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Dartmouth has recently completed an action plan for inclusive excellence containing more than three dozen new initiatives as well as enhancements of existing

programs. Its aim is to increase diversity and inclusion. The plan, through time, will add 50 new faculty members to the College’s undergraduate and graduate faculties. In addition the plan will work to implement training programs and outreach to combat bias in the workplace and among students.

Of interest: Dartmouth’s President Hanlon has been named to the advisory board ofthe Guggenheim fellowships. The advisory board reviews fellowship applications. Last spring Provost Carolyn Dever traveled to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to see first-hand the work of a global health project developed by Dartmouth and Muhinbili University ofHealth of Allied Science. Forthe first time there were more females than males graduating from Thayer School of Engineering—54 percent. At the same time Dartmouth set a U.S. record as the first national research university to have more women than men receiving engineering degrees.

Nine Dartmouth graduates participated in the Olympics in Rio. Six on U.S. teams, one represented Greece, one represented Canada, another South Korea. One ofthe eight was Abbey D’Agostino ’14, seven-time NCAA champion. Inadvertently during a 5,000-meter qualifying heat, Abbey clipped New Zealand’s Nikki Hamblin. They both fell down. Rather than immediately continuing the race, Abbey stopped and helped Nikki to her feet. They both finished the race, though Abbey suffered a fairly severe knee injury. The media celebrated the incident as a fine example ofthe Olympic spirit.

Last summer Dartmouth hosted a group of African leaders—Mandela African Fellows—for the third year. The summer program empowers young leaders through academic courses, leadership training, mentoring, networking and professional opportunities and supports activities after they return home. The group at Dartmouth was part ofthe 1,000-member Mandela Washington Fellows that was hosted across the country in June and July. The program ended with a town hall in Washington, D.C., featuring President Obama.

We sadly report the death of Warren B. Thompson. Our condolences to his family.

—John M. Jenkins, 80 Lyme Road, Apt. 304,Hanover, NH03755; (603) 643-2757; mmjenkins@kahres.org