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Dartmouth’s lobbying spending increased by 534% in fiscal year 2025, according to the College’s Form 990 filings. That growth marks a steep escalation of one of the College’s newest priorities: political lobbying. According to its disclosures, the College’s lobbying push began in 2022, when it contracted the lobbying firm McAllister & Quinn to advocate for local funds from the House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies subcommittee.
Ask any Dartmouth student about their plans for the future, and you’re bound to get a definitive answer: “I’m going to go to law school,” or “Oh, I’m thinking of working in consulting.” As a freshman not yet used to the quirks of campus culture, I’ve found myself surprised by the certainty with which so many of my peers discuss what comes next. Dartmouth students don’t need to have it all planned out. Just look at Ben Rice ’22.
At the Hanover Selectboard’s Sept. 28 meeting, Hanover Department of Public Works director Peter Kulbacki gave a presentation on the department’s plans to modernize the town water treatment and wastewater network. The Selectboard also discussed the need for improvements to the town website to facilitate better communication between Dartmouth and the town. The Department of Public Works began its Water Distribution Improvement Project on April 28, 2025, Kulbacki said in his presentation.
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