Tag: Undergraduate Education

Sarah Church to become vice provost for undergraduate education

Stanford physics Professor Sarah Church will become the Freeman-Thornton Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education effective June 1, Provost Persis Drell has announced.Church currently serves as the vice provost for faculty development, teaching and learning. In this position, which she assumed in October of last year, Church has been responsible for the Center for Teaching and… Read more Sarah Church to become vice provost for undergraduate education

Beyond the Rhodes

Applying to receive a Rhodes Scholarship – or any number of prestigious fellowships for international postgraduate study – can be both time consuming and complex. That’s where the Overseas Resource Center (ORC) at the Bechtel International Center can help. The ORC works with undergraduates, graduate students and recent alumni interested in pursuing any of the… Read more Beyond the Rhodes

Elam stepping down as vice provost for undergraduate education

After a decade serving as Stanford’s vice provost for undergraduate education, Harry Elam will step down from the role at the end of the academic year. He will retain his positions as senior vice provost for education and vice president for the arts. Elam said that serving as vice provost for undergraduate education has been… Read more Elam stepping down as vice provost for undergraduate education

Three Books program invites new students to think about cities

In late June, Stanford mailed books to more than 1,700 incoming undergraduates for this year’s Three Books program, which serves as an introduction to new students to intellectual life on the Farm through the shared experience of reading, thinking about and discussing the same books. The packages, sent to first-year and transfer students, were mailed… Read more Three Books program invites new students to think about cities

Gordon Chang named senior associate vice provost for undergraduate education

History Professor Gordon H. Chang has been named senior associate vice provost for undergraduate education by Harry J. Elam Jr., senior vice provost for education and vice provost for undergraduate education. Elam said Chang will advise him and assist with the overall management of the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education (VPUE), which is… Read more Gordon Chang named senior associate vice provost for undergraduate education

Learning academic resilience at Stanford

Even Stanford students sometimes face academic challenges that they find daunting. Adina Glickman, director of learning strategy programs, founded the Stanford Resilience Project in 2011 to help students learn from the setbacks that are part of a rigorous education. She talks about the project and about the academic challenges that Stanford students experience—and offers advice… Read more Learning academic resilience at Stanford