Is Daniel Webster still practicing law? Sounds like the alumni need to go hire him.
Funny you should mention Webster. The small and rabid band of alumni who sued the Board over this expansion also tends to support a bill in the New Hampshire legislature right now (ring any bells?) that would require the private college to clear any amendments to its charter with the government first. This special legislation is specific to Dartmouth and would leave every other nonprofit in the state free to amend its own charter at will.
If Webster were alive, he would back the freedom of the Board against unwarranted state interference. Again.