INSIDE THIS ISSUE
June 1998 Vol. 90 No. 9
20 The Education oi aPresident James O. Freedman looks back on 11 years of guiding the College to its greatest prominence. A conversation with Robert Sullivan '75
36 What Comes Next High costs and affirmative action are just two of the national education issues facing President-elect James Wright. By Charles Wheelan '88
42"The Majority of ThemBased on High Merit" Not all diplomas are earned in classrooms. A quirky procession of Dartmouth honorary degrees. By Fritz Hier '44
2 Letters
9 Dr. Wheelock's Journal
10 On the Hill
16 Presidential Range
18 Syllabus
61 CI ass Notes
88 Obituaries
96 The Wheelock Succession
On the Cover: Long championing the life of the mind,James O. Freedman stands by his books.He leaves his presidential robe behindin June. Photo by Joe Mehling '69.