55th Reunion in Hanover June 15-18, 2026

                                  It is coming up on four years since we last got together in Hanover.                               

      This page is devoted to getting ready for our next gathering this summer.

From Jack Burnett:

Although our official Reunion schedule is still being finalized, we are able to share at this time some program notes about some of the talks and info sessions that will be available. To wit:

• “Emerging AI and Dartmouth’s Response”—presenter TBD.

• “After The Final Climb”—Kathy Harvard and Michael Maynard will recount their continuing efforts to create an enduring legacy for Andy Harvard ’71 and educate the public about dementia in its many forms.

• “Dartmouth Friendships”—Sociology professor Janice McCabe will enlighten us about her research on college friendships, followed by Q&A and the “big reveal” of the results of an upcoming eponymous survey of the Class of 1971.

• “Health Care Reform”—Health economist Carrie Colla ’01, Susan J. and Richard M. Levy Distinguished Professor in Health Care Delivery, will share knowledge about the economics of improving the quality and lowering the cost of health care.

• “Dartmouth’s Strategy in the New World of College Athletics”—Mike Harrity, Haldeman Family Director of Athletics and Recreation, will explain, followed by Q&A.

• “What Has Changed at Dartmouth and What Hasn’t”—Professor Emerita of Religion Susan Ackerman ’80, who taught generations of students from 1990 until her retirement in 2024, will be on hand for a lively conversation led by Jim Bays about continuity and change at the College.

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For our 55th reunion, we’re doing a more modest e-book, ’Round the Girdled Earth: The Places of the Class of 1971.

When we were graduating from Dartmouth, Dr. Seuss might have exclaimed, “Oh, the places you’ll go!” Fifty-five years later, this would be, “Oh, the places you’ve been!” Instead of asking you to write your life story, though, we’re presenting you with a simple, fun task: Please tell us about a place. This (could be where you were born, where you lived in the past, where you live now, or where something memorable happened. It could be a place at Dartmouth, the history of a place, several places you have lived in different stages of your life, a comparison of places, or a place you visited recently, long ago, or both. Any place you choose. Your entry can be as long or as short as you wish. If you can’t decide among places, send in more than one. Tell us why you chose the place, what makes it special to you, what memories you have of it, how it changed between visits, travel tips—anything you like!

We will gather your entries in the same way that we did for our successful 50th Reunion book. Here’s how to contribute:

(1) Log in to dartmouth71.org. (Very easy to do—just follow the instructions of webmaster Roger Prince on the site.)

(2) Click on My Profile.

(3) You might begin by seeing if your profile needs updating.

(4) Click through to Add Photo if you would like to add a photo or two to your entry.

(5) Click through to Essay, paste in your entry, and save it.

(6) Voilà, you’re done!

If you encounter any problems or have questions, just get in touch with Ted Eismeier at tjeismeier@gmail.com.

As the project proceeds, we’ll let you know on dartmouth71.org just who has already posted a Places entry on the site. Closer to our Reunion on June 15–18, we’ll post a link there to an actual e-book so that everyone can browse through all of the entries.

Your classmate essays on a favorite place you've roamed are starting to come in!  Jan 27th Count: 14 

Go to This Page to see a list of who has contributed an essay and to read those essays.