Table of Contents

FEATURES

38 The Kim Era Begins

How was Dr. Jim yong Kim, Dartmouth’s new president, chosen for the job? A look at why he took the position—and how he’ll lead. BY IRENE M. WIELAWSKI

46 Behind the Lines

Keeping the Cincinnati Bengals in order isn’t always a day in the park, but executive VP Katie Blackburn ’86 spent her whole life preparing for the job. By Jennifer Wulff ’96

50 The Art of War

Artist Daniel heyman ’85 uses his medium as a message about the atrocities of torture and abuse at iraq’s notorious abu ghraib and other prisons. By Carolyn Kylstra ’08

DEPARTMENTS

12 LETTERS

Notebook

18 CAMPUS

Around the Green in sixty seconds.

20 ONLINE

Social networking, Dartmouth-style, runs rampant at Facebook.com. By Karen Iorio ’10

22 FACULTY

Thayer prof lee lynd says we’re close to realizing the long-unfulfilled promise of biofuels. By Bryant Urstadt ’91

28 PERSONAL HISTORY

A spunky chocolate Lab ruled the campus one sophomore summer. By Richard Hansen ’07

30 ON THE JOB

Josh marcuse ’04 networks to inspire the next generation of foreign policy experts. By Kaitlin Bell ’05

32 FILM

Making a documentary about teen sex opens a startling new world for a mom. By Lisa Densmore ’83

34 CLASSROOM

A professor shows students how language serves as a window into human nature. BY JUDITH HERTOG

Alumni News

56 SEEN & HEARD

60 THE CLASSES

97 AFFILIATED GROUPS

98 ALUMNI COUNCIL

98 OBITUARIES

Continuing Ed 104

Theodor Geisel ’25 on what to look for beyond Z. By Lee Michaelides

ON THE COVER President Jim Yong Kim, photographed in Parkhurst Hall July 8, 2009, by Webb Chappell

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Drawing Attention “Artists have a role to play in the great issues of their times,” says Pew Fellowship winner Daniel Heyman ’85.