The 50 for 50 Storytelling Project
In celebration of our milestone anniversaries, Dartmouth is introducing the limited series 50 for 50 Milestone Storytelling Project. The 50 for 50 Podcast project brings you several alumni from each of the milestone anniversary communities to talk about their Dartmouth experience and careers. Host Jennifer Avellino ’89 interviews the alumni in this exciting new podcast.
The 50 for 50 Storytelling Project
Carmen Lopez ’97
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Dartmouth Alumni Relations
Carmen Lopez '97
Growing up in the Navajo Nation, Carmen Lopez had never heard of the Ivy League when she became spellbound by a guest speaker at her high school: Dr. Lori Arviso Alvord, Dartmouth Class of 1979, the first female Navajo surgeon.
Arriving on campus in 1997, Lopez quickly involved herself in Native American Studies and joined the growing effort by Indigenous students to battle stereotypical language and imagery. After graduating, she earned a master's degree, becoming a teacher. Later, she became director of Harvard's Native American Program. Back home in the Southwest, she now directs New Mexico-based College Horizons, which supports the college and graduate school goals of Native American students.
