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School with a downward trajectory... site of a lot of culture war issues... long-standing issues of sexism and racism on campus... not particularly spectacular in any field... hard pass[/quote]

What a silly and reductive comment -- DCUM/Colleges has degenerated into an unhelpful combination of troll farm and echo chamber for the low-information.

Obviously a college that produces accomplished alumnae like Shonda Rhimes, Laura Ingraham, Mindy Kaling, Maya Wiley, Sen Kirsten Gillebrand, and Anthem CEO Gail Boudreaux is one that excels at preparing talented women (and talented women of color) for success, across a variety of fields.   Which is actually what most see as the purpose of college.

To the extent that Dartmouth (and schools like it) are accused of having 'long-standing issues of sexism and racism' (among the student body - certainly not among the administration or faculty -- and relative to comparable northeastern Ivies, not relative to southern or state universities), the key question is to what extent some attitudes or behaviors among (mostly lowerclass) students essentially reflect the society around them - and help maturing students consider how to think and respond to those behaviors (rather than shield them in a hothouse for four years).

As for so-called culture-war issues, isn't college exactly where you want those to play out?   I guess the alternative is a place with uniformity of thought, but that seems to defeat the purpose of liberal arts education (although honestly many DCUM commenters don't seem to be fans of a liberal arts education).             [/quote]

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