Initiatives
Advancing Diversity and Inclusion at Stanford
President Marc Tessier-Lavigne and Provost Persis Drell launched the university-wide Presidential Initiative IDEAL--Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access in a Learning Environment--in May of 2018. Under IDEAL, design teams from across the university have developed plans related to faculty, staff, and student engagement, education and recruitment. Visit the IDEAL website for the latest news and information. Below, you will find stories about the IDEAL Initiative as well as information on many other initiatives undertaken at Stanford to advance diversity and inclusion in their many dimensions.
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Diversifying the Pool of PhD Students Will Require Systemic Change
Underrepresented PhD students from around the country gathered at the inaugural Rising Scholars Conference to claim their place in academia.
November 04, 2020
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Provost announces task force on study of race; senators hear report on school of sustainability at Faculty Senate meeting
At Thursday’s meeting of the Faculty Senate, Provost Persis Drell announced a task force charged with recommending a new framework for the study of race and the impacts...
October 09, 2020
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Stanford launches IDEAL Provostial Fellows Program to bring early-career scholars of race and ethnicity to the university
Vice Provost for Faculty Development, Diversity and Engagement C. Matthew Snipp talks about the new program and the challenge of diversifying Stanford’s faculty.
October 08, 2020
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Framework Task Force formed to recommend new infrastructure for the study of race and the impacts of race on society
Today at the Faculty Senate meeting, Provost Persis Drell announced the formation of a framework task force charged with recommending a new infrastructure at Stanford...
October 08, 2020
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Stanford will rename campus spaces named for David Starr Jordan and relocate statue depicting Louis Agassiz
President Marc Tessier-Lavigne and the Board of Trustees approved a campus committee’s recommendation both to remove Jordan’s name from campus spaces and to take steps...
October 07, 2020