News & Updates

A message from the president and provost to the Stanford community regarding the graduate student unionization effort.

In an April 7 letter to the campus community, President Marc Tessier-Lavigne and Provost Persis Drell addressed the public launch of a unionization campaign by the Stanford Graduate Workers Union (SGWU).

In his spring quarter welcome message, Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne reflects on how reasoned discourse and vigorous inquiry of diverse ideas are central to the pursuit of learning that connects all of us at Stanford.

President Marc Tessier-Lavigne delivered these remarks at the Faculty Senate meeting of January 26, 2023.

In his winter quarter welcome message, Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne reflects on our progress and looks ahead to the new quarter and beyond.

Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne addresses recent media coverage of a website for Stanford’s Information Technology (IT) community that discussed an “Elimination of Harmful Language Initiative” undertaken by that community.

President Tessier-Lavigne’s letter will be placed with wreaths in Memorial Court and at Memorial Auditorium today.

President Tessier-Lavigne’s letter will be placed with wreaths in Memorial Court and at Memorial Auditorium today.

President Marc Tessier-Lavigne issues an institutional apology after a task force confirms that Stanford undertook efforts to limit the admission of Jewish students in the 1950s.

President Marc Tessier-Lavigne shares ways in which Stanford is ramping up efforts on important initiatives this year, including the launch of the new school, progress on IDEAL, and new programming in undergraduate neighborhoods, while also focusing on fostering a strong and supportive community.