The U.S. State Department has reportedly halted interviews for student and exchange student visas. Then, on May 28, it was announced that the administration will “aggressively” revoke the visas of some Chinese students. The details of both developments remain unclear, but we know that many on campus and many incoming students may be affected.

The Office of Visa and Immigration Services, the International Student Experience Office, and several admissions officers sent messages to current and incoming students reassuring them that we are working to better understand the situation and where they can find additional guidance. International students are integral to the vibrancy and academic excellence of our community, and we are doing everything we can to support them.

The International Student Experience Office wrote Dartmouth international students a message of support and hosted a pop-up community gathering May 23 in response to the federal government restricting Harvard’s ability to provide immigration sponsorship to its international students.

President Sian Beilock and members of her administration joined a virtual town hall for Dartmouth alumni. Throughout the presentation—which was shaped by questions from alums—they reiterated Dartmouth’s commitments to academic freedom, embracing diversity as a key component to academic excellence, forming and joining coalitions to defend higher education, protecting vulnerable students, and safeguarding the college’s financial aid and research programs, which depend on the endowment for much of their funding.

President Sian Beilock met with Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) — a member of the Ways & Means Committee — during his visit to campus to discuss the potential impact of the endowment tax bill introduced in Congress.

Vice Provost for Research Dean Madden and Office of Sponsored Projects Director Jill Mortali shared a message with faculty and staff regarding the ways in which Dartmouth is challenging indirect cost cuts by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and award cancellations by National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). This message also provided updates on new National Institutes of Health (NIH) policies and bridge funding Dartmouth will provide to impacted researchers: “Fighting Cuts and Cancellations by NSF, NEH, and NIH”