More than 500 students stopped by the EVGR B/C Lawn to connect with campus resources, from academic support to health and well-being services to community groups.
Nearly 500 graduate students from across Stanford participated in the Stanford Graduate Summer Institute (SGSI), a week-long collection of accelerated courses that are open to currently enrolled graduate students, free of charge.
New program provides career development resources for grads and postdocs
Participation in CIRTL@ Stanford has given graduates and postdocs opportunities to join a local learning community, work towards a teaching certificate, and access valuable career development resources.
Vaughn Rasberry named associate vice provost for graduate education
Vaughn Rasberry, an associate professor of English and scholar of African American and African diaspora literature, will begin his role with VPGE in the fall.
CTL’s Academic Coaching program builds capacity for student support
The Academic Coaching program is helping students find the support they need to meet the challenges of learning at Stanford while navigating the uncertainty and stress of the pandemic.
EDGE Fellowship supports diversity in graduate education
Recipients of the Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education Doctoral Fellowship (EDGE) share how the program supports their academic and professional goals.
Stanford welcomes new director of Center for Teaching and Learning
CTL’s new director, Cassandra Volpe Horii, will work closely with faculty and staff across campus to foster best practices in teaching and learning at Stanford.
DARE fellowship prepares doctoral students for academic careers
Fellows of the Diversifying Academia, Recruiting Excellence (DARE) Doctoral Fellowship Program are landing faculty jobs at colleges and universities across the country and abroad. The program, now in its 14th year, is currently accepting applications for its next cohort.
Graduate student enrollment at Stanford is increasingly diverse
Enrollment data show that underrepresented minorities and women in STEM fields are the fastest growing groups among Stanford’s graduate student population. Strategic initiatives across the university have contributed to and build on this momentum.
You belong here: a message for students on the DEI Survey results
The vice provosts for student affairs, undergraduate education, and graduate education and doctoral affairs respond to the IDEAL Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Survey results.
Gift advances postdoctoral training opportunities in sciences and medicine
A generous donation to Stanford provides funding for postdoctoral scholars who join the university through the Postdoctoral Recruitment Initiative in Sciences and Medicine program, or PRISM. Up to 10 scholars will receive PRISM Baker Fellowships.
The new Research, Action and Impact for Strategic Engagement, or RAISE, Doctoral Fellowship will build an innovative and inclusive opportunity for Stanford’s doctoral students to participate in realizing the university’s Long-Range Vision of purposeful impact.
Making the most of Stanford’s new academic holiday, Democracy Day
Sarah Church, vice provost for undergraduate education, and Stacey Bent, vice provost for graduate education and postdoctoral affairs, challenge students to engage thoughtfully in Democracy Day, a new academic holiday which this year will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 2.
Graduate student leaders recognized with achievement awards
Eight Stanford graduate students have received an Ethnic and Community Center Academic Achievement Award. The annual awards, which are sponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Education (VPGE), are given to graduate students whose academic achievements and mentorship have greatly impacted their respective communities.
Vice Provosts’ welcome to new graduate and professional students
Stacey F. Bent, Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs, and Susie Brubaker-Cole, Vice Provost for Student Affairs, welcome new graduate and professional students to campus.
Travel, health and campus updates for grad students and postdocs
As the end of spring quarter approaches, Susie Brubaker-Cole, Vice Provost for Student Affairs and Stacey F. Bent, Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs provide an update for graduate and professional students on travel, health, and campus activity.
Message to graduate and professional students: campus life in spring quarter; DEI survey; housing lottery
Susie Brubaker-Cole, Vice Provost for Student Affairs and Stacey F. Bent, Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs provide an update about campus life in spring quarter.
Updated restrictions on visiting researchers and scholars until at least September 1
The Provost’s COVID Academic Policy Group has extended restrictions on new appointments of Visiting Student Researchers, Visiting Postdoctoral Scholars, Visiting Scholars, and other nonmatriculated students through Summer Quarter, at least until September 1, 2021.
Message to graduate and professional students on spring quarter plans
Susie Brubaker-Cole, vice provost for student affairs and Stacey F. Bent, vice provost for graduate education and postdoctoral affairs provides an update on spring quarter plans.
Message to postdocs announces new financial aid programs
Stacey F. Bent, Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs and Elizabeth Zacharias, Vice President for Human Resources provide information on new financial aid programs to assist Postdocs.
A federal court judge has issued a final ruling in a case that had asked the court to strike down the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s 2016 Optional Practical Training (OPT) rule, which included extending the time that foreign students in the STEM fields can stay in this country to do work related to their studies from 17 to 24 months.
Message to grad students offers New Year wishes, updates on winter quarter
Susie Brubaker-Cole, vice provost for student affairs, and Stacey F. Bent, vice provost for graduate education and postdoctoral affairs, alerts graduate and professional students, including students who are newly matriculating this quarter, to current COVID policies and the new twice-weekly testing requirement at the beginning of winter quarter.
Message to grad students on public health policies, winter quarter
Susie Brubaker-Cole, vice provost for student affairs, and Stacey F. Bent, vice provost for graduate education and postdoctoral affairs, address the impact of the latest local public health policies and Provost Drell’s message about winter quarter plans.
