President Barack Obama has nominated Dartmouth
College President Jim Yong Kim to head the World Bank, a surprise pick
for the international financial institution’s top job.
To celebrate its 50th
anniversary season this summer, the Hopkins Center at Dartmouth College is sponsoring a piano "street project" that will have
pianos turning up in parks, general stores and other unexpected
locations.
All this week, students at Dartmouth
have been learning about the pipa, a Chinese lute that dates back 2,000
years. Their teacher is a renowned modern performer who is preserving the pipa’s traditional
repertoire and collaborating with famous contemporary musicians.
Today I’ll speak with Dartmouth College professor Steve Swayne about his new biography of William Schuman. We’ll also hear some of Schuman’s music, as well as works by Rachmaninoff, Saint-Saens, and Schumann (yes, the one with two n’s) this afternoon.
A researcher at the Vermont Cancer Center has published a massive study of surgical breast cancer patients that shows hope for less invasive cancer treatment. Also, Dartmouth College’s history in training Native Americans to be Christian ministers, and another Report From Afghanistan.
Seven Dartmouth College
alumni whose lawsuit over the makeup of the school’s board of trustees
was dismissed plan to appeal to the New Hampshire Supreme Court.
Dartmouth College has announced a series of cuts to close a budget gap
of $100 million over the next two years. Dartmouth’s President said trustees and administrators have
worked to minimize the impact of the cuts on the community.