Open Letter
To: President Jonathan Levin & Dean Lloyd Minor
Stanford: Protect student privacy — reject DOJ demand for admissions data
As of April 23, 2026, more than 1,400 people have signed Cardinal Courage’s open letter calling on Stanford’s leaders to protect student privacy and refuse to comply voluntarily with the DOJ’s intrusive and invasive demand for admissions data from Stanford Medical School. To reflect the broad coalition behind this effort, signers are listed below in two groups: Stanford affiliates, including alumni, faculty, students, and staff; and allies and community members who support Stanford’s responsibility to defend student privacy, academic freedom, and institutional independence.
Why is this important?
The Trump Administration is attempting to coerce Stanford Medical School into releasing sensitive admissions data that could compromise student privacy. While Stanford is not yet under a court order to comply, the DOJ has set an April 24 deadline to respond. Join Cardinal Courage in calling on Stanford to protect student privacy by refusing to comply voluntarily with this invasive and inappropriate demand by the federal government.
Please add your name to Cardinal Courage's open letter and share it with Stanford alumni, faculty, staff, students, allies, and anyone else who is ready to stand up for academic freedom and student privacy -- and against federal government overreach: