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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Stanford's new vice provost for digital education talks about innovating for educational equity
Matthew Rascoff, vice provost for digital education, talks about the newly created office that will marshal Stanford’s teaching and learning expertise and technological...
October 25, 2021
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Stanford charges committee with developing implementation recommendations for proposal for new institute on study of race, ethnicity and society
Provost Persis Drell told the Faculty Senate Thursday that a committee has been charged with developing recommendations for a process to create a new institute on the...
October 22, 2021
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Stanford Medicine launches Office of Child Health Equity
Pediatrician Lisa Chamberlain will lead a new office that promotes pediatric health equity via research, community engagement and health policy.
October 18, 2021
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Stanford launches land acknowledgment website honoring relationships with Native peoples
A new website with the university’s official land acknowledgment encourages its use at events and celebrates ties to the Muwekma Ohlone and other Native communities.
October 08, 2021
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Stanford history project centers on marginalized Bay Area community
Stanford historians are illuminating the complex story of environmental damage in San Francisco's Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood.
September 22, 2021