient of the Barnard Medal of Distinction in 2018. We will look always to your incredible leadership as a woman in STEM.
Congratulations to
@sianbeilock
on her new chapter as president of Dartmouth — hope to see at least one visit to Lou’s in her first few months for the cruller French toast.
Two years after its founding, our
@beyondbarnard
office is proud to report that over 90% of our 2018 and 2019 graduates had found work or entered graduate school within 6 months of graduation. So proud of everyone involved in helping our students realize their full potential.
In my education column for
@Forbes
, I discuss “How Diverse Teams Produce Better Outcomes.” At
@BarnardCollege
I see this principle in action daily: small, diverse groups of students come together for the vibrant exchange of ideas in & out of the classroom.
My last midnight breakfast tasted very bittersweet. I’ve loved this tradition and serving our hardworking
@barnardcollege
students over the past 6 years. Good luck on finals!
The increasing willingness of athletes to speak up about their mental health matters: candid acknowledgements by competitors like Simone Biles let all of us affected by the strain of pandemic lockdown know that it’s okay to ask for help. More in
@nytimes
:
It was truly an honor to be part of
@Dartmouth
's Coeducation at 50 event this past weekend and celebrate the many ways Dartmouth women have shaped the College and the world.
It was wonderful to bring
@karliekloss
to the
#Barnard
campus to tour our computer science facilities and discuss the future of
#WomenInSTEM
. Her
@kodewithklossy
summer programs have inspired thousands of young women across the country to pursue careers in computer science.
It was incredible to speak with political leader and bestselling author
@staceyabrams
for our inaugural “Insights: Powered by Barnard” event. Thank you to Stacey and to all our attendees — I’m looking forward to more discussions with top women leaders across industries.
For women working in male-dominated fields, sometimes feelings of self-doubt creep in. In
@HarvardBiz
, I point to psychological tools I've shared with
@barnardcollege
students to quiet pangs of anxiety and put your best foot forward when it matters most.
Proud that
@Dartmouth
, where the term “artificial intelligence” was coined nearly 70 years ago, is joining forces with 50 other leaders across industries as a founding member of the AI Alliance. Looking forward to seeing how this partnership helps advance AI technology.
We're joining more than 50 leaders in industry, government, research, and higher ed as a founding member of the AI Alliance. The group—led by
@IBM
and
@Meta
—is a global collective committed to fostering responsible innovation in artificial intelligence.
Karen Wetterhahn was a pioneering educator and mentor to many women interested in devoting their lives to science. Being this year’s keynote speaker at
@Dartmouth
’s symposium celebrating her legacy was truly an honor.
I studied how an interactive math app that parents and kids do together can improve math achievement in elementary-school age children, and found that the change of parents' attitudes towards math is key to generating this positive impact.
I am pleased to announce the launch of Dartmouth’s new Institute for Black Intellectual and Cultural Life, which will explore the creative, cultural, and scholarly expression of the Black community at Dartmouth and beyond.
A dynamic new Institute for Black Intellectual and Cultural Life has been created to serve as the nexus of the creative, cultural, and scholarly expression of the Black community at Dartmouth and beyond, President
@SianBeilock
announced today.
Fresh insights and diverse perspectives fuel innovation and discovery. Thanks, Professor
@BalaChaudhary
, for leading these important conversations
@Dartmouth
.
As we continue to navigate this ruling and its broader impact on our community, it is absolutely crucial for us to listen to, show respect for, and support one another, especially when our opinions differ.
A huge congrats to Jessica Chiriboga ’24 and Zachary Lang ’23 for being named Rhodes Scholars by the
@rhodes_trust
. This achievement recognizes not only their academic accomplishments but their commitment to making Dartmouth a better place. Give a rouse!
Great article about Barnard's new Neuroscience and Behavior Department, one of the only undergraduate neuroscience departments in the country.
#WomenInSTEM
3 of 10 recipients of the
@Columbia
Alumni Medal this year are
@BarnardAlumnae
. Congrats to Brenda Aiken ’77, Maryam Banikarim ’89 and Jolyne Caruso-FitzGerald ’81! Their service to the
@BarnardCollege
/Columbia community will be recognized at University Commencement on May 22.
I’m pleased to announce
@Dartmouth
Dialogues—a shared commitment to expanding programs that foster conversations and skills bridging political and personal divides across campus.
On May 18, we'll come together to celebrate the life and legacy of Coach Buddy Teevens '79. We hope you'll join us as we honor the many ways he made Dartmouth—and the world—better.
#TxBuddy
I am willing to admit that I may be a little too excited about Rosie’s new sweater. And, yes, I did point it out in almost every zoom call today.
#wfh
@BarnardCollege
colors