University Policies

Privacy Notice

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Stanford University Honor Code and Fundamental Standard

The Honor Code is an undertaking of the Stanford academic community, individually and collectively. Its purpose is to uphold a culture of academic honesty.

Students will support this culture of academic honesty by neither giving nor accepting unpermitted academic aid in any work that serves as a component of grading or evaluation, including assignments, examinations, and research.

Instructors will support this culture of academic honesty by providing clear guidance, both in their course syllabi and in response to student questions, on what constitutes permitted and unpermitted aid. Instructors will also not take unusual or unreasonable precautions to prevent academic dishonesty. Instructors will design assessments that encourage academic honesty, including but not limited to proctoring assessments.

Students and instructors will also cultivate an environment conducive to academic integrity. While instructors alone set academic requirements, the Honor Code is a community undertaking that requires students and instructors to work together to ensure conditions that support academic integrity.

The Fundamental Standard has set the standard of conduct for students at Stanford since it was articulated in 1896. It states:

Students at Stanford are expected to show both within and without the University such respect for order, morality, personal honor, and the rights of others as is demanded of good citizens. Failure to do this will be sufficient cause for removal from the University.

Stanford University Non-discrimination Policy

Policy Statement 

Stanford University is committed to nondiscrimination as a matter of principle and adheres to all applicable federal, California, and other nondiscrimination laws and regulations, consistent with its commitments to academic freedom and freedom of expression.

Stanford University admits qualified students from a broad range of backgrounds and perspectives to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the University. Consistent with its obligations under the law, in the administration of the University’s programs and activities, Stanford prohibits unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin (including shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics), sex, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Additionally, Stanford prohibits unlawful harassment, including sexual harassment and sexual violence.

Implementation Information

Stanford’s Title IX Coordinator is responsible for administering Stanford’s policies that prohibit sexual harassment, sexual violence, and discrimination based on sex or gender. Stanford’s Title VI Coordinator is responsible for administering Stanford’s policies that prohibit discrimination based on race, color, or national origin (including shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics).

Adrienne Lyles is the Title IX Coordinator and the Title VI Coordinator and has been designated to receive and respond to inquiries regarding Title IX and Title VI violations: Kingscote Gardens, 419 Lagunita Drive, Suite 310, Stanford, CA 94305; titleix@stanford.edu or titlevi@stanford.edu (email), (650) 497-4955 (voice).

Stanford’s Director of the Diversity and Access Office, Krista Martinelli, has been designated to receive and respond to inquiries regarding all other types of discrimination under the nondiscrimination policy (i.e., religion, veteran status, marital status or any other protected characteristic): Kingscote Gardens, 419 Lagunita Drive, Suite 130, Stanford, CA 94305-8550; (650) 723-0755 (voice), (650) 723-1791 (fax), sndpolicy@stanford.edu (email).

Individuals may also file complaints directly with the Office for Civil Rights, within the United States Department of Education, by following the information on this website: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/complaintintro.html. 

Updated on July 29, 2026 10:47 AM