Dartmouth alumni have been trying to restore parity to the College’s Board of Trustees since the 2007 coup led by Charles Haldeman and his liberal cronies in response to resurgent conservative victories in recent Trustee elections.

Recently, the Grafton County Superior Court dismissed the alumni lawsuit that had been filed to invalidate the Haldeman take-over. The plaintiffs are now appealing to the NH Supreme Court to overturn the decision.

It seems unlikely, however, that the appeal will succeed. The NH high court is stuffed 4-1 with Lynch appointees, all undoubtedly liberal and beholden to the left.

The decision to affirm the Grafton court decision will most likely end up 4-1 with possibly Chief Justice Broderick the only dissenting vote. This will end effectively end any possibility of restoring Dartmouth’s long-standing position as the only educational institution that gave its alumni real governance power through democratic elections.

The College is already in deep financial trouble with its liberal administration spending away to glory with literally no accountability to anyone or oversight by any effective body. With the Board of Trustees firmly in leftist hands, any hope of responsible fiscal management at the College will be finished. Dartmouth’s decline to 2nd tier status has already begun.

Just ask the professors and top students literally fleeing to other colleges.

SEIU Local 560: Always Betting the Wrong Way?

Dartmouth has always been a pioneer in providing financial assistance to the the needy in difficult times. Its Haiti Fund has become a model for other colleges and organizations to rapidly raise much needed monies for natural disasters.  It has been need-blind for U.S. students for a long time, but recently expanded the program to all students. Dartmouth had also eliminated loans for lower-income families and replaced many loans with scholarships.

And now, realizing that layoffs and budget cuts at the College are hurting many employees, Dartmouth has set up a special hardship fund to provide grants for:

unmet financial needs not addressed through the layoff package and loan programs

The fund has been accepting donations internally and will open to the public in April.

I don’t think any other college, business or organization of any sort has come up with this kind of a grant program for its laid-off personnel. Even though the grant maximum of $2,000 may not be enough to cover too much and the funds might get depleted pretty quickly,  it is still an excellent idea – a step forward.

But local SEIU President, Earl Sweet, isn’t happy at all. He is apparently “allowing” his members to take advantage of the program, as if the SEIU is doing the College a favor by participating in the program. Read on »