Provost David Kotz ’86 and Chief Financial Officer Scott Frew sent faculty and staff a message about our financial stability and commitment to Dartmouth’s greatest asset: its people. This message was followed by an email from Office of Sponsored Projects Director Jill Mortali to researchers which further explained the process for requesting temporary bridge funding for research.

Provost David Kotz ’86 and Office of Visa and Immigration Services Director Susan Ellison shared a message with faculty, staff, and students with travel guidance, explaining that international community members are encouraged to register Dartmouth-related travel, carry all relevant documentation, and contact OVIS with any questions or concerns.

President Sian Beilock visited Washington, D.C., and held meetings with various lawmakers and agency officials including:

• Michael Kratsios, the incoming (pending confirmation) Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, where President Beilock discussed Dartmouth’s research strengths;
• Dartmouth alumni U.S. Rep. Brandon Gill ’16 (R-TX) and Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. ’90 (R-NJ), where the president highlighted new campus initiatives launched during her tenure;
• Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, where the two discussed Dartmouth’s commitment to free speech policies.

At the end of winter term, Office of Visa and Immigration Services Director Susan Ellison provided international students, faculty, and staff with travel guidance.

Vice Provost for Research Dean Madden and Office of Sponsored Projects Director Jill Mortali alerted faculty and staff of a judge formalizing the pause on new National Institutes of Health policy capping indirect costs. The court based its assessment, in large part, on the statements filed in these cases by universities—including the declaration filed by Provost David Kotz.