Leadership & Governance

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

The following Academic Council Professoriate appointments, promotions, and reappointments were reviewed by the Advisory Board of the Academic Council in January, February, and March 2026 and were approved by the president.

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.

Alumni Claire Cormier Thielke, global head of product development for Prologis, and Jeffrey W. Bird, managing director of Bluebird Ventures, will begin their terms with the board on April 1.

The following Academic Council Professoriate appointments, promotions, and reappointments were reviewed by the Advisory Board of the Academic Council in November and December 2025 and were approved by the president.

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

The following Academic Council Professoriate appointments and promotions were reviewed by the Advisory Board of the Academic Council in September and October and were approved by the president.

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.

Sarah J. Friar, MBA ’00, is the chief financial officer of OpenAI, and Bob Sternfels, BA ’92, is the global managing partner of McKinsey & Company.