The Academy of American Poets, the nation's leading champion of poets and poetry, selected Morales for the prestigious award.

In addition to our continued efforts to better support the scholarship and teaching ambitions of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, two big initiatives will remain front and center this year, Dean Elizabeth F. Smith wrote in a message to faculty and staff.

The Antonio Maceo Award for Racial Justice and the Susan DeBevoise Wright Award for Gender Studies honor outstanding scholarly contributions—and reflect the commitment of alumni, staff, and faculty to Dartmouth's Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship.

Professor Roopika Risam co-edited a new volume that brings anti-racist community engagement practices to a broad audience.

From public lectures on globalization to work illuminating gender inequalities, Dartmouth economists foster public policy discourse about critical contemporary issues.

Professor John Thorstensen and students in the Astronomy Foreign Study Program in South Africa discovered new details about the lifecycle of an unusual class of stars.

Professor Meredith Kelly and research associate Nathaniel Kitchel are sampling sediment from local lakes to get a fuller picture of how abrupt climate change reshaped the region during the last ice age.

Research and community outreach led by Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Theresa Ong helps farmers adopt sustainable agricultural practices.