Letters to the Community

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. Read More »

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... Read More »

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

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... Read More »

The student fee at Stanford is already the highest among its peer schools, and it is the Undergraduate Senate’s responsibility to keep the fee from rising uncontrollably. Read More »

Academic institutions rely on core ideals of our democracy — such as inclusivity, rational discourse and freedom of speech — to fulfill our mission of research and education. Read More »

Members of the faculty of the Jewish Studies Program at Stanford University might have found it useful to read the executive order issued by President Trump before expressing their “outrage” at... Read More »