On Saturday, May 6, Provost Persis Drell hosted an all-day workshop for students on institutional change. Lily Zheng, '17, helped to organize and lead the event.
Read more about Dereca Blackmon, Lily Zheng and Persis Drell co-facilitate workshop on institutional changeStanford seeks an accomplished leader for the position of Vice Provost for Student Affairs. The mission of the Student Affairs division is to educate students to make meaningful contributions as citizens of a complex world.
Read more about Search underway for Vice Provost for Student AffairsAt a town hall meeting Friday about the university’s ongoing long-range planning process, President Marc Tessier-Lavigne and Provost Persis Drell encouraged faculty, staff and students to submit their ideas for future initiatives and for strengthening Stanford’s foundation.
Read more about Ideas sought for long-range planning processWe're making long-range planning a major part of our focus in our first year because we believe it's crucial to develop a shared vision for the big opportunities Stanford pursues in the coming years.
Read more about Invitation to Stanford community to participate in long-range planning processDear Stanford students, A couple of weeks ago, I had lunch with some student leaders here at Stanford. Out of that great conversation came the idea for this email – a first communication with all of you as I become provost today.
Read more about Opening thoughtsAs she takes office as provost, Persis Drell shares her thoughts on her new role, the Stanford community and the university’s future.
Read more about Q&A with Provost Persis DrellAn accomplished academic leader and longtime member of the Stanford community, Drell will become the university’s chief academic officer and chief budgetary officer. She will assume the role Feb. 1.
Read more about Persis Drell named Stanford provostAs the school year begins, we must ask ourselves a critical question: What are we doing to ensure that the Stanford Engineering environment and educational experience is as inclusive and welcoming as possible to all of our students regardless of their backgrounds and identity?
Read more about Ensuring an inclusive and welcoming environmentAt the request of Provost Etchemendy, the Task Force on Women and Leadership developed recommendations to help improve the leadership climate on campus and move Stanford towards fully inclusive leadership.
Read more about Report of the Task Force on Women in LeadershipThe initiatives outlined by SoE-Future will shape the school for years to come. Perhaps the most important efforts, the ones that will be hardest to execute, and the ones that will have the greatest impact in the long term, will bring about changes to our culture. And top of the list for urgent and important cultural change is to increase diversity in the discipline of engineering.
Read more about We must increase diversity in the field of engineering. Here’s what we’re doing to make it so.
