Teaching and Students
11.23.09Stanford senior Daniel Shih named Rhodes Scholar
Daniel Shih is an experienced community organizer, researcher and accomplished violinist. He plans to pursue graduate study in comparative politics when he attends Oxford next fall.
Stanford archaeology workshop recreates the world of Incan pottery
The Inca artisans of the 1570s tried to recreate the pots their predecessors had made before the Spanish Conquest. Now Stanford's Archaeology Center retraces their steps and in doing so, rediscovers a vanished world.
Remembering the day the Berlin Wall fell
A replica of the Berlin Wall was erected and knocked down in Stanford's White Plaza on Monday, the 20th anniversary of the wall's destruction.
Pulitzer finalist Bulrusher spotlights race, identity in the 1950s
A collaboration between the Drama Department and Blackstage Theater Company, Bulrusher will be performed Nov. 5-7 at the Nitery Theater.
Stanford's acclaimed artists discuss art and academia
Five celebrated artists at Stanford join a growing national debate about what happens when artists become teachers and academia collaborates with the arts.
10.29.09
Stanford will accept digital dissertations starting in November
Put away your checkbook. Don't bother buying reams of acid-free paper. Just hit the "submit" button to digitally upload dissertations at Stanford under a new program that begins in November.
10.23.09
Stanford to conduct study of undergraduate education
Stanford's freshmen were only 3 years old in 1994, the last time the university took a close look at undergraduate education on the Farm. The world has changed dramatically since then; Stanford says it's time to take another look.
10.13.09
Provost enlists faculty in improving services for students with disabilities
Speaking at last week's Faculty Senate meeting, Provost John Etchemendy said a recent review of the university's programs and policies showed that Stanford is in full compliance with disability law, and offered "appropriate and very good services" to students. But there is room for improvement, he said.
Stanford, Ugandan students bridge cultural divide through performance
Stanford students team with their peers at Makerere University in Kampala to examine their preconceptions of each other.
9.28.09
Student Activities Fair reflects the array of options
Hundreds of student groups gathered in White Plaza on Friday for the annual Student Activities Fair, organized by Student Activities and Leadership.
Google endows Stanford professorship in memory of Professor Rajeev Motwani
Gift will help launch an expansion of Stanford's Computer Science Department.
Three authors encourage Stanford freshmen to 'keep hoping and dreaming and fighting'
"Three Books" program brings authors Abraham Verghese, Lan Samantha Chang and Malcolm Gladwell together to discuss outsiders, outliers and what we mean by "success."
6.17.09
Graduates honored with 2009 Golden, Firestone medals, and Kennedy prizes
Graduating students last week were awarded medals for honors projects and prizes for outstanding honors theses.
6.17.09
Thirty-seven graduate students chosen for teaching assistant awards
The awards acknowledge and celebrate the important role that teaching assistants play at Stanford.
6.17.09
Stanford to participate in tuition program for veterans
Stanford is committed to providing benefits for up to 50 students through the GI Bill's Yellow Ribbon Program.
