Jacob Baron ‘10

“How many students know that there are 11 positions in Dartmouth’s central administration that include the word ‘president’ in their job titles? When ‘deans,’ ‘directors’ and ‘managers’ are included in the count, the number is probably well over a 100, though an exact count is difficult to come by because, to my knowledge, there exists no document with an explicit list. Though most students are probably aware that there are many, many individuals working in Dartmouth’s administration, . . . one does not get the sense of anything so much as a sprawling ‘educorporate’ bureaucracy.”

The Dartmouth, Jan. 30, 2007

Notable Quotes
  • Kenan Yount ‘06

    "[S]even out of eleven non-senior government courses offered next spring will be at or above their cap, and economics is worse. Although [Professor] Sa'adah claims that 'many' classes exist that don't push their cap (four, doing the math), she declines to mention that her department's definition of a 'cap' is usually fifty students. Hardly a bragging matter. One would expect this of large universities--not Dartmouth."

  • N. Alex Tonelli ‘06

    "Dartmouth has forgotten its identity... The commitment to providing the best liberal arts education possible is secondary to the social engineering agenda. Class sizes, curriculum quality, housing, athletics and free speech have all taken a back seat.

  • Administrative Working Group Report

    "While the McKinsey Report highlighted Dartmouth's positive and collegial culture, the report also pointed to some of the challenges we face in decision-making.  Specifically, they [sic] observed a lack of open debate surrounding issues, a lack of clarity around who makes the decisions, and a lack of transparency surrounding the decision making process."

    --January 2007 Report from the Working Group on Administrative Communications and Culture, page 10

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