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Online Cheating Charges Upend Dartmouth Medical School

Students at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine organized protests following allegations of widespread cheating during online exams. The controversy sparked debate about academic integrity, remote learning challenges, and institutional accountability at one of the nation's top medical schools. These photographs for The New York Times document the student activism and tensions that emerged from the scandal at the Hanover, New Hampshire campus.

Dartmouth's Online Cheating for the New York Times - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine in Hanover, New Hampshire. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine in Hanover, New Hampshire. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times.
Medical students protesting cheating scandal allegations at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine in Hanover, New Hampshire. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Medical students protesting cheating scandal allegations at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine in Hanover, New Hampshire. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times.
Medical students protesting cheating scandal allegations at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine in Hanover, New Hampshire. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Medical students protesting cheating scandal allegations at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine in Hanover, New Hampshire. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times.
Medical students protesting cheating scandal allegations at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine in Hanover, New Hampshire. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Medical students protesting cheating scandal allegations at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine in Hanover, New Hampshire. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times.
Medical students protesting cheating scandal allegations at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine in Hanover, New Hampshire. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Medical students protesting cheating scandal allegations at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine in Hanover, New Hampshire. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times.
Medical students protesting cheating scandal allegations at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine in Hanover, New Hampshire. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Medical students protesting cheating scandal allegations at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine in Hanover, New Hampshire. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times.
Medical students protesting cheating scandal allegations at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine in Hanover, New Hampshire. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Medical students protesting cheating scandal allegations at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine in Hanover, New Hampshire. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times.
Student protest signs and demonstrations at Geisel School of Medicine following Dartmouth cheating scandal. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Student protest signs and demonstrations at Geisel School of Medicine following Dartmouth cheating scandal. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times.
Student protest signs and demonstrations at Geisel School of Medicine following Dartmouth cheating scandal. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Student protest signs and demonstrations at Geisel School of Medicine following Dartmouth cheating scandal. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times.
Student protest signs and demonstrations at Geisel School of Medicine following Dartmouth cheating scandal. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Student protest signs and demonstrations at Geisel School of Medicine following Dartmouth cheating scandal. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times.
Student protest signs and demonstrations at Geisel School of Medicine following Dartmouth cheating scandal. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Student protest signs and demonstrations at Geisel School of Medicine following Dartmouth cheating scandal. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times.
Student protest signs and demonstrations at Geisel School of Medicine following Dartmouth cheating scandal. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Student protest signs and demonstrations at Geisel School of Medicine following Dartmouth cheating scandal. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times.
Student activism on Dartmouth campus during Geisel School of Medicine cheating scandal protest in Hanover, NH. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Student activism on Dartmouth campus during Geisel School of Medicine cheating scandal protest in Hanover, NH. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times.
Student activism on Dartmouth campus during Geisel School of Medicine cheating scandal protest in Hanover, NH. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Student activism on Dartmouth campus during Geisel School of Medicine cheating scandal protest in Hanover, NH. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times.
Student activism on Dartmouth campus during Geisel School of Medicine cheating scandal protest in Hanover, NH. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Student activism on Dartmouth campus during Geisel School of Medicine cheating scandal protest in Hanover, NH. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times.
Student activism on Dartmouth campus during Geisel School of Medicine cheating scandal protest in Hanover, NH. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Student activism on Dartmouth campus during Geisel School of Medicine cheating scandal protest in Hanover, NH. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times.
Student activism on Dartmouth campus during Geisel School of Medicine cheating scandal protest in Hanover, NH. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Student activism on Dartmouth campus during Geisel School of Medicine cheating scandal protest in Hanover, NH. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times.
Medical students gathered to protest academic integrity investigation at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine, Hanover. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Medical students gathered to protest academic integrity investigation at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine, Hanover. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times.
Medical students gathered to protest academic integrity investigation at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine, Hanover. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Medical students gathered to protest academic integrity investigation at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine, Hanover. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times.
Medical students gathered to protest academic integrity investigation at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine, Hanover. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Medical students gathered to protest academic integrity investigation at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine, Hanover. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times.
Medical students gathered to protest academic integrity investigation at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine, Hanover. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Medical students gathered to protest academic integrity investigation at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine, Hanover. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times.
Medical students gathered to protest academic integrity investigation at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine, Hanover. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Medical students gathered to protest academic integrity investigation at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine, Hanover. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times.
Medical students gathered to protest academic integrity investigation at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine, Hanover. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Medical students gathered to protest academic integrity investigation at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine, Hanover. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times.
Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine in Hanover, New Hampshire. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Medical students protesting cheating scandal allegations at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine in Hanover, New Hampshire. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Medical students protesting cheating scandal allegations at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine in Hanover, New Hampshire. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Medical students protesting cheating scandal allegations at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine in Hanover, New Hampshire. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Medical students protesting cheating scandal allegations at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine in Hanover, New Hampshire. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Medical students protesting cheating scandal allegations at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine in Hanover, New Hampshire. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Medical students protesting cheating scandal allegations at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine in Hanover, New Hampshire. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Student protest signs and demonstrations at Geisel School of Medicine following Dartmouth cheating scandal. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Student protest signs and demonstrations at Geisel School of Medicine following Dartmouth cheating scandal. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Student protest signs and demonstrations at Geisel School of Medicine following Dartmouth cheating scandal. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Student protest signs and demonstrations at Geisel School of Medicine following Dartmouth cheating scandal. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Student protest signs and demonstrations at Geisel School of Medicine following Dartmouth cheating scandal. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Student activism on Dartmouth campus during Geisel School of Medicine cheating scandal protest in Hanover, NH. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Student activism on Dartmouth campus during Geisel School of Medicine cheating scandal protest in Hanover, NH. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Student activism on Dartmouth campus during Geisel School of Medicine cheating scandal protest in Hanover, NH. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Student activism on Dartmouth campus during Geisel School of Medicine cheating scandal protest in Hanover, NH. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Student activism on Dartmouth campus during Geisel School of Medicine cheating scandal protest in Hanover, NH. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Medical students gathered to protest academic integrity investigation at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine, Hanover. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Medical students gathered to protest academic integrity investigation at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine, Hanover. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Medical students gathered to protest academic integrity investigation at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine, Hanover. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Medical students gathered to protest academic integrity investigation at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine, Hanover. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Medical students gathered to protest academic integrity investigation at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine, Hanover. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio
Medical students gathered to protest academic integrity investigation at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine, Hanover. Documentary photography by Kelly Burgess for The New York Times. - Kelly Burgess - Photography Portfolio

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