Tanzeem Choudhury, an assistant professor of computer science at Dartmouth, has been named to the 2008 TR35, an annual listing from Technology Review magazine that features the world's top innovators under the age of 35.
Graduates of America's smallest and most rural Ivy League school have the highest median salary, $134,000, 10-20 years out of college, according to PayScale.com's 2008 Education and Salary Report, a study of pay for graduates of 300 colleges and universities. The top employers for Dartmouth's Class of 2008 were McKinsey, Goldman Sachs, Teach for America and the Peace Corps.
Dartmouth joins Clinton Global Initiative on Latin American Outreach. Approximately 40 educators from throughout Mexico are at Dartmouth through July 20, working with Dartmouth's Rassias Center for World Languages and Cultures, in a new collaborative effort to transform English teaching in Mexico's public schools and universities.
Dartmouth students are well represented in national scholarships this year, with three current students and five alumni winning Fulbright Scholarships, two current students chosen as alternates for Fulbright scholarships, and a Beinecke Scholarship and Udall Scholarship awarded to current students. These students join Adam Levine '08, who will attend Oxford university as Dartmouth's Rhodes Scholar this fall.
The Three I's: In a rapidly changing, rapidly diversifying world, there are several modes of learning that many consider essential to modern higher education. Dean of the Faculty Carol Folt says these modes include the "three I's": Interdisciplinary learning; international and global study; and independent, hands-on learning in small groups.
Ian Tapu '08 says, "My motto is to always push myself, because if I don't, I won't know how much I can offer until I really put myself out there." At Dartmouth's Commencement on June 8th, Ian became the first in his family to graduate from college.
Elizabeth Mancuso '08 was more or less a typical first-year student four years ago until doctors discovered that Mancuso was suffering from cancer and that her entire thyroid would have to be removed. Finding out she had cancer was "pure shock. It feels like your whole life stops."
Throughout his tenure, Dartmouth President James Wright has focused on enhancing the student experience and expanding academic programs.
On January 22, Dartmouth President James Wright announced a major new financial aid initiative, designed to keep Dartmouth accessible to academically talented students regardless of their financial situation and which will extend the College's need-blind admissions program to all international students as well.
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