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 to make his multifaceted history better known. Stanford also will relocate a statue of Agassiz.
Stanford will strongly oppose a proposed federal rule issued Friday by the Department of Homeland Security, which would have wide-ranging effects on international students and scholars who hold F or J visas.
This academic year, Stanford welcomes 91 new members of the professoriate, including 40 women and 51 men, representing six schools, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, the Dean of Research office and 43 departments.
President Marc Tessier-Lavigne has appointed the co-chairs of the Community Board on Public Safety, which is charged with assessing the needs and concerns of the community related to policing (including community safety and equity of experience among students, faculty and staff), as well as fostering communication and trust between Stanford’s Department of Public Safety and the broader university community.
The theater is housed in the historic Roble Gym, home of the Department of Theater and Performance Studies where Elam taught and directed for 30 years.
The deadline for submitting essays, prose, poetry, photographs, original artwork, video essay and short documentaries to the Special Issue is Aug. 1.
Stanford is working to assess and respond to new rules that were announced today by the federal government affecting international students studying this fall on F-1 visas.
In an email to the university community, President Marc Tessier-Lavigne outlines initiatives Stanford will be undertaking to address racial inequity and anti-Black racism.
Stanford honors student, professor and the Leadership Education in Advancing Diversity Program with 2020 President’s Awards for Excellence Through Diversity. The award recognizes and honors individuals and programs that have made exceptional contributions to enhancing and supporting diversity within the Stanford community.
Stanford junior Caroline Pecos-Duarte, ’21, is the recipient of the Udall Scholarship, which will support her pursuit of a career as a physician serving Native American communities.
