As a double major in comparative religion and government, I studied the two great shapers of societies around the world. History, philosophy...
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Alumni Stories: Jennifer D. Molinar '98
March 23, 2016
I graduated from Dartmouth with a double major in Religion and Government, concentrations in Philosophy of Religion and Political Theory...
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Alumni Stories: Steve Mayer '72
March 23, 2016
I had no idea I would study or major in religion before taking a survey course to fulfill distributive requirements my freshman year. My...
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Alumni Stories: Daniel B. Isaacs '83
March 23, 2016
I was a Religion major...and it has served me well both personally and professionally. I entered Dartmouth with advanced placement credits...
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Alumni Stories: Betty P. Guttag Whitewolff '00
March 23, 2016
When I was faced with choosing a major, I froze. What was the use in specializing? Wouldn't I need a graduate degree to pursue a chosen...
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Alumni Stories: Mary Jane Casavant '85
March 23, 2016
My freshman fall I...took Rel. 1: Patterns of Religious Experience. It was 1981, the class met in 105 Dartmouth and was team-taught by...
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Alumni Stories: Paul Colligan '86
March 22, 2016
...when I matriculated at Dartmouth I had the belief that whatever I chose to pursue in a career I would need specific training. I also...
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Alumni Stories: Robert L. Adams '74
March 22, 2016
I made a lot of poor choices during my college days, but one that proved right for me was my choice of a major, Religion. I was committed to...
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Grassley, Ayotte and the Burden of History
March 21, 2016
By vowing to block any Supreme Court nominee the president sends to Congress, N.H. Senator Kelly Ayotte and fellow Republicans are reinforcing the partisan gridlock that has paralyzed the nation for more than a decade, argues Randall Balmer in his opinion piece in the Valley News. He urges Senator Ayotte to "fulfill her duties regardless of the political rancor she might incur from fellow Republicans. Even such a modest effort in these fraught political times counts as an act of courage."
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Is Donald Trump a Tyrant?
March 21, 2016
In his OpEd piece for Time, "This is What Ancient Greeks Would Have Called Donald Trump," Devin Singh goes back to the ancient Greeks' definition of tyrannos and explores whether or not Donald Trump is a tyrant, and if he poses a "fundamental threat to American democracy."
