University Affairs

The university has acquired the 759-unit Oak Creek Apartments to provide additional housing opportunities for Stanford affiliates, with a focus on postdoctoral scholars.

The Stanford University Board of Trustees elected a new member, Nadia N. Rawlinson, for a five-year term beginning Oct. 1.

Trustees approved the 2022-23 budget, heard reports on Stanford Medicine and ResX, granted approval for construction on building projects.

President Marc Tessier-Lavigne reviewed key progress made toward implementing the university’s Long-Range Vision during his annual report to the Academic Council.

Investments of $1.1 billion from John and Ann Doerr catalyze interdisciplinary efforts to tackle urgent climate and sustainability cha

The Stanford Board of Trustees has approved an increase in tuition and room and board for the 2022-23 school year.

Rich Barton, co-founder and CEO of Zillow Group, will begin a five-year term as a member of the Board of Trustees on Feb. 1.

The Stanford Board of Trustees has elected two new members who will begin their five-year terms on Oct. 1.

Trustees approve 2021-22 budget, discuss the university’s racial justice initiatives, hear a report on graduate and postdoctoral education and take action on other items.

Stanford Report. New Stanford trustee Marc Lipschultz, who earned his undergraduate degree from Stanford in 1991, is president and co-chief investment officer of Owl Rock Capital.

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

Stanford will expand eligibility in the 2021-22 academic year for financial aid

Alumna Roberta Denning, known for her advocacy of the arts and humanities at Stanford, has been elected to the Board of Trustees and will join Feb. 1.

Stanford alumnus Jerry Yang, founding partner of AME Cloud Ventures and co-founder of Yahoo!, has been elected Chair.

Stanford University reported its financial results for the fiscal year that ended Aug. 31, 2020.

The doubling of SESI’s chilled water capacity will help minimize the risks of energy curtailments at Stanford campus buildings and hospitals during heat waves.

The new trustees, selected through the alumni nominations process, will begin their six-year terms on Oct. 1, 2020.