Beth Gilman Hobbs D’85, shares how Dartmouth was more than college to her I remember the butterflies in my stomach as I was arriving at the college I had dreamt about attending since my visit to Hanover in 5th grade. I felt a twinge of early homesickness, but I kept reminding myself that I was …
Kathy Jeavons, D’85, shares how Dartmouth shaped her How did Dartmouth change me? As I look back now, almost 40 years later, my short answer is: Dartmouth didn’t change me. It shaped me. I like to think it took the seeds of what, perhaps, were the burgeoning positive qualities of my 18-year old self — intellectual curiosity, a …
Amy Durno Harned D’85 shares what she wishes she’d done at Dartmouth Advice for 17-year old me: Take more diverse classes. Minor in something that is of interest to you – not something just because you think it will help further your career. Get to know your professors. Celebrate your friendships – many of these …
Jenny Page D’85 discusses how she learned to ask for what she wants As a woman of Dartmouth in the early 80’s, I learned how to ask for what I want in life and how to tackle hard tasks with confidence. I was never told I could not achieve whatever I set my mind to …
Kathy DeGioia Eastwood D’76 shares her reflections on life’s journey from a member of Dartmouth’s first female class. I arrived at Dartmouth from Silicon Valley as part of the first freshman class with women, having basically zero knowledge about the college and its reputation. All I knew is that there was a lot of hiking …
Isabella Vanasse Shares a Holiday Musing Squeezing out of the backseat of a 2-door car, wearing the sweatpants I had slept in. Silky brown hair tied high at my crown. Evergreen trees line the playfields dripping icy fingers, buffering residences. Listening to stillness. No children present. The bounce of a ball. The middle child is …
Selassie Atadika, D’98, shares her story in the 50 for 50 Podcast Selassie Atadika ’98 has two lifelong passions: world travel and food. She honed in on those passions at Dartmouth, majoring in geography modified with environmental studies—while always maintaining her lifelong love of food. After graduation, she became a globe-trotting, internationally acclaimed chef …
AlexAnna Salmon, D’08, shares her story in the 50 for 50 Podcast. Growing up in the village of Igiugig in the Bristol Bay region of southwestern Alaska, home to about 70 tribal members, Salmon was always the only student in her grade. She spent happy days at the feet of elders, soaking up language and …
Liz Davis, D’89, shares how her daugther’s diabetes diagnosis changed the way she mothers When it comes to motherhood, I set the bar low. I don’t want my children to have too much to live up to. Ever since becoming a mother, I have been ambivalent about society’s expectations for living up to that title, …
Bianca Smith, D’12, shares her story in the 50 for 50 Podcast. Less than a decade after graduating from Dartmouth, where she majored in sociology and played on the varsity softball and baseball club teams, Bianca Smith joined the Red Sox as a minor league coach—the first Black woman in history to reach that goal. …
