About VPUE | Undergrad Skip to main content Skip to secondary navigation VPUE VPUE Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education Search this site Submit Search Menu Academic Advising Explore VPUE ProgramsArts Intensive Bing Honors CollegeAbout Bing Honors CollegeWho is Eligible What to Expect During the Program Key Program Dates BenefitsWhat BHC Can Do for You Why Bing Honors College? Activities During the College Housing and Dining Apply to Bing Honors CollegeEligibility and Commitment Participating Departments and Programs Contact Your Department Register for BHC For Faculty Resources Contact BHC Bing Overseas Studies Program Center for Teaching and Learning Civic, Liberal, and Global Education Community-Engaged Courses Education as Self-Fashioning Frosh 101 / Transfer 101 Haas Center for Public Service Hume Center for Writing and Speaking Introductory Seminars ITALIC Office of Global Scholarships Oral Communication Program Program in Writing and Rhetoric Sophomore College Structured Liberal Education Summer Bridge Programs Summer Fellows Program Ways of Thinking / Ways of Doing Research Tutoring & Support For Faculty / Staff AwardsUndergraduate Departmental Award Recipients, 2025-2026 Undergraduate National and University Award Recipients, 2025-2026 Golden, Firestone, and Kennedy Thesis Awards Undergraduate Honors Society Recipients AboutMeet the Vice Provost VPUE Strategic Initiatives About VPUE Main navigation Skip Secondary Navigation Secondary Navigation Meet the Vice Provost VPUE Strategic Initiatives Main content start The Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education Established in 1995, VPUE serves as Stanford’s nexus for programs and initiatives that help Stanford undergrads define and achieve their intellectual ambitions. These include investigative introductory courses and seminars taught by stellar faculty, classes in writing and rhetoric, undergraduate research support, community-engaged learning opportunities, study away programs, and academic and skills-based advising. VPUE also offers pedagogical support for departments and instructors through the Center for Teaching and Learning. It is VPUE’s shared vision that every student who arrives at Stanford should be able to pursue the full extent of their intellectual curiosity and benefit from meaningful connections with their peers and faculty mentors. VPUE embraces and advances Stanford’s commitment to liberal education, including exposing students to a wide range of ideas and perspectives, both within and beyond the classroom. This includes helping students engage with people and ideas with which they may disagree. VPUE creates pathways for students to become proficient critical thinkers, writers and communicators; and equips them with the tools and capacities to pursue rewarding lives in and beyond their chosen majors and professional paths. VPUE's Mission As the designated gateway to undergraduate education at Stanford, VPUE strives to connect students intellectually with the full range of our educational opportunities and to promote the active engagement of all faculty, instructors and staff with undergraduate students. Opportunities within VPUE For Faculty Explore opportunities to develop innovative curriculum and pedagogy, foster meaningful interactions with your students, and discover ways in which working with undergraduates can further your research agenda. For Faculty and Staff For Students Explore our site to learn about introductory classes and seminars, opportunities to pursue research, writing and course support, September studies programs, and study away and public service options. Under the VPUE umbrella, you’ll find an array of opportunities, resources, and requirements. You’ll have the chance to enroll in small seminars, engage in public service, study away from Stanford, dive into your own research, and participate in a number of special programs crafted especially to enhance the Stanford undergraduate experience. To empower you to navigate Stanford and thrive at the Farm, VPUE hosts academic advisors, academic skills coaches, writing tutors, and more. And to build the foundation for a Stanford education, VPUE oversees academic requirements that let you choose your own pathway through a liberal education. VPUE Administration The administrative group working directly for the vice provost serves the efforts of the overall VPUE organization. Functional departments within the administrative group include finance, human resources, information technology, communications, and facilities. Contact information for the vice provost’s executive staff is below. VPUE Administration Quick Links Executive Leadership Program Offices Contact Us VPUE Executive Leadership Denotes Stanford Academic Council Faculty* Senior Management Team Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education *Jay Hamilton | [email protected] Senior Associate Vice Provost *Michele Elam | [email protected] Senior Associate Vice Provost for Academic Well-Being *Shashank Joshi | [email protected] Senior Associate Vice Provost *Lianne Kurina | [email protected] Senior Associate Vice Provost for Finance & Administration Jeanne Berent | [email protected] Senior Associate Vice Provost Shari Palmer | [email protected] Academic Advising Associate Vice Provost & Dean, Academic Advising Deborah Stevenson | [email protected] Bing Overseas Studies Program (BOSP) Burke Family Faculty Director *Aron Rodrigue | [email protected] Associate Vice Provost and Executive Director Jeff Wang | [email protected] Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) Associate Vice Provost for Education & Director Cassandra Volpe Horii | [email protected] Haas Center for Public Service Peter E. Haas Faculty Director *Juliet Brodie | [email protected] Associate Vice Provost for Education & Executive Director Yi-Ching Ong | [email protected] Program in Writing and Rhetoric (PWR) Faculty Director Adam Banks | [email protected] Associate Vice Provost & Director Marvin Diogenes | [email protected] Stanford Introductory Studies (SIS) Allen D. Christensen Faculty Director, Nehal and Jenny Fan Raj Director of COLLEGE *Dan Edelstein | [email protected] Faculty Director, Introductory Seminars & September Studies *Lisa Surwillo | [email protected] Associate Vice Provost & Director Parna Sengupta | [email protected] Faculty Director, Education as Self Fashioning *Paula Findlen | [email protected] Faculty Director, Structured Liberal Education *Marisa Galvez | [email protected] Faculty Director, ITALIC *Karla Oeler | [email protected] Faculty Director, COLLEGE: Why College? *Laura Wittman | [email protected] Faculty Director, COLLEGE: Citizenship *Dustin Schroeder | [email protected] Strategic Initiative Leadership Faculty Director, Improving Summer Academic Impact Leveling the Learning Landscape (L3) Initiative *Rafe Mazzeo | [email protected] Faculty Director, Curriculum Equity and Innovation Leveling the Learning Landscape (L3) Initiative *Mary Beth Mudgett | [email protected] Faculty Director, Academic Residential Co-Curriculum (ARCC) * Elaine Treharne | [email protected] Faculty co-chair, Study of Writing *Krista Lawlor | [email protected] Faculty co-chair, Study of Writing *Norm Spaulding | [email protected] VPUE Program Offices Established in 1995, the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education (VPUE) comprises the Bing Overseas Studies Program, the Center for Teaching and Learning, the Haas Center for Public Service, Stanford Introductory Studies, the Program in Writing and Rhetoric, and Academic Advising. Contact information for each program office is available below. Academic Advising [email protected] (650) 723-2426 Bing Overseas Study Program Phone: (650) 723-3558 Fax: (650) 725-7355 Center for Teaching and Learning Contact information for CTL Haas Center for Public Service Contact information for Haas Stanford Introductory Studies Contact information for SIS Programs Program in Writing and Rhetoric Phone: (650) 723-2631 Fax: (650) 723-0631 Contact information for PWR Contact Us Sweet Hall, Fourth Floor 590 Escondido Mall Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-3082 Phone: (650) 723-4463 Fax: (650) 724-9960 [email protected] Hours 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday Back to Top Stanford Undergrad Web Login Address Sweet Hall 590 Escondido Mall Stanford, CA 94305-3082 United States Campus Map Contact Us Stanford Instagram Youtube Need Help? 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