The Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) at Stanford University, recognized for its interdisciplinary research on global policy challenges, has upgraded its digital presence through a full platform migration from Drupal 7 to Drupal 9.

Project Overview

The modernization focused on enhancing performance, accessibility, and ensuring long-term support. Key responsibilities in the migration process included:

• Supporting the migration of complex content structures and components
• Ensuring data integrity
• Re-architecting reusable elements for the new Drupal 9 framework

This required an in-depth analysis of legacy implementations and careful recreation within the updated system. The project deployment on Pantheon utilized its development workflow tools and environment management capabilities.

Technologies Used

• Drupal 9 – CMS platform for modern content delivery
• PHP, HTML, JavaScript – Full-stack development
• Git – Version control and collaboration
• Pantheon – Cloud hosting and CI/CD environment