Despite past student protests and a heated political climate on campus, Stanford University’s new president, Jonathan Levin, was inaugurated Friday with minimal disruption. Levin acknowledged the challenges of leading a prestigious university in Silicon Valley, emphasizing the importance of open discussion and diverse viewpoints.
Jonathan D. Levin reacts after he is presented as Stanford’s 13th president during the inaugural presentation at the Frost Amphitheater in Stanford, Calif., on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. Despite the heated political climate on campus, Stanford University ’s new president, Jonathan Levin , who began his term on Aug. 1, entered his solemn inauguration ceremony Friday afternoon with minimal disruption.
“Discovery and learning require fresh ideas, open discussion, sometimes sharp disagreement,” Levin said during his inauguration ceremony. “It is no accident that Stanford’s first president chose as our motto, ‘The wind of freedom blows.’” Among the tough decisions Levin faces as president is if he should push for charges to be filed in court against 13 pro-Palestinian protesters who were arrested after
Levin has three children and is married to Amy Levin, an internal medicine doctor at Private Medical in Menlo Park. She holds a medical degree from Yale University and a master’s from the Harvard School of Public Health. “To be clear, we want Stanford students and faculty to engage with the world. We expect them to wrestle with social and political issues,” Levin said. “We hope that they will have an influence on the direction of society, pursue public service and tackle the pressing challenges of our time.”
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