Stanford University
Petra Dierkes is an accomplished academic and administrator with extensive experience in higher education. Currently serving as the Undergraduate Advising Director at Stanford University since December 2021, Petra has previously held multiple roles at the same institution, including Lecturer in Comparative Literature and Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Associate Director of Public Service and Inclusion and Diversity Education, and Assistant Vice Provost for Strategic Initiatives in the Office of the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning. Prior experience includes a position as Assistant Professor of English at California State University, Northridge, and Lecturer in English at Santa Clara University. Petra holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in English, Cultural and Critical Studies from the University of Pittsburgh and a Staatsexamen in English, German, and Theology from Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitaet Bonn, Germany.
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Stanford University
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Stanford University is one of the world's leading research universities. Stanford is known for its entrepreneurial character, drawn from the legacy of its founders, Jane and Leland Stanford, and its relationship to Silicon Valley. Research and teaching stress interdisciplinary approaches to problem solving. Areas of excellence range from the humanities to social sciences to engineering and the sciences. Stanford is located in California's Bay Area, one of the most intellectually dynamic and culturally diverse areas of the nation.