Hear from President Tessier-Lavigne, take a class without a quiz, tour the GSE's maker space, and celebrate our remarkable alumni.
Registration is now closed.
All guests must register in advance by October 18 to attend our events. Walk-in/on-site registration is not available.
Pricing Schedule: Alumni Award Lunch Reception: $15 p/p
Although the only fee-based event is the in-person Alumni Award Lunch Reception, advance registration via the link above is required for all of the events you see listed below. To attend any of these events, you must have a GSE Reunion 2021 name badge. Your name badge will serve as proof that you have passed Stanford's vaccination screening process.
Click the links below to learn more.
As a GSE alum, your GSE Reunion 2021 name badge will serve as both your admission ticket to the events listed here, and as proof that you have passed Stanford's vaccination screening protocol*. When you arrive on campus at the GSE's Reunion Check-in tent, you will be asked to show proof of vaccination** along with your driver's license or photo ID.
GSE Reunion Check-in/Vaccination Screening/Name Badge Services will be available:
Friday, October 22 between 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. at a small tent in front of the Center for Educational Research at Stanford (CERAS) – near Sweet Hall
Sunday, October 24 from 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at a small tent in front of the Center for Educational Research at Stanford (CERAS) – near Sweet Hall
*All reunion attendees (including kids 12+), students, faculty, staff, and postdoctoral scholars and their guests coming to campus this fall will be required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. The time to apply for an exemption for religious or medical reasons has passed. Children between the ages of 2-12 can attend if they show proof of a negative test taken with 72 hours of arriving on campus. Children under the age of 2 do not require vaccination or proof of a negative test. This requirement is based on our COVID-19 Vaccine Governance Committee’s review of conditions and developments around vaccination against the virus. You and your guest (if you are bringing one) will also be required to follow the current mask mandates as specified by Santa Clara County.
**You may use your original vaccination record card from the CDC, or a digital “SMART Health Card” as proof of vaccination along with your driver’s license or photo ID. Your proof of vaccination must include the following:
Full name
Birthdate
Vaccine name/manufacturer
Date(s) of vaccination
Note that Stanford will NOT be scanning QR codes or storing information.
So that we can welcome as many alumni as possible back to campus and comply with capacity restrictions, we have a one guest per GSE alum policy. This year's reunion programming will be tailored for adult alumni.
You may edit or cancel your order online through October 9. After October 9, please email sdoran@stanford.edu to make changes to your registration. If you cancel your registration by October 9 a full refund will be processed by October 31. If you cancel your registration after October 9 no refund will be available.
We will gladly honor refunds for COVID-19 related circumstances. If you have tested positive or think you may have been exposed to COVID-19 and need to cancel your registration at any time, please contact sdoran@stanford.edu and she will process a refund for you by October 31.
Friday, October 22
8:30 – 9:30 a.m. | Center for Educational Research at Stanford (CERAS) 102, GSE Makery
Learn to make, and make to learn:
A tour of the Stanford GSE Makery
The GSE Makery provides equipment and support for the campus community to improve lives through hands-on learning. Learn more and tinker with lab manager Aaron Ragsdale, MS ’14, GSE students, and alumni at this unique learning space.
10:00 – 11:30 a.m. | Memorial Auditorium
President’s Welcome and Micro Lectures
Hear welcome remarks from Stanford’s 11th President, Marc Tessier-Lavigne. Afterward, host Dan Klein ’90 presents a showcase of short talks by Stanford faculty including Sarah Stein Greenberg, Daniel Ho, Brian Lowery and Bonnie Maldonado.
1:15 – 2:45 p.m. | Memorial Auditorium
Universities in a Modern World
President Marc Tessier-Lavigne in conversation with Michael Drake, ’71, President of the University of California, moderated by Mary Cranston, ’70, JD ’75.
Classes Without Quizzes The Virtuous Cycle Between Education and Neuroscience
Jason Yeatman, PhD ’14
Assistant Professor, GSE
3:15 – 4:30 p.m. | Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Classes Without Quizzes Stanford Center for Racial Justice—Rethinking Race, Dismantling Racism, Furthering Justice
Rick Banks, ’87, MA ’81
Professor, Stanford Law School and by courtesy at the GSE
Diane Chin, Acting Director of the Stanford Center for Racial Justice
Sunday, October 24
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Center for Educational Research at Stanford (CERAS) and adjacent Canfield Court Tent
GSE Alumni Award Lunch Reception
11:30 a.m. Awards Ceremony | CERAS 101 Learning Hall
12:30 p.m. Lunch Reception | Canfield Court Tent
Join Dean Daniel L. Schwartz, enjoy chef-prepared lunch (vegetarian and gluten-free options available), conversation with classmates and future friends, and find out how our 2021 GSE Alumni Excellence in Education Award honorees are making the world a better place.
Salina Gray, PhD ’14, Curriculum Studies and Science Education
7th and 8th Grade Science Teacher
Mountain View Middle School
Christine Yeh, PhD ’96, Counseling Psychology
Professor, Department of Counseling Psychology
University of San Francisco
and Rebecca Zeigler Mano, MA ’92, SIDEC and STEP
Founder and Director, Education Matters and USAP Community School
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. | Center for Educational Research at Stanford (CERAS) 102, GSE Makery
Learn to make, and make to learn:
A tour of the Stanford GSE Makery
The GSE Makery provides equipment and support for the campus community to improve lives through hands-on learning. Learn more and tinker with Learning, Design and Technology Master’s Program Director Karin Forssell, ’91, MA ’92, PhD ’11, GSE students, and alumni at this unique learning space.