Stanford’s 25-year-old International Policy Studies master’s program will double in length and expand its scope thanks to a $7.5 million gift from Susan Ford Dorsey of Woodside, president of the Sand Hill Foundation. The gift has been matched by university funds to create a $15 million endowment.
The program prepares its graduates for careers in international policy-making and advocacy. It has been renamed the Ford Dorsey International Policy Studies program.
Ms. Ford Dorsey and her husband, Mike, serve on committees of the Stanford Challenge, which is seeking to raise $4.3 billion to expand the university’s role in addressing global challenges and training the next generation of leaders.
Steve Stedman is the director of the program, which will admit about 30 students a year, with up to half coming from outside the United States.
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