This year's ceremony will take place on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, from 3:30 - 4:30 pm, in the Grand Ballroom of the Hanover Inn, and via livestream on the Social Justice Awards website! For those participating in person, there will be a public reception from 4:30 - 5:30 pm following the event. All are welcome! 

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The Social Justice Awards were established 24 years ago to recognize members of the Dartmouth community who, in large and small ways, promote awareness, understanding, community, or inclusion through consistent action for the common good. This includes but is not limited to work in education, community building, public health, peacebuilding, civil rights, environmental, economic, and social justice efforts on campus, locally, nationally, and globally. Honorees demonstrate compassion, perseverance, courage, and leadership as they engage in this as part of their chosen field of work or as caring individuals.

Past nominees have included alumni/ae, faculty, staff, student and alumni groups from across undergraduate, graduate, and professional school communities.