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Thomas Luxon
“This is an opportunity for Dartmouth to take another step into international visibility, not only as the great place for educating undergraduates but also as the great institution of inquiry and humanistic values. I think he sounds like he’s got it all.”
—Thomas Luxon, professor of English and director of the Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning
“Walking into Spaulding Auditorium was my most surreal moment at Dartmouth. I've read Tracy Kidder's Mountains Beyond Mountains. I even recently applied for an internship with Partners in Health. Paul Farmer and Dr. Kim have been two of my idols as of late. I have a lot of optimism for his presidency—it could mean a lot for global health initiatives on campus.”
—Rob Szypko ’12, Westford, Mass.
Holly Sateia
“I just loved the way he talked about working with students and transforming leadership. I also loved looking around [Spaulding Auditorium] and watching the students’ faces because we have such a diverse student population right now. Our students will see him as a role model. He will be president for all students.”
—Holly Sateia, vice president for Institutional Diversity and Equity
Stephen Swayne
“As a faculty member in the arts, I’m thrilled in that I sense he understands that we need to feed souls as well as bodies.”
—Steve Swayne, associate professor of music