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Qualms with the Quarter System
This article is featured in the 2025 Commencement & Reunions special issue.Dartmouth's quarter system traces back to 1958, when the College shifted from two 16-week semesters to four 10-week quarters, with students taking three courses per term. At the time, College President John Sloan Dickey framed the change as a way to promote "intellectual self-reliance," by allowing students to focus more deeply on fewer subjects, according to a transcript…
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