The speakers at the Faculty Senate meeting included Provost Persis Drell, Kathryn Ann “Kam” Moler, vice provost and dean of research, and Vianna Vo, president of the Associated Students of Stanford University.
The Steering Committee of the Faculty Senate unanimously approved policies regarding special registration status and transfer credits for the 2020-21 academic year.
At a special meeting on July 30, the Faculty Senate approved new grading policies for the 2020-21 academic year, including one stating that all university courses offered for a letter grade must also give students the option of taking the course for a credit/no credit grade.
The Steering Committee of the Faculty Senate approved a one-year delay on a new academic policy – which had been scheduled to go into effect in the 2020-21 academic year – setting a 100-unit cap on undergraduate majors.
An administrative session of the Faculty Senate provided approval for four 10-week quarters in the coming academic year, along with a daily course meeting schedule for both online and in-person classes.
At a special meeting on Thursday, the Academic Council discussed but did not vote on a faculty resolution calling on Stanford to greatly accelerate its efforts to divest from fossil fuel companies and to transition to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions no later than 2030.
The Academic Council convened its first special meeting in 50 years in response to a faculty petition requesting a “full and broad” discussion of a new academic policy recently approved by the Faculty Senate.
During the final regularly scheduled meeting of the academic year, the Faculty Senate discussed principal investigator eligibility, support for faculty during the pandemic, and the recently announced Community Board on Public Safety.
The Faculty Senate heard presentations on fossil fuel divestment from several speakers: Anthony Duarte, undergraduate senator; Paul Brest, professor emeritus of law; Gene Sykes, chair of the Special Committee on Investment Responsibility of Stanford’s Board of Trustees; and Mikael Wolfe, assistant professor of history.
At the Academic Council meeting, President Marc Tessier-Lavigne discussed how Stanford is pivoting its Long-Range Vision in light of COVID-19, and announced Stanford is designing a school focused on climate and sustainability.
In his address to the Academic Council, President Marc Tessier-Lavigne announced a school focused on climate and sustainability that will help the university address the urgent challenges facing the planet.
The Faculty Senate approved measures designed to renew undergraduate education, and heard updates on various campus issues from President Marc Tessier-Lavigne and Provost Persis Drell.
At the April 23 Faculty Senate meeting, Harry J. Elam Jr. reflected on his decade serving as vice provost for undergraduate education. The meeting also included the 2019 Report on the Faculty and an update on budget planning.
At the April 16 Faculty Senate meeting, Provost Persis Drell discussed the impact of the pandemic on the current budget and plans to resume the budget process for 2021. President Marc Tessier-Lavigne announced a new website that aggregates Stanford research efforts and gave a brief report on planning for the aftermath of the crisis.
At a special emergency meeting on March 26, the Faculty Senate approved a variety of new academic policies, including implementing a Satisfactory/No Credit grade for spring quarter.
Biologist Tim Stearns, who joined the Stanford faculty in 1993 and is chair of the Faculty Senate, says an undergraduate course in genetics ignited his passion for molecular biology – and set him on the path to academia.
At its Feb. 20 meeting, the senate approved an oversight committee for the Stanford University Press, and approved several motions regarding teaching staff appointments and the status of fellows at designated policy institutes recommended by the Committee on the Professoriate.
At the Feb. 6 senate meeting, members of the Committee on the Professoriate presented the committee’s findings and recommendations. President Marc Tessier-Lavigne gave an update on Stanford’s response to the novel coronavirus, and also emphasized the need to extend support and respect to the university’s Chinese and Chinese-American students and scholars.
The Stanford Faculty Senate on Thursday discussed a wide range of topics related to sexual violence and sexual harassment on campus, with presentations by Provost Persis Drell and by three students representing the Associated Students of Stanford University. Drell also announced a new reporting structure for the Stanford University Press.
During the senate meeting, the chairs of the two committees deliberating on the future of the Stanford University Press spoke about their recommendations.
The Faculty Senate on Thursday heard a report on the 2019 AAU Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Misconduct at Stanford. The senate also heard a presentation by President Marc Tessier-Lavigne regarding Stanford’s decision to withdraw its application for a General Use Permit and a report from the Emeriti Council.
At its Thursday meeting, the Stanford Faculty Senate heard proposals for a new undergraduate first-year experience and approach to the undergraduate major. Senators also endorsed an ASSU recommendation for a plaque at a contemplative garden on campus marking the site of a sexual assault.
During its first meeting of the academic year, the Faculty Senate approved the charge to the Ad Hoc Committee on the Stanford University Press, heard presentations from ASSU leaders and received an update on the university’s long-range vision from President Marc Tessier-Lavigne.
The 51st Faculty Senate wrapped up its 2018-19 session with a lively discussion on the future of Stanford University Press; annual faculty report released.
In her annual report to the Faculty Senate, Vice Provost Patricia Gumport emphasized the ‘‘holistic approach’’ that must govern Stanford’s thinking about support for graduate students.
At its Feb. 21 meeting, the senate also passed a motion endorsing need-blind international admissions and established a new Committee on the Professoriate.
