Category: University Speeches

Remarks by Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne at the 2021 Convocation ceremony.

Remarks by Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne at the 2021 Commencement ceremony.

In remarks at the Annual Meeting of the Academic Council, President Tessier-Lavigne reflected on the past year and shared reasons for optimism about Stanford's future.

Remarks by Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne at the 2019 Convocation ceremony.

Following is the prepared text of remarks by university President Marc Tessier-Lavigne for delivery at Stanford’s 128th Commencement on June 16, 2019.

Remarks by Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne at the 2018 Convocation ceremony.

Remarks by university President Marc Tessier-Lavigne at Stanford’s 127th Commencement on June 17, 2018.

Remarks by Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne at the 2017 Convocation ceremony.

Remarks by university President Marc Tessier-Lavigne for delivery at Stanford’s 126th Commencement on June 18, 2017.

Text of “The Purposeful University: A Place of Unlimited Potential,” by Marc Tessier-Lavigne, as prepared for delivery at his inauguration as Stanford’s 11th president on Oct. 21, 2016.