Support the Dartmouth College Fund

Give Now View All Opportunities

Stories & News

Every great Dartmouth memory begins with a story.

Watch, Listen, Read

From learning to impact — discover the ways in which members of the Dartmouth community are staying engaged and changing the world. 

An aerial shot of a group of student-athletes gathered for a picture on the 50-yard line on the football field.

Spaht Family Foundation Endows Dartmouth Peak Performance (DP2) Leadership Role to Advance Student-Athlete Well-Being

A $5 million gift from the Spaht Family Foundation, led by Holden Spaht '96, P'29 and Claire Spaht P'29, will endow the position of Executive Associate Athletics Director for Dartmouth Peak Performance (DP2).
Athletics

4 minute read

Learn More
A collage of images of couples with a heart graphic reading Dartmouth Lovie Stories

Big Green Love Stories: 2026 Edition

Celebrate Dartmouth couples who found love because of Dartmouth in this year's edition of Big Green Love Stories.
Alumni Features Dartmouth Spirit

8 minute read

Read More
Susannah Heschel and Tarek El-Ariss

Professors Honored for Constructive Dialogue Leadership

Professors Susannah Heschel and Tarek El-Ariss earn the Rassias Award for guiding constructive campus dialogue and advancing lifelong learning for Dartmouth alumni.
Faculty News

3 minute read

Read More
Dartmouth Rugby Football Club players posing for a team photo.

More Than a Team: Dartmouth Men’s Rugby Alumni Build a Lasting Legacy

“This endowment is transformational for Dartmouth Rugby. It gives our students stability, opportunity, and the ability to compete at the highest level year after year.”
Athletics Giving

4 minute read

Read More

Explore by topic

Professor Swayne poses with a group in front of the pyramids.

Traveling With a Maestro: Exploring the World with Steve Swayne

Learn how Professor Steve Swayne brings music, history, and place together for Dartmouth alumni travel.
Arts and Culture Faculty Travel

4 minute read

Read More

Finding Home in the Arts: Hermia ’26’s Dartmouth Journey

Tune in to this month’s student vlog to hear how Hermia ’26 is taking advantage of the reimagined Hop’s new spaces—and how they inspire her to work, study, perform, and find her artistic voice.
Arts and Culture Dartmouth College Fund Student Life

4 minute read

Learn More

Dartmouth Ushers In a New Era of the Arts On Campus

From October 16–19, the Dartmouth community came together for a joyful, and at times transcendent, weekend celebrating a renovation and expansion of the Hopkins Center for the Arts designed to take the arts on campus through the 21st century.
Arts and Culture News

8 minute read

Learn More

New Spaces in the Hop Energize and Engage the Dartmouth Community

Enjoy a summary of major new and renovated spaces in the Hop, developed by the design firm Snøhetta, that will be open for the celebration weekend.
Arts and Culture

5 minute read

Learn More
Daryl Roth on stage along with the cast of Kinky Boots during curtain call.

The Daryl Roth Studio Theater Represents a New Chapter at the Hop

This October, Dartmouth unveils the Daryl Roth Studio Theater at the reopened Hopkins Center—designed to spark creativity and innovation.
Arts and Culture Giving

5 minute read

Read More
People seated and enjoying the newly renovated Top of the Hop space.

Treasured Top of the Hop Revitalized as a Lively Social Hub

The Top of the Hop, long a favorite space on the Dartmouth campus to study, unwind, and meet with friends, has received a facelift as part of the expansion and renovation of the Hopkins Center for the Arts and is now ready to host more events than ever.
Arts and Culture

5 minute read

Learn More
Exterior shot of the beautiful new Hop

A Sneak Peek at the Reimagined Hop

With the grand reopening coming soon, take a look at some of the building’s beautiful new spaces.
Arts and Culture News Student Life

2 minute read

Learn More
Members of the Last Week Tonight with John Oliver show posing with their statuettes at the 2025 Emmy's following their win

From The Jack-O-Lantern to John Oliver

Comedy writer Owen Parsons ’08, an eight-time Emmy winner, talks about the value of working with feedback and the joy of exploring “esoteric, weird, or boring-sounding topics.”
Alumni Features Arts and Culture

8 minute read

Learn More
Celeste Jennings fans a flame, sitting in front of two pots of simmering food.

Honoring Others Through Her Art

Celeste Jennings ’18 discovered her passion for theater while at Dartmouth, further honed her skills in an NYU MFA program, and today is an in-demand artist committed to giving voice to people relegated to the margins of history.
Alumni Features Arts and Culture

8 minute read

Read More
Frances Cha 07 next to an image of her book cover, If I Had Your Face.

Author Frances Cha ’07 on Writing Between Worlds

Her debut novel follows four Korean women grappling with the relentless pressures of a society fixated on beauty.
Alumni Features Arts and Culture Lifelong Learning

5 minute read

Read More
Mindy Kaling ’01’s photo cropped over the rendering of the new performance lab

Mindy Kaling ’01 Supports Creation of New Theater Lab at the Hop

Mindy Kaling ’01 is leaving a lasting mark on the place that sparked her creative journey with a new theater lab for student creativity and collaboration.
Alumni Leadership Arts and Culture News

7 minute read

Learn More
Shonda Rhimes in the Hop alumni video

The Highly Anticipated New Hop

Students, faculty, and alumni are gearing up for the reimagined Hop, which will fully reopen this fall.
Alumni Features Arts and Culture Dartmouth Spirit

2 minute read

Learn More

A Place Where You Should Try Everything

The Hop’s renovation introduces cutting-edge performance spaces, vibrant gathering areas, and expanded resources to foster greater accessibility and artistic exploration.
Arts and Culture
Watch Now

Hopkins Center Video Honors a Community’s Resistance and Healing

Arts and Culture Diversity and Inclusion

2 minute read

Learn More
A photo of the MLK monument in Washington D.C.

Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration 2025

This year’s theme, “Moral Courage in the Face of Fear and Uncertainty,” challenges us to reflect on Dr. King’s teachings and their relevance in today’s world.
Arts and Culture Diversity and Inclusion

2 minute read

Read More
A collage of four different students doing artistic endeavors like playing instruments or working on jewelry..

Artistic Creation Is for All Students, No Matter Their Major

The reimagined HOP will encourage students to engage with the arts and explore new ways to enhance their Dartmouth experience.
Arts and Culture Student Life

7 minute read

Read More
A close up of a wall of Hinman Boxes.

Adopt a Hinman Box!

Make your gift of $100 or more to the Hopkins Center Renovation and Expansion Gift Fund and receive an authentic Hinman Box door.
Arts and Culture Giving

1 minute read

Read More

Short Talks on Big Ideas

Short Talks on Big Ideas is a series where Dartmouth professors take a dive deep into the core of their work, offering fresh perspectives and illuminating insights.
Arts and Culture Diversity and Inclusion Lifelong Learning

5 minute read

Watch Now
Performers on stage during a performance of Ritual of Breath

The Ritual of Breath is the Rite to Resist Showcased at Lincoln Center

Dartmouth-commissioned opera explores the intersection of arts and civic engagement
Arts and Culture

2 minute read

Read More

The Future of the Arts at Dartmouth

What do Shonda Rhimes ’91, Connie Britton ’89, Rachel Dratch ’88, and Sharon Washington ’81 have in common? They discovered their passion for the arts at the Hopkins Center.
Arts and Culture Dartmouth Spirit Giving

1 minute read

Watch Now

The Student Woodshop at Dartmouth

Welcome to the May 2024 edition of the Dartmouth College Fund's student-produced vlog! This month's featured student is Micah ’25, one of many students who have found community in the Dartmouth Woodshop.
Arts and Culture Athletics Dartmouth College Fund

3 minute read

Learn More
Daryl Roth, President Sian Beilock, and Steven Roth stand on stage in front of an rendering of the new Hopkins Center with the words The Future of the Arts at Dartmouth written on the image

Dartmouth Announces $25 Million Gift to the Arts

Before a star-studded crowd of more than 275 alumni, trustees, and friends of the arts at Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall in New York City on Wednesday, President Sian Leah Beilock announced the largest gift dedicated to the arts in Dartmouth’s history.
Arts and Culture Giving

10 minute read

Read More

Tour the Reimagined Hop Today!

The renovated and expanded Hopkins Center for the Arts opens in 2025, but you don’t have to wait a year to see what it will look like. Take a tour today.
Arts and Culture Giving

5 minute read

Read More
David Benioff on a red carpet.

Game of Thrones Showrunner David Benioff ’92 Steps Up for Dartmouth’s Arts District

Game of Thrones showrunner David Benioff talks about his inspiration for giving to the Hopkins Center expansion.
Alumni Features Arts and Culture Giving

3 minute read

Learn More
Hopkins Center's rendering post renovation

The Hop is Alive and Well During Major Renovation Project

While the Hopkins Center is under construction, the Hop continues to sponsor arts events across campus and the region
Arts and Culture

2 minute read

Learn More

The Past and Future of the Hopkins Center for the Arts

Arts and Culture Faculty Lifelong Learning

20 minute read

Learn More

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

Watch Now
Dancers at the powwow

Powwow and Lūʻau Celebrate Indigenous Cultures

Arts and Culture Classes, Clubs and Groups Diversity and Inclusion News

6 minute read

Learn More

Great Issues, New Perspectives: Louise Erdrich ’76 and N. Bruce Duthu

Pulitzer-Prize winning author Louise Erdrich (Turtle Mountain Chippewa) ’76 joins N. Bruce Duthu (Houma) ’80, Samson Occom Professor of Native American & Indigenous Studies, to discuss the explosion of contemporary Indigenous writing.
Arts and Culture Lifelong Learning

20 minute read

Watch Now

Great Issues, New Perspectives: Maxwell L. Anderson ’77 and Kimberly Juanita Brown

Maxwell L. Anderson ’77, President of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation connects with Associate Professor of English and Creative Writing Kimberly Juanita Brown in a conversation about the vital intersection of storytelling, social justice, and the arts.
Arts and Culture Diversity and Inclusion Lifelong Learning

20 minute read

Watch Now

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

Watch Now

Great Issues, New Perspectives: Rembert Brown ’09 and Joshua Bennett

Writer and Creative Lead at Twitter Rembert Browne ’09 joins Assistant Professor of English and Creative Writing Joshua Bennett for a conversation about the challenges of storytelling via new media in the age of instantaneous communication.
Arts and Culture Lifelong Learning

20 minute read

Watch Now

Great Issues, New Perspectives: Daryl Roth P’93 GP’24 with Peter Hackett

Tony Award-winning Broadway producer Daryl Roth P’93 GP’24 talks with Avalon Foundation Chair of the Humanities Peter Hackett ’75 about the unique ways theater builds bridges across cultural divides.
Arts and Culture Lifelong Learning

20 minute read

Watch Now