The senate adopted three academic policy changes at its Thursday meeting and heard an update from Patti Gumport, vice provost for graduate education, on issues related to graduate students and graduate education overall.
Elizabeth Hadly, professor of biology and faculty director of Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, chairs the Faculty Senate, which is celebrating its 50th year at Stanford as it tackles such issues as student well-being, diversity, sustainability, free speech and long-range planning.
At the Faculty Senate meeting Thursday, President Marc Tessier-Lavigne looked back on his first year and ahead to Stanford’s coming years, while ASSU leaders Justice Tention-Palmer and Vicki Niu presented a report on academics and diversity.
At its final meeting of the academic year, the Faculty Senate discussed issues including faculty diversity, the Ways of Thinking/Ways of Doing requirement and the Emeriti Council.
