About Dartmouth

I joined this community as its 17th president on July 1, 2009. Many months ago, as I first explored the College through conversations with faculty, students, staff, and alumni/ae, I was struck by the depth of the bonds that Dartmouth people seemed to feel with Dartmouth and with one another. I have begun to immerse myself in all aspects of life and learning on this campus, and on the basis of my own experience, I am gaining a clearer understanding of the power of this place.

Dartmouth is a paradox. Located in beautiful, rural New Hampshire, it is an intimate community that explodes with energy and benefits from extraordinary connections and collaborations with thinkers, artists, and institutions nationally and internationally. We pride ourselves on our undergraduate education. It is one of the finest in the world. Study at Dartmouth inevitably draws undergraduates not only into rich contacts with faculty throughout the Arts and Sciences, but also with faculty at our outstanding professional schools – the Tuck School of Business, Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth Medical School – and graduate programs in the Arts and Sciences. We attract undergraduate and graduate students who are adventurous, creative, and drawn to independent study. Our faculty is renowned for their teaching and their scholarship. The openness and the availability of the faculty to the students are integral to the Dartmouth experience.

Dartmouth educates our students for leadership. We are interested in ideas that have not yet been thought, in images that have not yet been seen, in words that have not yet been said. We seek students and faculty who care deeply about the purpose of their work and its widest implications. The Dartmouth environment is rich with questions, and it is a place where we often find lifelong friends. I welcome you to explore Dartmouth through these web pages and in person.

Sincerely,
Jim Yong Kim
President