Jill Mortali, current director of Sponsored Programs at Harvard Medical School, has been named as the new director of Dartmouth's Office of Sponsored Projects, which helps to manage grants and assist in the grant proposal process, according to a press released by the College on Tuesday. Mortali, who has served in her position at Harvard Medical School since 2002, will begin working at the College on Sept. 15. Former director Nancy Wray, who will then become director emeritus, plans to leave the College at the end of the year, according to the press release. Wray has worked in OSP for 15 years. "I'm looking forward to joining Dartmouth and the team in Sponsored Projects," Mortali said in the press release. "Dartmouth offers the opportunity to work within a vibrant and collegial community of faculty, staff and students, and I'm eager to be a part of the Upper Valley community."
In anticipation of the summer Olympic games that begin today in Beijing, the Ivy League office has launched an online blog, "Ivies in China," to chronicle the effort's of competing Ivy League athletes. The web site's creators began developing the site in June 2008, according to a press release from the College. "[Ivies in China] aims to create an all-encompassing hub site for the Beijing Olympic Games," the statement reads. "Ivies in China" features interviews, biographies and historical records about both past and present Ivy League students participating in the Games. In total, 41 athletes and three alternates associated with Ivy League institutions will participate in the Games. Four members of the Dartmouth community will attend, including Craig Henderson '09, Adam Nelson '97, Dominic Seiterle '98 and Jarrod Shoemaker '04. Nelson is a two-time Olympic silver medalist.
Congress passed a higher education bill last Thursday that aims to keep the cost of college low by making information about prices and loans more accessible, The New York Times reported on Friday. The bill, which passed in the House and the Senate by substantial margins, simplifies federal financial aid forms and makes Pell grants for low-income students available year-round. In addition, the bill mandates that schools make their tuition costs more public. The Education Department will release lists of these figures. U.S. President George Bush has not yet agreed to sign the bill, although many predict that he will approve it, The Times article said.
