Stanford University Provost Persis Drell is stepping down from the school’s second-highest position after six years on the job.
STANFORD — University provost Persis Drell will be stepping down as the university’s chief academic officer and chief budget officer in the fall quarter after six years on the job, according to a Wednesday announcement.
To replace Drell, Tessier-Lavigne will establish a faculty-led advisory committee of Stanford community members to search for a new provost. Debra Satz, the Vernon R. and Lysbeth Warren Anderson Dean of the School of Humanities and Sciences, will chair the committee, the school says. The university will release updates as the process gets underway.
The provosit administers the academic program of the university, including both teaching and research, according to the school. The responsibilities are quite broad: deans of Stanford’s seven schools and vice provost with leadership roles in research, education, student affairs, budget, faculty development equity and access and other areas all directly report to the provost.
She also was the first woman to be named dean of the Stanford School of Engineering. As dean, she catalyzed in 2015 a collaborative school-wide process, known as the SoE Future process, to examine what the engineering school of the future should look like. She also helped to create the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, the university’s first new school in more than 70 years, as well as the new Civic, Liberal and Global Education program for undergraduates.
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