The Dartmouth 05/06/14

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VOL. CLXXI NO. 76

PARTLY CLOUDY HIGH 59 LOW 35

TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2014

Faculty delay vote on course reviews

HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE

Yield sees increase to 54.5 percent

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By PRIYA RAMAIAH The Dartmouth Staff

By ANDREA NEASE

SPORTS

EQUESTRIAN FINISHES 10TH AT NATIONALS PAGE 8

OPINION

BIGLEY: ACKNOWLEDGING PROGRESS PAGE 4

ARTS

DMAX TO SHOW DIGITAL ART PAGE 7

Q&A WITH DRAKE ’87 PAGE 7 READ US ON

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A proposal that would have allowed professors to make their past course assessments available to students was tabled at Monday’s faculty of arts and sciences meeting, after around a dozen professors raised concerns about the proposal’s implementation. Noting that it was unlikely to pass, Dean of the Faculty Michael Mastanduno suggested postponing the vote. If the proposal is approved, starting next year faculty could opt-in to allow undergraduate students to view their peers’ online course evaluations dating back to 2006. Only students SEE FACULTY PAGE 3

CLASS OF 2018 DEMOGRAPHIC COMPOSITION GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION:

RACIAL AND ETHNIC COMPOSITION: DOMESTIC STUDENTS

Data courtesy of Dartmouth College ERIN O’NEIL/THE DARTMOUTH SENIOR STAFF

With a yield of 54.5 percent for the Class of 2018, the number of students accepting Dartmouth’s offer of acceptance is the highest it has ever been, the College announced Monday. To accommodate this influx, Dean of Admissions Maria Laskaris said, the College does not plan to admit any students off the wait list and to halve the number of transfer students it expected to accept. The higher yield follows a 14 percent drop in total regular decision applications from last year. This year’s yield increased from last May’s yield of 48.5 percent, when 1,093 students accepted the College’s offer of admission. The total number of students accepting Dartmouth’s offer this year, which is 1,210, is higher than the 1,187 students who accepted

Around 1,210 students will matriculate at the College in the fall.

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Hanlon announces Scripps anticipates Johnson arrival steering committee B y KATE BRADSHAW The Dartmouth Staff

B y SERA KWON The Dartmouth Staff

A presidential steering committee will spend the next six months examining issues of sexual assault, high-risk drinking and inclusivity, College President Phil Hanlon announced in a campus-wide email Monday afternoon. Three professors, two administrators, four sophomores and two alumni comprise the committee, which will spend its first phase — until June 30 — gathering community input. After collecting suggestions, the committee will

evaluate feasibility, announce the top ideas and gather feedback before delivering its report to the College’s senior leadership. Hanlon aims to present final recommendation to the Board of Trustees at its November meeting and begin implementation immediately. The committee will focus on extreme behaviors in undergraduate life, college spokesperson Justin Anderson said in an email. Hanlon fir st mentioned the committee in

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Dean of the College Charlotte Johnson, set to depart Dartmouth at the end of the academic year, will begin work at Scripps College, a 1,000-student women’s college in Claremont, California, on August 1. Her selection as dean of students and vice president of student at Scripps follows the unexpected death of the former dean last November and recent calls from students for greater administrative transparency. Bekki Lee, former vice president of student affairs and dean of students at Scripps, died suddenly of a stroke in October 2013. Since her death, the position has been temporarily divided into two, with French

professor Nathalie Rachlin acting as interim vice president of student affairs and Samuel Haynes filling in as acting dean of students. The position’s vacancy has contributed to an escalating disconnect between students and the Scripps administration, said Scripps freshman Rebecca Millberg, a member of the search committee that selected Johnson. “One of the things I’m most excited about for Charlotte to get here is to rebuild that communication,” Millberg said. Johnson’s work will involve developing a support center for survivors of sexual assault, overseeing a disability services center across the five-school consortium and further other issues of diversity and inclusiv-

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In her role, Johnson will lead a staff of about 20 and a range of offices, including student activities and residential life, academic services, a field house athletic facility and an office dedicated to issues of student diversity, according to the position prospectus, published in March. Rachlin said she hopes Johnson will provide strong leadership. “We have a very new young team of professionals, and I think she will be a great mentor to them,” she said. Tori Sepand, a Scripps junior and selection committee member, said the committee sought a candidate who could SEE JOHNSON PAGE 5


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