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Taking Care of Ourselves & Each Other

Health & Well-Being Resources

Frosh Opening, 2023. Credit: Nikolas Liepins / Ethography
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Welcome to Stanford. 

Student Affairs is committed to educating students to make meaningful contributions as citizens of a complex world.

Michele Rasmussen. Credit: Jason Smith

Michele Rasmussen appointed vice provost for student affairs

Rasmussen has served since 2013 as the dean of students in the university at the University of Chicago, where she leads many of the university’s departments, services, and programs that focus on campus life and support for undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. She will begin her new role at Stanford on Sept. 10.

Magnolia County Fair, 2024. Credit: Michelle Zheng

Neighborhoods

Neighborhoods were designed to be your home at Stanford, and now is the time to truly make it yours. Explore more information about the neighborhoods, connect with local staff, find out what events are happening and explore the types of houses found within each one.

GOALIE, 2023. Credit: Nikolas Liepins/Ethography

Graduate Life Office

We are a division of the Office of the Vice Provost for Student Affairs and is guided by Our Most Important Work. We serve the entire graduate student population at Stanford and their families. GLO deans are a source of comprehensive, impartial guidance and information related to all aspects of your life as a graduate student.

Frosh Opening, 2023. Credit: Nikolas Liepins / Ethography