Campus Access Policy for News Media

Dartmouth welcomes visitors to our scenic New Hampshire campus and takes pride in sharing the university’s vibrant academic and cultural life with the community. Though we are a private institution, Dartmouth is committed to being an invested, engaged, and integral part of Hanover and the Upper Valley.

Dartmouth supports the freedom of the press and the free and open expression of ideas. Our credentialing procedures for news media outlined below are intended to facilitate access to campus for journalists who wish to conduct interviews, film, or photograph on Dartmouth property while ensuring this work does not interfere with Dartmouth’s academic mission, administrative functions, or the safety and privacy of our community.

Media requests are handled by the media relations team in Dartmouth’s Office of Communications. If you are a member of the media and would like access to campus, please fill out a Campus Access Request Form and submit it in advance to media.relations@dartmouth.edu. A representative from media relations will review and respond to your request as soon as possible.

News media will be granted access to Dartmouth’s campus subject to the following conditions:

• The Office of Communications reserves the right to restrict or deny the use of campus locations if, in our judgment, such use would interfere with the educational, scholarly, or administrative functions of the institution, or the safety and privacy of our community.
• Access to buildings, areas, and events may be denied during an emergency, crisis or unusual contingency, as determined at Dartmouth’s discretion.
• Persons present on campus who are not the subject of the interview, story, filming or photography, may not be portrayed in such a way as to render them identifiable unless a release is obtained by the film/photography crew for the use of the individual’s name and/or likeness.

A representative from media relations or a designee will accompany members of the media during their visit to campus and provide media passes for all journalists, photographers, or videographers present.

Please note, a location release may also be necessary to approve filming requests on campus in advance.

Media and the Dartmouth Green

In accordance with the university’s use of the Green policy, anyone is free to photograph, film, or conduct interviews on the Dartmouth Green. However, as Dartmouth owns this community space, news media must seek permission in advance to cover Dartmouth or campus group events on the Green by emailing media.relations@dartmouth.edu and following the credentialing procedures outlined above.

Commercial Filming

Please note that commercial filming or photography is not permitted anywhere on campus without permission (No permit is required for student and faculty academic projects). For more information on commercial filming or photography, please contact the Conferences and Events Office at 603-646-2923 or conferences.and.events@dartmouth.edu.

Use of Drones

The use of unmanned aircraft systems (drones) is governed by the Federal Aviation Administration and drone flights at Dartmouth are coordinated in partnership with the Department of Safety and Security and the Office of Communications. For information on operating a drone on campus, please refer to Dartmouth policy. Permission must be obtained in advance by emailing media.production.drone@dartmouth.edu. If the drone flight request is part of a broader filming or media request on campus, please also contact media relations to go through the media credentialing process stated above.

For more information, please contact the Office of Communications’ media relations team at 603-646-3661 or media.relations@dartmouth.edu.