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Dartmouth College President-Elect Philip J. Hanlon ’77 visited campus this past Friday. He'll be starting his new role as President on July 1. After our President Jim Kim left this summer to become the head of the World Bank, the search began for a new President of Dartmouth College while Carol Folt (the Provost) took over for this year as the Interim President. Interim President Carol Folt met with President-Elect Philip J. Hanlon '77 in her office on Friday. (They're posing in front of a piece of art by painter Mateo Romero '89) The search committee, led by Bill Helmen '80, gathered input from students, alums, faculty and staff to inform their decision. Well, after meeting him this past Friday, I have to say I'm very pleased with the decision. Bill Helman '80, Chair of the Presidential Search Committee and President-Elect Philip J. Hanlon '77 walk along North Main Street in Hanover. Philip J. Hanlon '77 is currently the Provo

In the summer of 2011, my wife Julia and I spent about a month in the self-proclaimed autonomous region called Nagorno-Karabakh (N-K). This is a contested region between Azerbaijan and people of Armenian heritage and was the location of a vicious war in the early 1990's. We were attempting to map and photograph a hiking trail through the region called the Himnakan Janapar. This literally means the "backbone trail." The trip didn't go according to plan, but that was expected. Nonetheless, it was a great experience and we got some nice photos from the adventure as well. We used kickstarter.com to fund the trip as well, and we're about 2/3 done with our work and about 2/3 done with fulfilling rewards. I don't have the time right now to go deeply into our adventure, but if you happen to be in the Upper Valley tonight, we'll be hosting a presentation at 5pm in Haldeman Center (room 041) followed by a reception next to a number of prints hanging