The Rockefeller Center at Dartmouth inspires and energizes students to become effective leaders in their communities & to cherish and participate in democracy.
Join us for a conversation with Dan Gilbert. The conversation will focus on the science of happiness, and decision making that leads to a happy life
Thursday, May 28th
5:00PM
Rocky 003
Register: dartgo.org/250gilbert
Livestream: dartgo.org/250gilbertlive
ALT A photo of Dan Gilbert smiling. Text: Law and Democracy, the United States at 250. Dan Gilbert, Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology at Harvard. Nationally Recognized Historian and Author.
Join us for a conversation with Rahm Emanuel, former U.S. Ambassador to Japan and 55th Mayor of the City of Chicago.
Tuesday, May 26th
5:00 - 6:00 PM
Filene Auditorium
Registration is highly recommended.
Register at dartgo.org/250emanuellive
ALT A photo of Rahm Emanuel in a dress shirt and tie. Text: Law and Democracy, the United States at 250. Rahm Emanuel, Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 55th Mayor of the City of Chicago.
What if your final exam was a handmade book? Students in GEOG 25: Social Justice and the City did just that — crafting hand-bound books about urban justice, redlining, and city life. Proudly supported by the Rockefeller Center. 📖
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Join us for a conversation with Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith on "The Presidency, Executive Power, Donald Trump, and American Democracy."
May 20, 2026
5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Rockefeller Center, Room 003
Register: dartgo.org/250bg
Livestream: dartgo.org/250bglive
ALT Photo of Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith both in suits. Text: Law and Democracy, the United States at 250. The Presidency, Executive Power, Donald Trump, and American Democracy.
Please join us for the next event in our Law and Democracy at 250 speaker series as we welcome Historian Annette Gordon-Reed '81, the Spring 2026 Montgomery Fellow.
Thursday, May 14
NEW TIME - 4:30 PM
Filene Auditorium
No registration necessary
ALT A photo of Anneette Gordon-Reed-'81. Text: Law and Democracy, the United States at 250. The UnConscious UnRaveling of History.
Join us for a conversation with Laurie Santos, Chandrika and Ranjan Tandon Professor of Psychology at Yale University and host of The Happiness Lab podcast.
Tuesday, May 12th
5 pm - 6 pm
Filene Auditorium
Register: dartgo.org/250santos
Livestream: dartgo.org/250santoslive
ALT A photo of Laurie Santos in a suit with her arms crossed. Text: Law and Democracy, the United States at 250. The Pursuit of Happiness: Ourselves and Our Communities.
Join us for Jeff Rosen of the National Constitution Center, on the historical context and original intention of the phrase "the pursuit of happiness."
Thursday, May 7th
5 pm - 6 pm
Rocky 003
Register: dartgo.org/250rosen
Livestream: dartgo.org/250rosenlive
ALT A photo of Jeffrey Rosen Smith in a suit. Text: Law and Democracy, the United States at 250. The Pursuit of Happiness, Virtue, and Our Nation's Founding. Jeffrey Rosen CEO Emeritus of the National Constitution Center.
Please join us for a conversation about American colonialism and the Constitution with Maggie Blackhawk, Moses H. Grossman Professor of Law at the NYU School of Law.
Friday, March 8th
1 pm
Hinman Forum
Register: dartgo.org/250blackhawk
Livestream: dartgo.org/250blackhawklive
ALT A photo of Maggie Blackhawk in a suit. Text: Law and Democracy, the United States at 250.
Please join us for a conversation with Silvia Foster-Frau, National Investigative Reporter for The Washington Post.
Tue, May 5th
5 p.m.
Rockefeller Center, Hinman Forum
Register: dartgo.org/250fosterfrau
Livestream: dartgo.org/fosterfraulive
ALT A photo of Silvia Foster-Frau. Text: Law and Democracy, the United States at 250. Immigration and American Democracy. Silvia Foster-Frau Nieman Fellow, Harvard School of Journalism Investigative Reporter, The Washington Post.
Climate change action in spotlight! Dartmouth President Sian Beilock spoke about Rockefeller Center Board of Visitors Chair David Duckenfield '88 during her recent visit to Miami. David is is a founder of Miami Climate 365.
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ALT Sian Beilock speaks at a lectern. A photo of David Duckenfield at an event is shown behind her.
What does the future of American democracy look like?
At a Rocky event, Heather Gerken & Ezra Klein discuss voter power, election resilience, and what’s at stake in upcoming elections.
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ALT Ezra Klein and Heather Gerken sit along side the moderators in the Top of The Hop. The Baker/Berry Library tower can be seen across the Green.
ALT Text: Law and Democracy The United States at 250. The Roger S. Aaron '64 Lecture. Women, the Law, and a Better American Democracy. Photos of Mimi Rocah, Joyce White Vance, and Dahlia Lithwick.
Join us for Ezra Klein, NYT Opinion Page Columnist, and host of the "Ezra Klein Show," and Heather Gerken, 11th Pres. of the Ford Foundation and Sterling Professor Emeritus of Law at Yale Law School.
Thu, April 16
5 p.m.
Top of the Hop
Registration at dartgo.org/250klein
ALT Photo of Ezra Klein in a blue jacket and Heather Gerken, also in a blue jacket. Text: Law and Democracy, the United States at 250. Abundance and the Future of American Democracy.
Join us for Ezra Klein, NYT Opinion Page Columnist, and host of the "Ezra Klein Show," and Heather Gerken, 11th Pres. of the Ford Foundation and Sterling Professor Emeritus of Law at Yale Law School.
Thu, April 16
5 p.m.
Top of the Hop
Registration at dartgo.org/250klein
ALT Photo of Ezra Klein in a blue jacket and Heather Gerken, also in a blue jacket. Text: Law and Democracy, the United States at 250. Abundance and the Future of American Democracy.
Join us for a conversation with Robert L. Bixby, a senior advisor and former executive director of The Concord Coalition.
Tuesday, April 7
5 pm - 6 pm
Hinman Forum, Rockefeller Center
Register: dartgo.org/250concord
View Livestream: dartgo.org/250concordlive
ALT A photo of Bob Bixby in a suit. Text: Law and Democracy, the United States at 250. Bob Bixby, Advisor and Former Executive Director of The Concord Coalition.
What does it mean to lead? At Dartmouth, students build leadership through reflection, community, and action—supported by the Rockefeller Center. Read more: rockefeller.dartmouth.edu/ne…
ALT First-year students engage in small-group discussions in the Dartmouth Leadership Attitudes and Behaviors program in Collis.
Join us for a conversation with Governor Andy Beshear, Gov. of Kentucky.
Saturday, March 7
3 pm - 4 pm
Filene Auditorium
or Livestream at dartgo.org/250beshearlive
Registration is full, but we encourage you to register for the waitlist. Register at dartgo.org/250beshear
ALT A photo of Andy Beshear in a suit standing outside. Text: Law and Democracy, the United States at 250. Andy Beshear 63rd Governor of Kentucky.
Join us for a conversation with former New Hampshire State Senator Jeb Bradley.
Thursday, March 5th
5 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Hinman Forum
Register: dartgo.org/250bradley
Livestream:dartgo.org/250bradleylive
ALT A photo of Jeb Bradley at the top Mt. Washington in winter hiking gear. Text: Law and Democracy, the United States at 250. Former NH State Senator Jeb Bradley.
Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg encouraged Dartmouth students to pursue public service “at a decisive moment in the life of this country” during the Law and Democracy: The United States at 250 series.
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ALT Pete Buttigieg hold a microphone on a stage with two men and a woman.