Dartmouth President Says Endowment Tax Hike Threatens Research

Dartmouth College’s president said proposals to hike endowment taxes threaten the school’s research capabilities and its ability to enroll the best students.

In an interview in Hong Kong with Bloomberg News on Tuesday, Sian Leah Beilock said she’s been to Washington three times to talk to the Ivy League school’s elected representatives about the impact of such a tax raise.

Sian Leah Beilock

Photographer: Katie Lenhart/Dartmouth

Republicans are targeting billions of dollars by raising taxes on investment returns at elite university endowment funds. Private colleges with at least $500,000 per student are under particular scrutiny. Dartmouth’s endowment stood at $8.3 billion as of June, with ...