During its June meeting, members of the Stanford University Board of Trustees reviewed construction projects, including the new Denning House, approved the university budget and feted outgoing President John Hennessy and his wife, Andrea.
Stanford University did everything within its power to assure that justice was served in this case, including an immediate police investigation and referral to the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office for a successful prosecution.
Members of the Stanford faculty and senior administration gathered on the Main Quadrangle to honor President John Hennessy. They also thanked Andrea Hennessy for her service to the university.
The speakers at the May 26 meeting of the Faculty Senate were C. Matthew Snipp, director of the Faculty Development Initiative; Karen Cook, vice provost for faculty development and diversity; and Margot Gerritsen, chair of the Task Force on Women in Leadership.
While Stanford has enjoyed record philanthropy in recent years and is in excellent financial condition, the university took a cautious approach to developing its 2016-17 Budget Plan, due to recent weakness in investment markets, which impacts endowment income, the university's largest source of revenue.
The university has completed and issued additional analyses of data from last year's campus climate survey of Stanford students. In addition, a working group has begun reviewing Stanford's nomenclature around prohibited sexual conduct.
