Sian Beilock to Become Dartmouth's 19th President
The Dartmouth Board of Trustees has elected Sian Leah Beilock as the institution’s 19th president. A leading cognitive scientist and the current president of Barnard College, Beilock will assume office on July 1, 2023. She is the first woman elected to the position in Dartmouth’s history and will succeed Philip J. Hanlon ’77, who will step down at the end of the coming academic year after a decade in the role.
President-elect Beilock Visits Campus
President-elect Sian Leah Beilock was met by an outpouring of enthusiasm when she arrived in Hanover the day after it was announced that she would take office next summer as the 19th Dartmouth president in the Wheelock Succession. "I think this appointment is incredibly exciting," said current Dartmouth president Philip J. Hanlon '77. "I’m really looking forward to seeing what happens under her leadership."
Young African Leaders Return to Dartmouth
The Young African Leadership Initiative returned to Hanover for programs on leadership and community building hosted by the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding. "It enriches our campus in so many ways and brings great vitality to the summer here in Hanover," said President Hanlon.
Class of 2020 Celebrates Long-Awaited Commencement
Under a sweltering August sun, two and a half years after COVID-19 moved their commencement ceremony online, more than 800 graduates—well over half the Class of 2020—were back on campus in caps and gowns to celebrate their commencement in person.
Hanlon Attends White House Meeting on Reproductive Rights
President Philip J. Hanlon '77 met at the White House with Vice President Kamala Harris and six other university presidents to talk about their concerns about reproductive rights and the challenges students are facing following the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization that struck down Roe v. Wade, which for almost 50 years protected the right to abortion.
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