Stories That Caught Our Attention, and Yours
A look back at news and views from 2025 at Dartmouth.
From hosting a global summit with the United Nations Development Programme to celebrating the grand reopening of the Hopkins Center for the Arts, it's been a busy year on campus. Here's a look at the stories, photos, and videos that drew people in and helped define the year.
Top Reads in 2025
These are the stories you loved and kept coming back to. We think they're pretty great, too.
Sandra Oh Gets Graduates to ‘Dance It Out’
On a joyful June day, Dartmouth conferred 2,178 degrees at Commencement.
First Therapy Chatbot Trial Yields Mental Health Benefits
Study participants likened Dartmouth’s AI-powered “Therabot” to working with a therapist.
Historic Gift From Shonda Rhimes ’91 Names Residence Hall
A $15 million donation from the acclaimed producer backs Dartmouth’s housing vision.
Read about the support for Alumnae Hall and the Class of 1989 Hall, too.
Moments We're Especially Proud Of
This year wasn't short on big moments. These milestones show how far we've come and how our community is shaping what comes next.
Dartmouth Ushers In a New Era of the Arts On Campus
Thousands celebrate the new Daryl and Steven Roth Wing and the reopening of the Hopkins Center for the Arts.
Dartmouth-UNDP Symposium: ‘There Is Hope Here’
Attendees heard a call for coordinated collective action on youth mental health.
Undergraduates Are Embracing Dartmouth Dialogues
The campuswide initiative is shifting student culture around open discourse.
Dartmouth Marks Milestone in Promoting Mental Health
The community reflects on broad-based efforts to support student well-being.
Dartmouth Launches Davidson Institute for Global Security
Gifts totaling $34 million seed research and engagement in a changing world order.
Announcing Evergreen, an AI Tool for Student Well-Being
The app being built by students and faculty provides personalized guidance and support.
Read more stories about mental health and wellness and Dartmouth Dialogues.
Research That Resonated
From Indigenous farming to human behavior to space weather, Dartmouth researchers asked big questions and found answers that shape our understanding of the world around us.
Archaeologists Find Intensive Indigenous Farming in Michigan
Ancestral Menominee farmers reworked the soil to create raised fields.
The Patterns of Elites Who Conceal Their Assets Offshore
A study by three Dartmouth professors finds that where an oligarch comes from correlates with how they achieve offshore secrecy.
Study: Winter Jet Stream Was Erratic Before Climate Change
A Dartmouth team finds volatile phases predate significant climate change effects.
Dartmouth-Led NASA Mission Selected for Next Phase
Physics and astronomy professor Robyn Millan will head a nationwide team working to study Earth’s magnetosphere.
An Expert on Happiness Uncovers a Worrying Trend
Economist David Blanchflower tracks “a collapse in the well-being of young people.”
In the Northeast, 50% of Adult Ticks Carry Lyme Disease
Study maps tick abundance and Lyme disease bacteria prevalence over 30 years.
Read more stories about Dartmouth research over the past year and subscribe to our Innovation & Impact newsletter.
Stories That Inspired Us
Dartmouth has no shortage of inspiring people, moments, and ideas. Here are a few that made this year shine.
Abreu Jerez ’25 and da Silva ’25 Named Rhodes Scholars
The two alums will study epidemiology and paleobiology, respectively, at Oxford.
Dartmouth Political Union Addresses Political Violence
Over a shared meal, students and professors talk about how to combat polarization.
Thirty-Two From Dartmouth Offered Fulbright Awards
Students and alums in the record cohort continue to engage globally.
Athletics Builds Competitors Striving for Excellence in Life
A fresh approach through sports puts a focus on winning and wellness.
Four Dartmouth Professors Named AAAS Fellows
The faculty members are among 471 scientists and innovators to be honored this year.
How One Professor Defused Online Hate, One Conversation at a Time
When controversy about the video game Assassin's Creed Shadows erupted into online harassment, Sachi Schmidt-Hori showed how one-on-one conversations can lower the temperature.
Join Sandra Oh as she teaches the importance of kindness and how to "dance it out" for emotional well-being.
Every day from September 13, 2024 to June 6, 2025, Luke Trevisan '28 photographed the same view from his dorm window in Wheeler.
Tour of the Hood Museum (Gen Z edition)
We let Gen Z write the marketing script . . . so pull up to the #HoodMuseum with Director John Stomberg
Songbird Research Takes Flight
Miranda Zammarelli, Guarini, was a graduate student at Dartmouth for just nine days when her interests in birds, history, and archives converged in a set of old filing cabinets in New Hampshire’s White Mountains.
The Grand Entry for the 53rd Annual Dartmouth Powwow took place on May 10, 2025.
100 Days Speaker Series Playlist
The Rockefeller Center and Dartmouth Dialogues brought prominent speakers from across the political spectrum to campus to discuss the Trump administration’s first 100 days.
Milestones at the Schools
There was a lot happening at Dartmouth's five schools, including the launch of the new School of Arts and Sciences.
Guarini Launches New Initiative to Support Graduate Students and Postdocs
GuariniGRAD reflects Dartmouth's growing investment in graduate education and postdoctoral training.
New Report Describes Rural Health Challenges and Action Steps
Geisel and Dartmouth Health officials discuss key insights to address disparities.
Major Grant Funds Mentor Program to Boost Degrees in Engineering
The Sherman Fairchild Foundation awarded a $12.5 million grant to advance near-peer mentoring programs where seniors, juniors, and sophomores advise first-year students taking engineering courses.
School of Arts and Sciences Takes Shape
The school is already sparking new collaborations between staff and faculty.
125 Years of Tuck: A Year of Celebration
On campus and across the world, the Tuck community is coming together to celebrate the school’s enduring legacy and education of future leaders.
As we look back on 2025, these moments offer a clear sense of who we are and the ways that we're striving to be greater. The year laid important groundwork for all that comes next.