Administrative Working Group Report

“[M]any [Dartmouth] employees did not know what the annual priorities or even longer-term strategic goals of the institution are.  Obvious priorities like the current construction of new buildings are readily apparent, but other critical priorities like financial aid, providing more accessible services to students, and supporting cross-institutional cooperation are little known or understood.  Many employees do not understand the orgranization of the institution, the decisionmaking process, or the strategic planning process.”

–January 2007 Report from the Working Group on Administrative Communications and Culture, page 5

Notable Quotes
  • James Baehr ‘05

    "He may now be a beloved professor at a top-10 law school. But many have impressive backgrounds, not least in a Dartmouth trustee race. What marks Smith most is the character formed by that background, expressed day in and day out in a life lived with decency.

  • Administrative Working Group Report

    "The committee heard from many employees (through public meetings, emails, and the staff survey), that they would like to see greater accountability at every level, more transparency around goal setting, regular performance reviews, and a compensation program more clearly based on merit."

     --January 2007 Report from the Working Group on Administrative Communications and Culture, page 8

  • Top 10 Politically Correct Moves

    "Administrators at Dartmouth banned a campus group from giving Christmas presents to other students through the campus mail after the gifts had been bought, wrapped, and ready to mail. Scott Brown, the school’s dean of religion, stated that giving Christmas presents is an act 'that a large number of students will take offense at.'"

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