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Dartmouth College, at Hanover, N.H.; coeducational; chartered 1769, opened 1770, the ninth colonial college (see Wheelock, Eleazar Wheelock, Eleazar (ĕlēā`zər hwē`lŏk), 1711–79, American clergyman, founder of Dartmouth College , b. ..... Click the link for more information. ). Originally a men's college, Dartmouth began admitting women in 1972. The school is actually a small university and was so named for a short time in the 19th cent. (see Dartmouth College Case Dartmouth College Case, decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1819. The legislature of New Hampshire, in 1816, without the consent of the college trustees, amended the charter of 1769 to make Dartmouth College public. The trustees brought suit. ..... Click the link for more information. ). It has a strong undergraduate liberal arts program and graduate schools of medicine (1797), engineering (1871), and business administration (1900). BibliographySee studies by R. F. Leavens and A. H. Lord (1965) and F. N. Stites (1972). Dartmouth CollegePrivate institution of higher learning in Hanover, N.H., a traditional member of the Ivy League. It is consistently ranked as one of the best liberal arts colleges in the U.S. It was founded in 1769 by Rev. Eleazar Wheelock (1711–79) for the education of “youth of the Indian Tribes . . . English Youth and others.” The original charter was approved by King George III. Women were first admitted in 1972. Besides offering a broad range of undergraduate programs, Dartmouth grants graduate and professional degrees in the arts and sciences, business, engineering, and medicine. See also Dartmouth College case. |
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Admission of African Americans at Ivy League Universities, Fall 2005 Total All Students Black Institution Applicants Accepted Applicants Princeton University 16,510 1,807 ** Harvard University 22,796 2,098 ** Yale University 19,451 1,880 1,134 Columbia University 18,115 1,317 1,390 Dartmouth College 12,156 1,171 Univ. Presenters will include keynote speaker Paul Argenti, professor of corporate communication at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, on linking corporate reputation to business value; Julie Bartles Smith, of American Century Investments, on conducting a head-to-toe evaluation of your internal communication; and Randall Chinchilla, of Procter & Gamble, on using metrics to drive customer engagement and loyalty. Berne holds a bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College and a JD from Columbia University Law School. |
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