Dartmouth College's Geography department in Hanover, New Hampshire, offers a comprehensive program uniquely positioned as the only dedicated geography department in the Ivy League, delving into the intricate relationships between people, the environment, space, and place. The curriculum equips students with vital theoretical understanding and practical tools to address pressing global challenges such as social justice, migration, and environmental change. With a strong emphasis on field-based learning and research, the department provides a robust academic experience spanning physical, human, and environmental geography, including geospatial techniques. Faculty expertise covers diverse research areas from global environmental change to urban social justice, preparing graduates with valuable analytical and spatial skills for a wide array of career paths.
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Dartmouth College is a private Ivy League research university in Hanover, New Hampshire. Established in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock, it is one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution. Although originally established to educate Native Americans in Christian theology and the English way of life, the university primarily trained Congregationalist ministers during its early history before it gradually secularized. Emerging into national prominence at the turn of the 20th century, Dartmouth was considered to be the most prestigious undergraduate college in the United States in the early 1900s. While Dartmouth is now a research university rather than simply an undergraduate college, it continues to go by "Dartmouth College" to emphasize its focus on undergraduate education.
