Programs sponsored by the VPGE office are generally open to all Stanford graduate students, so each offers the opportunity for interdisciplinary learning. The programs listed below have interdisciplinary learning as one of their main objectives.
Programs in Interdisciplinary Learning
12@12 / 12@6
Wondering what other graduate students are thinking? Interested in discussing "big questions" with a diverse group of students? Apply to join a 12@12 or 12@6 group! Over lunch at 12 noon, or dinner at 6 PM, 12 students and a faculty or staff facilitator choose complex real-world questions to...
Connecting with Leaders: Knowledge, Wisdom and Community Building
The wisdom of Distinguished Fellows. Members of the Stanford Distinguished Fellows Institute will offer the wisdom and insight gained from their highly successful careers and offer guidance to graduate students developing their own career paths. The Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate...
Designing the Professional
Stanford can award you a doctorate, but only you can use it to create the life you want. But - just what life is that and how do you get it? What is it you really want? How do you invent a work life that will be both meaningful and satisfying to you and worthwhile in the world? ENGR311B: ...
Leadership Dinners
Leadership Dinners bring proven leaders from various arenas together with a small group of graduate students for dinner and informal discussion about what it means to be a leader and to lead organizations, movements, and people. This is a great opportunity to discuss leadership and career...
Leadership from the Inside Out: Know Thyself Before Leading Others
Virtually all graduate students will eventually find themselves managing and leading others whatever career they pursue. Being an effective manager/leader requires hard work and training. This leadership workshop focuses on helping participants assess some of their core leadership strengths and...
Seven Secrets of Highly Successful Research Students
International expert Hugh Kearns comes to Stanford to explain the secrets to graduate students' success. What do research students do to finish on time, to overcome isolation, doubt, and writer’s block, and to enjoy the process? And just as importantly what do they do in order to spend guilt-free...
