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Stanford's Leadership and Media X

Media X reports to the Stanford Dean of Research. It has the support of Stanford's President, Provost, and relevant Deans, who have each offered guidance and resources to insure its success. Charles Kruger, who was Dean of Research when Media X was launched, and Katharine Ku, head of the Office of Technology and Licensing, have also contributed ideas about governance and sharing intellectual property.

President John Hennessy said of Media X: "Stanford is well-positioned to take the lead in advancing the study of interactive media from a variety of perspectives. I am very enthusiastic about a collaborative project that draws from the many strengths of Stanford's faculty as well as the strengths of corporate partners."

Provost John Etchemendy said of Media X: "This project will create a new center at Stanford, but we have been preparing the way for quite some time. We have top-ranked academic programs in each of the core disciplines studying people and interactive technology. This project provides a capstone to those programs by linking the academic excellence of related departments to a multidisciplinary enterprise that will help invent the future of our information environment." Current Media X related courses include the following: