Since its founding, the DCF has coordinated programming on five other themes in addition to Words and their Consequences. In 2010-2011, the DCF's theme was Speak Out | Listen Up! which addressed the power of communication and considered effective and expressive, as well as dysfunctional communication.
From 2008 through 2010, the DCF programmed along the theme of Conflict and Reconciliation which aimed to emphasize reconciliation as a method to resolve conflicts no matter what their causes.
In 2007-2008, the DCF partnered with the Hopkins Center for the Arts on its theme of Class Divide which focused on contemporary meanings and perceptions of "class" as well as on the current relevance of "class" as a term of political and social analysis.
In 2006-2007 our theme was Freedom and Technology. The events in this series examined the nexus of freedom and technology to better understand how humanity and technology may best interact and coexist.
Our first theme was Religion and Politics. The purpose of this theme was to examine the consequences of the intermingling of religion and politics on issues such as democracy, civil and human rights, the boundaries between public and private realms, the roles of governments and individuals, and the separation of church and state.
The Dartmouth Centers Forum always welcomes the participation of the entire Dartmouth community in addressing its programmatic themes.
