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Academics

Professor Meredith Kelly

Assistant Professor Meredith Kelly gathers rock samples in Greenland.

FEATURE
'Round the Girdled Earth

Follow the travels of four professors whose pursuit of new knowledge and a richer classroom experience for their students takes them far from Hanover. From Ethiopia to Afghanistan, and Greenland to Brazil, Seth Dobson (anthropology), Jennifer Fluri (geography), Meredith Kelly (earth sciences), and Antonio Tillis (African and African American studies) exemplify the deep connections between research and teaching at Dartmouth.

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About Academics at Dartmouth

Uniting opportunities for practice and theory in every discipline, academics at Dartmouth are innovative, interdisciplinary, international, individualized, and structured to foster the most important features of a liberal arts education. Each student's experience is distinguished by breadth, depth, and personal connections with top faculty. Read more

Arts & Humanities

Mary FlannaganThe Liberal Arts at Play

Dartmouth takes a humanist and research-oriented approach to game design, says Mary Flanagan, professor of film and media studies. Her spring term course "Game Design Studio: Values at Play" offered students an opportunity to draw on their varied experiences in the liberal arts.  

International & Interdisciplinary Programs

Professor Bruce DuthuEngaged in the Classroom

Case law and pointed questions about it fuel the discussion when Bruce Duthu '80, the Samson Occom Professor of Native American Studies, teaches "Native Americans and the Law."

Social Sciences

Rockefeller Center logoUnderstand and Advise

Beginning with an intensive research class in the fall term, the Rockefeller Center's Policy Research Shop trains students to contribute directly to the public policy debate in Vermont and New Hampshire.

Sciences

Prof. Roger SlobodaAn Interactive Introduction

Prospective science majors will soon be welcomed with a Dartmouth-designed, unified two-term course that blends biology and chemistry and uses real-life applications and issues.

Schools

Undergraduate Arts & SciencesUndergraduate Arts & Sciences

Dartmouth has 29 undergraduate academic departments and 10 academic programs divided into four divisions: the humanities, the sciences, the social sciences, and interdisciplinary programs.

Dartmouth Medical SchoolDartmouth Medical School

Founded in 1797, Dartmouth Medical School is the nation's fourth-oldest medical school.

Thayer School of EngineeringThayer School of Engineering

Founded in 1867, comprises both the undergraduate Department of Engineering Sciences and a professional school with degrees through the doctorate.

Tuck School of BusinessTuck School of Business

Established in 1900 as the first graduate school of management, awards the master of business administration degree.

Graduate Arts & SciencesGraduate Arts & Sciences

In Dartmouth's Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs, students and faculty work together in highly interactive groups to master their disciplines and pursue research at the frontier of knowledge.

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