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Award-winning producer, writer Shonda Rhimes joins Dartmouth Board of Trustees

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Shonda Rhimes

Award-winning producer, screenwriter and author Shonda Rhimes has been elected to the Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College.

Rhimes, who's created several hit TV shows including Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal and more recently Bridgerton, graduated from Dartmouth in 1991 with a B.A. in English. She received an honorary doctorate from the college in 2014 where she delivered the commencement address.

She told students then to “ditch the dream and be a doer, not a dreamer.” In a statement, Rhimes said she hopes to empower students to bring their unique perspective to the world.

“Dartmouth helped shape my future in extraordinary ways,” said Rhimes. “Sharing my voice, perspective, and efforts by serving on the board is one way I can help pay it forward to the next generation of students.”

David McKenna ‘89 and Todd Sisitsky ‘93 join Rhimes on the college's board and will serve four-year terms.

I’m a general assignment reporter, which means that I report on all kinds of different stories. But I am especially drawn to stories that spark curiosity and illustrate the complexities of how people are living and who they are. I’m also interested in getting to the “how” of how people live out their day-to-day lives within the policies, practices, and realities of the culture around them. How do you find community or make sure you’re represented in places of power? I’m interested in stories that challenge entrenched narratives and am drawn to covering arts and culture, as they can be a method of seeing how politics affects us.
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