
Setting a Vision
A collaborative process leads to priorities for navigating a dynamic future.
Read more about Setting a VisionA collaborative process leads to priorities for navigating a dynamic future.
Read more about Setting a VisionIn his annual address to the Academic Council on Thursday, May 17, 2018, Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne outlined initiatives that will set an agenda for Stanford in the next decade and beyond.
Read more about Presidentās comments to the annual meeting of the Academic Council, May 17, 2018At the annual meeting of the Academic Council, Provost Drell and I presented a high-level vision for Stanfordās future, building on the input of many hundreds of people from across the university community over the last year. Weāre excited to share this vision with our community. We believe it reflects the optimistic, pioneering, energetic spirit of a community eager to strengthen Stanfordās foundations and to expand its contributions.
Read more about Envisioning Stanfordās futureTrue to its roots, Stanford seeks to strengthen community bonds.
Read more about Home GrownPresident Tessier-Lavigne has appointed a new committee to recommend principles for decision-making on requests to rename campus buildings and sites named for historical figures.
Read more about Committee appointed to recommend principles on historical namesAs we mourn today the loss of our colleague and dear friend Ben Barres, I thought it would be fitting to share a piece that I wrote in tribute to Ben almost a year ago. I was honored to deliver it as an introduction to a symposium held in Benās honor on January 12, 2017.
Read more about Notes from the Quad: In memory of Ben Barres, a personal tributeThe U.S. Senate and House of Representatives have passed tax reform legislation that now awaits the president's signature. For higher education, the final bill contains mixed news. At Stanford, our attention now turns to addressing the effects of this legislation on our community.
Read more about Notes from the Quad: The tax bill and StanfordRejecting complacency, the Stanford community imagines our future.
Read more about Thinking BoldlyI'm writing to update the campus community on the Advisory Committee on the Use of Historical Names on Campus. I met with the committee on Monday to get an update on its progress. Yesterday, a group of students concerned about the process voiced their views in a campus march, and I met with representatives of the group last evening. I respect their views, and I want to discuss here how we intend to move forward and bring the process to conclusion.
Read more about Notes from the Quad: An update on campus historical namesLike many of you, we have been following what has been going on at other campuses and in our own Stanford community around issues of speech and expression. We have been reflecting on how we at Stanford can advance both our unwavering commitment to the free expression of ideas and our equally steadfast goal of an inclusive community.
Read more about Notes from the Quad: Advancing free speech and inclusion