Dartmouth students push back against medical school admissions probe

The Geisel School of Medicine admissions office at Dartmouth College occupies part of the former Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital in Hanover, N.H., on Thursday, July 23, 2026. Photo by James M. Patterson / Valley NewsThis story by Sofia Langlois was first published in the Valley News on July 24, 2026.Amid a federal investigation into the Geisel School of Medicine for racial discrimination in its admissions practices, some Dartmouth community members are speaking out against a narrative that peo