Dean of the College Scott Brown will leave Dartmouth at the end of the month, College President Sian Leah Beilock announced in an email to campus on July 18. Brown — who has held the position since October 2022 — was set to serve until June 2025.
Associate dean of student support services Anne Hudak and associate dean for student life Eric Ramsey will serve as interim Deans of the College, Beilock wrote. Brown was previously named to the interim position in August 2021, following the resignation of former Dean of the College Kathryn Lively in June 2021. His approval rating among the Class of 2024 was the highest of the administrators listed, at 57.99% in favor — compared to Lively’s 9% from the Class of 2021.
“[Brown’s] tireless efforts on behalf of students, his empathetic leadership style and his ubiquitous presence on campus have been hallmarks of his tenure,” Beilock wrote.
In her email to campus, Beilock did not provide additional details regarding the circumstances of Brown’s early departure. In an email statement to The Dartmouth, however, Brown wrote that planning for The Future of Arts and Sciences Project influenced his exit. If approved, the project would transform the Dean of the College position entirely. The project would introduce — along with a School of Arts and Sciences — a new Dean of Arts and Sciences position, expanding the role beyond student services to include faculty support. The Arts and Sciences faculty will take an advisory vote on the proposal in the fall, according to the project timeline.
“I am immensely proud of all the work we have been able to do in [the] Division of Student Affairs through these last three years and in setting up the next chapter,” Brown wrote. “In planning for the Arts & Sciences Future project, this was the right time for me to make this transition. I am very excited about what lies ahead for Dartmouth, and it has been my deep honor to work with our fabulous students.”
Currently, the Dean of the College oversees student affairs, including student support services, health and wellness, community life and inclusivity, student and residential life and the house communities, The Dartmouth reported. According to Beilock, Hudak and Ramsey will work to strengthen the College’s “mission to support undergraduate student learning and leadership” in their new roles.
In an email statement to The Dartmouth, Hudak wrote that she is “thrilled to work even more closely with students.”
“Dartmouth’s incredible students and the dedicated staff in the Division of Student Affairs are among the many reasons I come back each year,” she added.
Ramsey also expressed his excitement to “support students and staff” as co-interim Dean of the College, adding that he and Hudak are “so grateful” for Brown’s leadership.
“One of the hallmarks of Dartmouth is the amazing learning environment and student community,” Ramsey wrote in an email statement to The Dartmouth. “We’re going to keep building it together.”
In her email, Beilock also announced two additional “staffing and organizational changes” aimed at strengthening Dartmouth’s “commitment to building community.”
The William Jewett Tucker Center, Outdoor Programs and the Office of Community Life and Inclusivity will form “one administrative unit,” led by Jennifer Rosales. Rosales joins Dartmouth from Barnard College — where she served as vice president for inclusion and engaged learning and chief diversity officer — and will head the new entity as senior vice president for community and campus life. Rosales, who coincided with Beilock at Barnard, will work closely with Hudak and Ramsey, according to Beilock.
“I share Dartmouth’s aim for cultivating a wonderfully supportive community, and I see my role as a catalyst — someone who can build on existing strengths of this tight-knit community to help people connect to each other across all kinds of differences,” Rosales wrote in an email statement to The Dartmouth. “I know that President Beilock is committed to strengthening Dartmouth’s community, and I am thrilled to join her in this important endeavor.”
Rosales will collaborate with individuals “across the university to identify community building and campus life needs” and “enhance the student experience” for undergraduate, graduate and professional programs, according to Beilock. She also will lead the College’s community relations.
“Each of the departments in this new area was created to serve undergraduates and, over time, many have informally expanded to serve wider segments of our population,” Beilock wrote. “While undergraduates will continue to be a strong focus, we are confident that intentionally and thoughtfully expanding access to all students will benefit a growing number of our community members.”
In addition, the College plans to increase support for international students. According to Beilock, senior vice president and senior diversity officer Shontay Delalue will “add global inclusion to her portfolio,” while her division — the division of Institutional Diversity and Equity — “will now provide support” for both international undergraduate and graduate students.
“[Delalue] will also be responsible for oversight of international risk management and mitigation policies for international travelers on Dartmouth-affiliated business, promoting the safety of all Dartmouth travelers who study and work abroad,” Beilock wrote.
Delalue was not available for comment at time of publication.
