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Browse research projects by Dartmouth undergraduates. For information about our undergraduate researchers, see People. To view student research presentations, see Presentations.

Caroline Cook, the Summer 2018 Historical Accountability Student Research Fellow,  photographed in front of a  red brick wall.

CAROLINE COOK '21She Had the Misfortune of Being a Woman: The Story of Hannah Croasdale, Pioneer in Algae and Academia, a research paper about the life and academic career of Dartmouth's first tenured female faculty member, Hannah T. Croasdale. Read "A Life Made Tangible" on the Rauner Library blog. View a digital exhibit based on this project at this link.

 

 

 

Anneliese Thomas, one of three Winter 2019 Historical Accountability Student Research Fellows, stands on the Dartmouth College Green.

ANNELIESE THOMAS '19The Black Student Experience, 1960-1979, a digital exhibit exploring the lives of Black students at Dartmouth in the 1960s and 70s, during and directly after the Civil Rights era in the United States. Read "Shutting Down Shockley" on the Rauner Library Blog.

 

 

 

SAM KOREMAN '20 - "Moving Towards Accessibility: A Brief History of Dartmouth College’s Physical Accessibility Changes Prior to the Americans with Disability Act," a research paper about the history of physical accessibility changes at Dartmouth prior to the codification of the Americans with Disability Act in 1990. Read "Faculty Advocates for Accessibility" on the Rauner Library Blog. View a digital exhibit based on this project at this link.

 

 

Alexandrea Keith stands beside an ornate stone building.

ALEX KEITH '20Intersections of Race, Religion, and Class: Dartmouth College (links to external website), a Tableau data visualization project comparing student demographics and costs in Dartmouth College housing. Read "Marginalized Spaces" on the Rauner Library Blog.

 

 

 

 

Grace Hanselman, one of two Summer 2019 Historical Accountability Student Research Fellows, standing in front of a domed building.

GRACE HANSELMAN '20 - Co-Education: Behind the Scenes, a digital exhibit exploring the administrative decision to make Dartmouth co-educational and early supports for early women students. Due to some bibliographic issues, content for this exhibit is still under review--we apologize for the inconvenience. Read "The Co-ed Committees: Bringing Women to Dartmouth" on the Rauner Library Blog.

 

 

Self-portrait photograph of Faydra Richardson, one of two Summer 2019 Historical Accountability Student Research Fellows.

FAYDRA RICHARDSON '20Rape and Sexual Assault at Dartmouth College, a video essay about sexual assault and the efforts to decrease sexual assault on campus after Dartmouth became co-educational. Please note that only a portion of this video is available for viewing due to unreparable issues with the video file. Read "Vigilantism at Dartmouth: Dartmouth Women’s Response to Sexual Assault" on the Rauner Library Blog.

 

 

Mia Nelson, the Fall 2019 Historical Accountability Student Research Fellow, sits in front of pink rose bushes.

MIA NELSON '22 - "An Admirable Community in the Wilderness": Diversity and Inclusion in the Dartmouth Outing Club, a scrapbook made using the Book Arts Workshop about the history of diversity and inclusion in the Dartmouth Outing Club. Read "Room for a Few Girls: Co-Education in the Dartmouth Outing Club" on the Rauner Library Blog.

 

 

 

Val Werner, the Spring 2020 Historical Accountability Student Research Fellow, photographed in the Webster Hall basement.

VAL WERNER '20"A Sense of Community": Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Students & the Growth of Social Alternatives at Dartmouth College (links to external website), a wiki exploring the first visible LGBTQ communities at Dartmouth College. Read "He Walked the Walk" on the Rauner Library Blog.

 

 

 

Londyn Crenshaw

LONDYN CRENSHAW '22DBA or Swipe: An Exploration of the Perceived Value of Service Labor on Dartmouth’s Campus, a podcast episode addressing service labor, unionism, and how class and service impact relationships at Dartmouth, which focuses mainly on Dartmouth Dining Services as a point of conflict. Read "Dartmouth Dining Association staff and the "Dartmouth Experience"" on the Rauner Library Blog.

 

 

Cece King poses with her arm raised.

