Roble

Roble Hall, built in 1918, is one of Stanford's most historic residences. The elegant Beaux-Arts building carries the Spanish name for the valley oak trees that dot the Stanford campus. When Roble Hall was completely renovated in 2005-2006, Stanford conserved its original and unique interior and exterior architectural features while updating the infrastructure and living spaces to 21st-century standards. Dining is in the adjacent Lakeside dining commons, which also serves Lagunita Court.

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Meet the Roble Resident Fellows

Resident Fellows, or RFs, are Stanford faculty and senior administrative staff who live in apartments or cottages adjacent to student residences and serve as leaders for their communities. We—Rebecca and Mark Silverman—are thrilled to serve as the Resident Fellows for Roble Hall. Our goal is to help make Roble a true home for its residents: a supportive community where students feel they belong, can grow through intellectual and academic exploration, and enjoy an active, balanced life. We envision Roble as a comfortable environment where sports, creativity, and fun are woven into daily life, and where camaraderie and solitude are equally available, depending on what each person needs at any given moment.

Rebecca and Mark met in college at The George Washington University. They live in the RF residence in Roble Hall with their three children, Alex, Zach, and Ellie, and their two rescue dogs, Wally and Bitsy. They love reading, going to the beach, watching sports, listening to music, walking the dogs, and spending time with their kids.

Rebecca is the Judy Koch Professor in the Stanford Graduate School of Education. Originally from the New Orleans, Louisiana area, Rebecca began her career as a teacher in the New Orleans Public Schools. She attended graduate school at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where she studied Human Development and Psychology. Her research focuses on language and literacy development and instruction. She teaches in the Stanford Teacher Education Program and is the Faculty Director for the Ravenswood Reads program through the Haas Center for Public Service. She has been the education advisor on several PBS shows, most recently “Rocket Saves the Day,” and she is currently working on research related to the role of digital technology in children’s language and literacy skills.

Mark is the representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the Bay Area. Originally from Providence, Rhode Island, Mark began his career working in the U.S. Senate. He studied international development in graduate school at Brown University. He has been with the ICRC since 2007, serving as deputy Head of Delegation both in Myanmar (based in Yangon) and for the USA/Canada region (based in Washington, D.C.), as well as a field delegate in Uganda (based in Kampala) and the communication coordinator in Israel and the Occupied Territories (based in Tel Aviv). In the Bay Area, he works with tech companies and experts (including at Stanford) to better understand the risks and opportunities digital technologies create in armed conflict - with the aim of better helping and protecting people living in war zones.