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Never Stop Learning

Join us for our next Dartmouth Book Club virtual event on Fire Exit, the debut novel from Morgan Talty ’16, the award-winning author of Night of the Living Rez. Talty will be joined by N. Bruce Duthu, the Samson Occom Professor and Chair of Native American & Indigenous Studies at Dartmouth College, and their conversation will be followed by moderated breakout discussion groups with fellow participants.

Alumni Features Faculty Lifelong Learning

Dec 3, 2024

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Browse an extensive library of educational programming and events, spanning topics from climate action and history to arts, culture, and more. 

Dartmouth Book Club with The Latecomer Author Jean Hanff Korelitz ’83

The event includes a discussion with Korelitz in conversation with Alexander Chee, professor of creative writing and English at Dartmouth, followed by moderated breakout discussion groups with fellow participants.
Lifelong Learning

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Go Beyond the Headlines and Explore the 2024 Elections

Interested in learning more about the issues, real and imagined, driving the 2024 elections and the possible repercussions of who becomes the next president of the United States?
Faculty Lifelong Learning News

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Dartmouth Book Club with President Sian Leah Beilock

A live, virtual conversation featuring President Beilock, Haldeman Family Director of Athletics and Recreation Mike Harrity, and Mary Lou Aleskie, the Howard Gilman ’44 Executive Director of the Hopkins Center for the Arts discussing Beilock’s Choke: What the Secrets of the Brain Reveal About Getting It Right When You Have To.
Lifelong Learning

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Dartmouth Book Club with Annette Gordon-Reed ’81

Learn about the country’s long road to Juneteenth, why it’s important today, from its origins in Texas and how it informs our society and culture in the 21st century.
Lifelong Learning

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Building Community and Embracing Dialogue on the Future of Israel and Palestine

Faculty Lifelong Learning

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Rethinking 'Echo Chambers': Evidence from Facebook and YouTube

Faculty Lifelong Learning Science and Innovation

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Short Talks on Big Ideas: Yoli Sanchez on Cancer Research

Join Professor of Molecular and Systems Biology and the Dartmouth Cancer Center’s Associate Director for Basic Services Yoli Sanchez as she talks about the critical life-saving cancer research being conducted at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine.
Faculty Lifelong Learning Science and Innovation

16 minute read

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Does Democracy Work?

Faculty Lifelong Learning

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The Past and Future of the Hopkins Center for the Arts

Arts and Culture Faculty Lifelong Learning

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Short Talks on Big Ideas: Colin Meyer on Worlds of Ice and Snow

Join Assistant Professor of Engineering Colin Meyer, as he takes a fascinating look at Earth's icy and frozen locations in a changing climate.
Faculty Lifelong Learning Science and Innovation

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Short Talks on Big Ideas: Kimberly Juanita Brown on Slavery's Afterlife

Go back to class with Associate Professor Kimberly Juanita Brown as she examines our culture’s perception of Black bodies, imminent death, and the ways these images can cause collective suffering.
Diversity and Inclusion Faculty Lifelong Learning

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Short Talks on Big Ideas: Sonu Bedi on The Practice of Disagreement

"That's a feature of the American republic, to disagree." Join Professor of Government Sonu Bedi, as he delves into the rich and sometimes contentious history of disagreement and the United States Constitution.
Faculty Lifelong Learning

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Jimmy Carter: A Complex Legacy

Professor Randall Balmer discusses how Carter’s actions and motivations have shaped American society and the complex reputation of the 39th President of the United States.
Faculty Lifelong Learning

20 minute read

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Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Where Are We Now?

Faculty Lifelong Learning

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Short Talks on Big Ideas: Ash Fure on The Power of Sound

Listen as Associate Professor of Music (Sonic Arts) Ash Fure talks about the experimental and contemporary use of sound and noise.
Arts and Culture Faculty Lifelong Learning

13 minute read

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Short Talks on Big Ideas: Reiko Ohnuma on Buddha's Two Mothers

Join Robert 1932 and Barbara Black Professor of Religion and Chair, Department of Religion Reiko Ohnuma as she talks about the ancient faith traditions of Buddhism and how gender issues and narrative literature have affected the philosophy as we know it today.
Lifelong Learning

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Short Talks on Big Ideas: William Wohlforth on Subversion

Join Daniel Webster Professor William Wohlforthon the challenge of subversion in international and domestic politics.
Faculty Global Dartmouth Lifelong Learning

16 minute read

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Short Talks on Big Ideas: Matthew Delmont on African Americans & WWII

Join Professor of History Matthew Delmont as he talks about the definitive history of World War II from the African American perspective.
Faculty Lifelong Learning

13 minute read

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Short Talks on Big Ideas: Mary Coffey on Orosco's American Epic

Join Professor of Art History Mary Coffey, as she takes us on a journey through the Baker Library lower level reading room to learn more about one of Dartmouth’s most treasured works, The Epic of American Civilization.
Arts and Culture Faculty Lifelong Learning

14 minute read

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Short Talks on Big Ideas: Daniel Rockmore on Machine Learning and Creativity

Faculty Lifelong Learning Science and Innovation

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Short Talks on Big Ideas: Jeremy DeSilva on the Evolution of Upright Walking

Faculty Lifelong Learning Science and Innovation

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Short Talks on Big Ideas: Meredith Kelly on Climate Change

Learn more about Associate Professor of Earth Science Meredith Kelly’s captivating research on climate change and the surprising history of the landscape where Dartmouth stands today.
Faculty Lifelong Learning Science and Innovation

12 minute read

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Great Issues, New Perspectives: Jeff Immelt ’78 with Vijay Govindarajan

Former General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt ’78 talks with Coxe Distinguished Professor of Management Vijay Govindarajan about how leaders need to persevere during turbulent times.
Career Advice Lifelong Learning

20 minute read

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Walk in the Footsteps of Eleazar Wheelock and Samson Occom

Faculty Lifelong Learning

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Dartmouth Alumni Travel

Dartmouth offers one of the world’s premier alumni travel programs. “Grow as you go” on trips to amazing locations around the world. Dartmouth handles all the details so you can enjoy the journey. 

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Back to Class: Will the United States Elect its first Woman President?

With a Black woman as the Democratic Presidential candidate, gender and race are once again at the forefront of political debate. Join us for our Homecoming Back to Class talk with Anna Mahoney, Executive Director of the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and the Social Sciences at Dartmouth. She will explore how women have participated in U.S. politics in the past and what this tells us about the women participating today. Do gender and race matter in elections and policymaking? How are gender and race playing a role in this year's election? What can we expect from women voters this fall? 

The talk will take place on Saturday, November 2 at 10:00 am in the Loew Auditorium at the Black Family Visual Arts Center.  Refreshments will be served. 

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Dartmouth on Location Brushstrokes and Brilliance: Exploring Van Gogh’s Art

Join us on the evening of Friday, January 17 for a reception and an exclusive talk on Van Gogh's work by John Stomberg, the Virginia Rice Kelsey 1961s Director of the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College. The event takes place at St Martins Lane Hotel in London steps away from the National Gallery.

The first 50 event registrants will have the opportunity to purchase discounted tickets to visit the Van Gogh: Poets to Lovers blockbuster exhibition on Saturday, January 18 at The National Gallery with an entry time of 10:00 am. This is a once-in-a-century opportunity to see Van Gogh's greatest works all in one exhibition.

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Dartmouth Book Club

Join the Dartmouth Book Club to discuss a popular featured book and engage in  conversation with its author. Membership is free and open to all!

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