CECE KING '23 - Fundraising for Female Communities, a digital exhibit exploring the history of women's organizations at Dartmouth prior to co-education in 1972. Read "Et tu, Dartmouth Women's Clubs?" on the Rauner Library Blog.

 

 

 

 

Formal headshot of Kiara Cannon

KIARA CANNON '22 - Modern Dartmouth Liberatory Protest and Administrative Accountability: A multimedia timeline, a poster series examining art as a mode of reflection and multi-media design as a powerful synthesizing methodology to create, discover, and interact with archival materials. Read "Many Paths for Persistent Protest" on the Rauner Library Blog.

 

 

Christian Dawkins sits in front of a whiteboard.

CHRISTIAN DAWKINS '22 - Diversity and Inclusion in Dartmouth Fraternities Throughout the 20th Century, a digital exhibit exploring fraternity desegregation and expanding inclusion in fraternity spaces. Read "A Case Against Fraternity Desegregation" on the Rauner Library Blog.

 

 

 

Emmanuel Mariano stands in a grassy field.

EMMANUEL MARIANO '23 - Hello Marysa: A Video Essay, a short video showcasing audio-visual materials and documentation related to Professor Emerita Marysa Navarro. Read "Giving It to the Man by Doing It Like a (Wo)man" on the Rauner Library blog.

 

 

 

 

Rachel Perez stands on the sidewalk of a busy street.

RACHEL PEREZ '23 - A Short History of Dartmouth Housing for New and Old Students, a brochure about the origins and history of housing issues at Dartmouth College. Read "Hampered Housing" on the Rauner Library blog.

 

 

 

 

Farah Almadani stands in front of the Lincoln Memorial.

FARAH ALMADANI '25 - "Assimilation versus Integration": The Story of Native American Studies Program at Dartmouth College, a research paper about the history of Dartmouth's Native American Studies Program. Read "Native American Studies as Reviewed by the 1975 Evaluation Committee" on the Rauner Library Blog.

 

 

 

Sabrina Eager sitting outdoors in front of a tree

SABRINA EAGER '23 - Hidden Queer Stories (links to external website), a website analyzing queer themes in fiction published in Dartmouth student literary magazines during the first half of the 20th century. Read "Queerness in Hidden Spaces: Clifford Orr’s Influences on the Literary Sphere of Dartmouth" on the Rauner Library Blog.

 

 

 

 

Leeza Petrov sitting on a grassy mountainside

LEEZA PETROV '22 - AIDS and Safer Sex at Dartmouth, a digital exhibit on the Dartmouth administration's and students' responses to the national AIDS epidemic of the 1980s. Read "'Sex Kit Shocker': Safer Sex and AIDS Prevention at Dartmouth College" on the Rauner Library Blog.

 

 

 

Sara Pickrell '24 stands in front of a harbor on a sunny day

SARA PICKRELL '24 - Title IX: A History of Women's Sports at Dartmouth, a scrapbook showing the history of progress and regress in Dartmouth’s application of Title IX to women’s athletics. Read "(In)Equity Found in the Margins" on the Rauner Library Blog.

 

 

 

Kira Parrish-Penny '24 standing outdoors against a background of green foliage

KIRA PARRISH-PENNY '24 - "The Dartmouth Animal," a creative nonfiction essay about sexual violence and harassment at Dartmouth following coeducation. Read "Deflating Misogyny" on the Rauner Library Blog.

 

 

 

Matt Skrod '24 wearing a winter coat in front of snow covered trees

MATT SKROD '24 - "Dartmouth's Jewish Quota: A History in Documents," a monograph tracing the history of Dartmouth's "Jewish quota" in admissions. Read "Dartmouth's Jewish Quota on the National Stage" on the Rauner Library Blog.

SYDNEY HOOSE '25 - Diving into the Dynamics: Female Native Students at Moor's Charity School, a digital exhibit examining success through the lens of two Native women who attended Moor's Charity School, Hannah Garrett and Mary Secutor. Read "On Ribs and the Bible: The Implications of Christianity and Colonialism for Native Women" on the Rauner Library Blog.

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