Faculty Senate

The Civic, Liberal, and Global Education (COLLEGE) program, a requirement for first-year students, has been expanded following success in its pilot period.

The Faculty Senate voted to allow proctoring of in-person exams following a pilot overseen by the Academic Integrity Working Group. It also approved an amendment to the Open Access Policy, which helps make research widely available to the public.

Senators expressed concerns about how the proposed changes would be applied across Stanford’s diverse disciplines.

Senators heard a presentation on AI in education and a brief introduction to the Faculty Task Force on Renewing Public Support for Universities during its last meeting of 2025.

The Faculty Senate discussed the first-year COLLEGE requirement and approved updates to policy on non-matriculated graduate study.

The Faculty Senate’s power to condemn or rebuke has been under considerable debate for the last couple of years following a 2020 censure of a Hoover Institution fellow.

A provisional spending plan for the coming year will likely see reductions in the coming weeks. The Faculty Senate also heard an ad hoc committee report on academic freedom and censure.

The Faculty Senate heard reports on undergraduate education, student affairs, and emeriti during its Thursday meeting. The president and provost also provided updates.

The Academic Integrity Working Group updated senators on its proctoring pilot, which is expected to take two to four years, and an ongoing study of academic integrity at the university.

“This time is a test of our ability to work together and with other universities and with the country to chart a course of continued excellence guided by clear and enduring principles,” President Levin told the Faculty Senate on Thursday. He also announced that a committee will look into increasing the size of the undergraduate class.