Parent and Family Talks Webinar Series

Learn more about the resources and opportunities offered by the Dartmouth Center for Career Design which helps students throughout their entire academic journey, from their first year through senior year, and in their life-long professional journey as alumni. Also, learn how parents and families can be involved with the Center by participating in the Recruiting Program to help organize and promote information sessions and interviews, internships, and job opportunities on behalf of their company or organization.

The Dartmouth Center for Social Impact educates students to be transformative leaders for the common good. Through community-driven experiential learning, our students cultivate their skills, scholarship, and passion to develop high-impact approaches to the most pressing societal problems. Our graduates go on to lead lives of purpose personally and professionally as social innovators, direct service providers, activists, philanthropists, and community researchers.

Enjoy the Faculty Research Spotlight and Q&A webinar featuring Professor Jeremy “Jerry” DeSilva, a renowned paleoanthropologist and chair of the Department of Anthropology at Dartmouth. In his “Short Talk on Big Ideas: On the Evolution of Upright Walking” video, Professor DeSilva explores the locomotion of early apes and human ancestors. The webinar begins with the video and is followed by a Q&A with Professor DeSilva about his research and the teacher/scholar model at Dartmouth.

Learn more about Dartmouth’s many accredited off-campus study opportunities offered by the Frank J. Guarini Institute for International Education. The institute’s off-campus programs are designed to provide safe, rigorous learning experiences that promote disciplinary and interdisciplinary scholarship, foreign language acquisition, and intercultural agility in diverse global locations and cultural contexts.

Reiko Ohnuma, Robert 1932 and Barbara Black Professor of Religion and Chair of the Department of Religion, shares her “Short Talks on Big Ideas: On Buddha's Two Mothers" video in which 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. After the video, she will answer parents’ questions about her research and the faculty/student experience for undergraduate students.

William Wohlforth, professor of government, explores the challenge of subversion in international and domestic politics in his “Short Talks on Big Ideas: On Subversion” video, and answers parents’ questions about his fascinating area of research and the faculty/student experience for undergraduate students.

Learn more about two exciting programs offered by Tuck School of Business to undergraduates from a variety of majors: The Tuck Business Bridge and TuckLAB programs.

Discover how Dartmouth empowers learners to practice critical thinking and gives them the opportunity to create, collaborate, and communicate in the context of a rapidly changing society and economy. The world needs more holistically-trained engineers...Dartmouth engineers.

Learn more about the resources and opportunities offered by the Center for Professional Development (CPD) which help students confidently develop and pursue their career goals.

Learn more about the resources and opportunities offered by the Student Wellness Center which help your student enhance their personal wellbeing, and the wellbeing of the Dartmouth community.

Dan Rockmore, professor of math and computer science, explores the future of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and its influence on human creativity in his "Short Talks on Big Ideas: Machine Learning and Creativity" video, and answers parents’ questions about his fascinating area of research.

Meredith Kelly, associate professor of earth sciences, shares an exciting video highlighting her research interests in climate change, and answers parents’ questions about climate change and the overall teacher scholar experience for students at Dartmouth.

Our panelists share an overview of the services, resources, and community life initiatives supporting the mental health and wellness of Dartmouth students.

Our panelists share an overview of how the Magnuson Center serves as the entrepreneurial hub for the Dartmouth community in the areas of entrepreneurial thinking, innovation, venture capital, and social enterprise.

Our panelists share an overview of how students explore the pathways available to engage in research, and share highlights of these collaborations.