Stanford University Board of Trustees

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board of trustees nonprofit board university governing body

The Stanford University Board of Trustees is the university’s primary governing body, responsible for overseeing its strategic direction, finances, and long-term institutional policies.

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Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	board of trustees → nonprofit board → university governing body →
country	United States of America → surface form: "United States"
governs	Stanford University → Stanford University’s overall institutional direction →
hasAuthority	to adopt university bylaws → to approve creation or discontinuation of schools within Stanford University → to approve major debt issuance for Stanford University → to approve tuition and fee levels → to confer certain university powers on officers →
hasJurisdictionOver	Stanford University endowment → Stanford University physical plant and major facilities →
hasMemberType	chair of the board → trustee → vice chair of the board →
hasRole	approval of annual budget → approval of major capital projects → approval of major university policies → fiduciary oversight of Stanford University → long-range planning for the university → oversight of endowment management → selection and evaluation of the university president →
legalForm	nonprofit organization board →
locatedIn	California, United States → surface form: "California" Santa Clara County → surface form: "Santa Clara County, California" Stanford, California →
meetsAt	Stanford University → surface form: "Stanford University campus"
oversees	Stanford University’s long-term investment policies → Stanford University’s overall academic and research mission at a strategic level → finances of Stanford University → long-term institutional policies of Stanford University → strategic direction of Stanford University →
partOf	Stanford University governance structure →
responsibleFor	approval of significant academic reorganizations → ensuring alignment of Stanford University with its mission → ensuring long-term financial sustainability of Stanford University → oversight of major fundraising campaigns → risk oversight at Stanford University → setting high-level institutional priorities →
sector	higher education →
supervises	Office of the President of Stanford University →
worksWith	Stanford University Faculty Senate → Stanford University administration →

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Office of the President of Stanford University → affiliation → Stanford University Board of Trustees →

Stephen D. Bechtel Jr. → boardMemberOf → Stanford University Board of Trustees →

School of Humanities and Sciences → governedBy → Stanford University Board of Trustees →

this entity surface form: "Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (through Stanford University)"

Jane Stanford → memberOf → Stanford University Board of Trustees →

this entity surface form: "Board of Trustees of Stanford University"

Office of the President of Stanford University → reportsTo → Stanford University Board of Trustees →

Office of the Provost of Stanford University → worksWith → Stanford University Board of Trustees →

this entity surface form: "Board of Trustees of Stanford University"

Stanford University Faculty Senate → worksWith → Stanford University Board of Trustees →