The Board of Trustees of the
Leland Stanford Junior University
Under the provisions of the Founding Grant, the Board of Trustees is custodian of the endowment and all the properties of Stanford University. The board administers the invested funds, sets the annual budget and determines policies for operation and control of the university. Among the powers given to the trustees by the Founding Grant is the power to appoint a president. The board delegates broad authority to the president to operate the university and to the faculty on certain academic matters.
News & Updates
Nadia N. Rawlinson elected to Board of Trustees
The Stanford graduate and human resources executive will begin a five-year term on Oct. 1, 2022.
Read more about Nadia N. Rawlinson elected to Board of TrusteesTrustees hold final meeting of 2021-22 academic year
Trustees approved the 2022-23 budget, heard reports on Stanford Medicine and ResX, granted approval for construction on building projects, and took action on other items.
Read more about Trustees hold final meeting of 2021-22 academic yearBoard of Trustees approves 2022-23 tuition
Stanford’s comprehensive financial aid program, which has been expanded several times in recent years, will offset the 4% tuition increase for students and families who demonstrate financial need.
Read more about Board of Trustees approves 2022-23 tuitionRich Barton elected to Stanford Board of Trustees
Co-founder and CEO of Zillow Group, Barton will begin a five-year term on Feb. 1, 2022.
Read more about Rich Barton elected to Stanford Board of TrusteesBoard hears panels on civil discourse, deliberative democracy and more
The board received updates on civil discourse, deliberative democracy, the Hoover Institution and academic freedom, among other items, during its final meeting of 2021.
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