November 2015
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- Stanford performances and symposium highlight architecture
- Stanford continues to be the “it” place for architecture with upcoming dance performances on Nov. 7-8 and a symposium on Nov. 13 with international experts. Read more »
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- Stanford scholars spy history of capitalist culture in Bond film songs
- A musicologist and a literary scholar find a unique window into the evolution of capitalism and changing attitudes toward work in 50 years of James Bond movie theme songs. Read more »
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- Stanford professor and eminent French theorist René Girard dies at 91
- A member of the prestigious Académie Française, René Girard was called “the new Darwin of the human sciences.” His many books offered a bold, sweeping vision of human nature, human history and human destiny. He died Nov. 4 at 91. Read more »
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- Novelist warns Stanford audience against utilitarian trends in higher education
- In the 2015 Presidential Lecture in the Arts and Humanities, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Marilynne Robinson argued that if the American higher education system continues to shift priorities towards training instead of educating, students will be ill-equipped to participate as citizens of a democratic society. Read more »
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- California’s early release of prisoners proving effective so far, Stanford experts say
- Stanford legal scholars say that California’s early release of prisoners has not resulted in a rise in crime. To reduce the imprisonment rates, policymakers need to focus on rehabilitation, crime prevention and root causes of crime such as wealth inequality and poor public education. Read more »
