Later in her career, her research focused on why people perform poorly in stressful academic situations, such as taking a high-stakes mathematics exam.

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy and all of his living predecessors to discuss the nation’s mental health crisis on September 28, 2023.

[22] In February 2024, Beilock reinstated the SAT/ACT requirement for Dartmouth undergraduate admissions, becoming the first Ivy League president to do so following a trend of test-optional policies adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic.

[23][24] In a message to the Dartmouth community, she wrote that “the decision was guided by social science research that suggests we can improve our ability to identify students from a wide range of economic backgrounds who will succeed at Dartmouth.”[25] In April 2024, she announced the creation of the Dartmouth Climate Collaboration, pledging $500 million towards the goal of eliminating carbon emissions on campus by 2050.

[30][31] After a series of forums by Jewish Studies and Middle Eastern Studies faculty, the college launched Dartmouth Dialogues in January 2024 to model productive conversations on divisive issues; build skills around empathetic listening, emotional management and conversation navigation; and encourage connection among students, faculty and staff members.

[32][33] In May 2024, approximately 90 students, faculty and community members who were protesting the Israel-Hamas War were taken into custody by the New Hampshire State Police.

"[36] In an email the day following the arrests, Beilock claimed that taking over the University’s shared spaces for ideological reasons is exclusionary and could lead to the intimidation of Jewish students.

[41][42] Dartmouth is the only Ivy League college which has not faced a federal civil rights investigation over its handling of allegations of antisemitism and Islamophobia on campus.