My latest book - my 7th published since graduation - has just hit the market.  (It has an official copyright date of January, 2009, and an official release date of December 1, 2008, but it has already shipped and is now available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, etc.  Go ahead and make sense of that, if you can. And, of course, go ahead and order some copies for your holiday gifts.)

The title is Narnia and the Fields of Arbol: the Environmental Vision of C.S. Lewis (Amazon link). (The subtitle probably says most clearly what the book is about.) (Click Read More for well, more....)

Traditionally, class connections have always been with a class 50 years older - ours is with the Class of 1935 – but there is very little interaction between the two classes.  With the blessings of the Alumni Office, we have established a 25 year Class Connection - 1985-2010.  By pairing two classes that are closer together, we hope to establish some real useful relationships that will benefit both groups.  The first connection is to meet some members of the Class of 2010. (Read on, click Read More!)

Dear Class of 1985,

As Chair of the Alumni Council Nominating Committee (and a fellow class president), I am writing to ask your help with one of the most important ways we can help influence the future direction of the college. Please take a quick read of the note below, and if you have a nomination or more, please email me directly at jweiss (at) vantagepartners.com or at the submission link below. As a committee of only about a dozen people, we rely on those like you who know lots of other terrific alums, so your help with this would be greatly appreciated. Further, if you have a class newsletter, website, yahoo group, or the like, please share below and my request with your classmates.  We take every name very seriously, and greatly appreciate the help. [Click Read More for details...]

Back by popular demand, the 2007 Multi-Class Mini-Reunion, Music Fest: A Family Gathering

Dartmouth Family Party in Alumni Hall!
Dartmouth Classes 1977-1992

The Class of 1985 will be there!

Purpose: To gather 15 classes of Dartmouth Family
When: Saturday, October 20th
Where: Alumni Hall, Hopkins Center

Rev. Dr. Stuart Lord, Dean of the Tucker Foundation, and Frederica Ghesquiere '04 are leading a team of Dartmouth alumni/ae, staff and faculty to help with disaster relief in the Gulf Coast from June 16-23 2007....

I will be speaking about "Madame Chiang Kai-shek: China's Eternal First Lady," recently published by Atlantic Monthly Press, in Los Angeles and San Francisco April 28-30 and I hope to see you there.

Thank you, Laura Tyson Li
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