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Office of the 13th Provost

A message on graduate student union election results

Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne and Provost Persis Drell share the results of the graduate student unionization election, as tallied by the National Labor Relations Board.

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Message from the provost to the Stanford community

The provost shares a few personal thoughts following her announcement that she will be stepping down from her position in the fall.

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Persis Drell to step down as Stanford provost

Drell, the chief academic officer and chief budget officer of Stanford University for the last six years, will step down in the fall quarter.

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A message on graduate student unionization

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

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Annual Title IX/Sexual Harassment Report

The Annual Title IX/Sexual Harassment Report contains information on how the university responded to reports of sexual assault and harassment during academic year 2021-22.

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New resources for faculty

A letter from the provost highlights new online harassment guidelines and the Gender Data Enablement Project on pronouns in the classroom.

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Update to international travel policy

Memo from the provost outlines policies with respect to medical or travel risk and U.S. sanctions.

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Affordability enhancements at Stanford

In a message to the campus community, Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne and Provost Persis Drell announce new steps Stanford is taking to enhance affordability for staff, faculty, graduate students and postdoctoral scholars

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Update on the beginning of winter quarter

In a message to the community, Provost Persis Drell and Associate Vice Provost for Environmental Health & Safety Russell Furr provide an update for students and instructors about the beginning of winter quarter instruction in January.

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A message on winter quarter return policies

Provost Persis Drell and Russell Furr, associate vice provost, environmental health & safety, update the Stanford community on protocols for returning to campus following winter break.

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Annual Title IX Report: Message to the community

In a message to the community, Provost Persis Drell and Vice Provost for Institutional Equity, Access and Community Patrick Dunkley discuss the Annual Title IX/Sexual Harassment Report.

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A message from the president and provost on the DEI Survey results

In a message to the Stanford community, President Marc Tessier-Lavigne and Provost Persis Drell announce the results of the university-wide diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) survey that was conducted back in May.

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Provost Drell and Dean Satz respond to Framework Task Force report

In a letter to the Faculty Framework Task Force on Race Studies at Stanford, Provost Drell and Dean Satz outline some next steps, including the exploration of a new institute for the study of race, ethnicity and society.

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Preparations for fall quarter

In a letter to the campus community, Stanford Provost Persis Drell discusses the plans under way to prepare for fall quarter.

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Theta Delta Chi and Greek life at Stanford

Provost Persis Drell comments on the decision on an appeal in a case involving the Theta Delta Chi fraternity.

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Stanford’s IDEAL initiative makes substantial progress toward goals

The campus-wide efforts to promote diversity, equity, access and inclusion have expanded significantly in the academic year 2020-21.

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DEI Survey opens next week

During the week of May 10, members of the Stanford community will receive an invitation to take part in the first-ever university-wide Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Survey as part of the IDEAL initiative.

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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

In a message to the campus community, President Marc Tessier-Lavigne and Provost Persis Drell spotlight Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

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Undergraduate summer quarter plans

In a letter to undergraduates, Provost Persis Drell writes with an update on plans for undergraduate education and housing for the summer quarter.

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Student vaccination this fall

In a message to the campus community, Provost Persis Drell writes that Stanford plans to require all undergraduate, graduate and professional students coming to campus this fall to be vaccinated for COVID-19, with accommodations for those who cannot take a vaccination for medical or religious reasons.

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Update on plans leading up to fall quarter for staff and faculty

In a message to the campus community, Provost Persis Drell and Elizabeth Zacharias, vice president for human resources, address plans for returning to on-site work this spring and for developing more flexible work arrangements for staff as the university moves toward a new way of working at Stanford.

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Update on planning for fall 2021

In a message to the campus community, Provost Persis Drell addresses plans for as normal a fall as possible, including in-person education and research, with modifications as needed based on the public health situation.

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Provost’s Office appointments focus on inclusion, community, digital education

Leadership appointments announced by Provost Persis Drell seek to advance key strategic objectives of the university.

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DEI survey email message from Provost Drell

In a message to the Stanford community, Provost Persis Drell announced that Stanford will conduct a university-wide diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) survey in May.

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International Women’s Day at Stanford

In a message to the Stanford community, President Marc Tessier-Lavigne and Provost Persis Drell highlight events celebrating Stanford women and address barriers women continue to face.

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Undergraduate spring quarter

In a message to the campus community, President Marc Tessier-Lavigne and Provost Persis Drell announce Stanford’s undergraduate plans for the spring quarter.

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Update on racial justice initiatives

In a letter to students, the provost writes about two recent developments concerning the university’s goal to advance diversity, inclusion, equity, access, and racial justice at Stanford.

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Furthering diversity and racial justice at Stanford

Provost Persis Drell shares information about recent developments in the university’s effort to advance diversity, equity, inclusion and racial justice at Stanford.

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Message from leadership: Black History Month

President Marc Tessier-Lavigne and Provost Persis Drell sent the following message to the campus community on the celebration of Black History Month at Stanford.

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Creating a new residential experience

President Marc Tessier-Lavigne and Provost Persis Drell sent the following message to undergraduate students regarding the next steps to rollout of the ResX initiative.

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