Self Reflection

The College is currently undergoing the reaccreditation process, a self-evaluation and peer review that takes place every decade. In November a team of evaluators from other institutions, led by Anthony Marx, president of Amherst College, arrives in Hanover to meet and speak with faculty, students and administrators before filing its report in January. The evaluators already have plenty of data to cull: Seven committees made up of 40 faculty members and administrators have filed their self-study reports on 11 standards, among them the College’s mission, academic programs, faculty, physical resources and integrity. Administered by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges’ (NEASC) Commission on Institutions of Higher Education, the process does not lead to much in the way of consequences, although the NEASC may make some recommendations. Former provost Barry Scherr has said the last reaccreditation, in 2000, led to the faculty looking “more closely at how we assess our own work.” The 2000 recommendations also inspired the creation of the Office of Institutional Research and the Center for the Advancement of Learning, which provides professional development opportunities to Dartmouth faculty and teachers. President Jim Kim is expected to comment on the NEASC report in February.

DID YOU KNOW?

12Number of bunks in the new timber-frame Class of ’81 Crew Cabin built near Moosilauke Ravine Lodge to house student workers.

Number of students now accommodated in Fahey-McLane dorm rooms. The College recently converted 44 doubles to triples due to a larger freshman class.