Letters to the Community Archives

Letter to the community: Thank you for recognizing and affirming the veteran community

by Op Ed — April 19, 2019April 19, 2019No Comments

Thank you, Senator Matthew Wigler, and the whole of the 20th Undergraduate Senate for passing the recent Resolution to Better Serve Veterans at Stanford. Your unanimous vote affirming student veterans is momentous and reflects great credit on the character and culture of the Senate and students it represents. Your comprehensive resolution, if acted upon, will increase meaningful diversity, enrich the education of all students, and ensure veterans become a more visibly valued component of Stanford’s extraordinary community.

Write for The Daily’s new column: ‘Frankly Speaking’

by Megha Parwani — April 18, 2019April 18, 2019No Comments

Dear Stanford community, The Daily’s Opinions section is excited to introduce Frankly Speaking, a weekly column that has community members weigh in on pressing campus news and debates. Here’s how it will work: Every week we will release a debate-worthy question on Monday. We will accept 250-word (max) responses to the question from readers until…

On selecting the new SLS dean

by Op Ed — February 1, 2019February 3, 2019No Comments

Dear Provost Drell and Professor Schachter, We write to you as student leaders to offer our input in your search for the next dean of SLS. We appreciate the difficulty and gravitas of the work before you. The dean you choose to lead SLS will set the tenor of legal education not only here on…

Letter to the Community: CAPS Director on Student Privacy

by Op Ed — July 26, 2018July 26, 2018No Comments

Dear Stanford students, I am honored to be taking on the role of Director of Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS). As I step into this position, I bring a firm conviction that your trust in our service is essential to our ability to provide you with effective care. For that reason, I want to address…

Marc Tessier-Lavigne, Persis Drell: A response to students’ letter on Charles Murray

by Op Ed — February 15, 2018February 15, 2018No Comments

University President Marc Tessier-Lavigne and Persis Drell respond to an op ed in Wednesday’s paper about Charles Murray’s invitation to the Cardinal Conversations speaker series.

Letter from Vice Provost for Student Affairs, Dean for Religious Life on GSB hate crime

by Op Ed — October 27, 2017October 26, 2017No Comments

We write to denounce in strongest possible terms the recent incursion of hateful speech into our campus community. Last Saturday, a public safety officer discovered a swastika drawn on a pillar of the Graduate School of Business campus. Echoing President Marc Tessier- Lavigne’s statement and a message to the GSB community from Dean Jonathan Levin, we condemn…

Open letter from the Associate Vice Provost for Student Affairs: OCS staff changes

by Op Ed — August 28, 2017August 28, 2017No Comments

Over the past week, the Office of Community Standards has implemented a comprehensive staffing change for the office due to personnel matters.

Letter to the community on undocumented students

by Op Ed — June 7, 2017No Comments

In our first year as president and provost of Stanford, we have made it a priority to hear the concerns of students and other members of our community. In dorm meetings, town halls, office hours and many other settings over the last several months, we have heard about many issues on the minds of students.…

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