Our Mission

VPGE works collaboratively across the university to ensure that Stanford’s graduate students receive the best possible educational experience.  We help them engage with Stanford’s world-class faculty and support their scholarship and research, adding to the body of knowledge and societal welfare across a wide range of disciplines.

VPGE's Contributions

• Administer nine university-wide doctoral fellowship programs
• Support admission & recruitment across all departments
• Recommend, promulgate, and interpret university-wide graduate academic policy
• Foster interdisciplinary learning and inter-school networking opportunities
• Ensure opportunities are available to students from all backgrounds and perspectives
• Provide professional development resources and guidance to graduate students
• Promote academic innovation, within and across graduate degree programs
• Facilitate collaborative problem-solving on university-wide issues

How We Do This

VPGE actively collaborates with Stanford’s schools, departments, and central offices and with graduate student leaders and organizations to advance University priorities. Specifically, VPGE:

• Provides resources and expertise
• Convenes people and departments to discuss challenges in graduate education
• Designs and delivers innovative projects in selected areas
• Serves as a clearinghouse for information and resources
• Analyzes data on graduate education