Vice Provost's Notes

This essay is based on a keynote address that Stanford Vice Provost for Digital Education Matthew Rascoff gave at the University of Florida Intersections conference on Feb. 20.

In a keynote at the UNESCO International Day of Education, Vice Provost Matthew Rascoff offered a framework for understanding the potential of AI to advance education globally.

The 40th observation of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is an opportunity to reflect on his legacy and our educational ideals.

Wishing you light and knowledge! Matthew Rascoff meditates on how a children's book he is reading with his son raises questions for higher education to consider in 2025.

How might advances in productivity transform how we exchange knowledge and learn?

An episode of the EdUp PCO podcast featured Matthew Rascoff, vice provost for digital education at Stanford, discussing artificial intelligence with host Amrit Ahluwalia.

A convening of educators at the White House leads to questions about how to bring more evidence into ed tech.

Higher education has a unique role to preserve the past, plan for the future, and solve problems today.

Providing education to students from modest backgrounds isn’t a novelty at Stanford. It is part of who we are as an institution and dates back to our founding documents.

Wishing you a season of growth and renewal! Matthew Rascoff reflects on how we develop through, and delight in, dialogue with our intellectual “parents” and our own students.

A policy dispute between a scientist and a senator informs Stanford Digital Education’s efforts to bring challenging courses to Title I high schools.

Digital education’s global reach can bring us together and affirm our shared humanity.

As higher education seeks new ways to reach diverse students, digital education offers promise.

Matthew Rascoff uses his family's "rose, thorn, and bud" tradition to reflect on the past year for Stanford Digital Education and look forward to the next.