Coursera launches humanities courses Caroline Chen April 18, 2012 5 Comments Coursera, a start-up founded by Stanford computer science professors Daphne Koller and Andrew Ng, officially launched today, announcing new partnerships with Princeton University, the University of... Read More »
Stanford partners with Coursera to offer more online courses Caroline Chen March 6, 2012 2 Comments Stanford will offer five more free online courses this month through a new partnership with Coursera, an online education start-up founded by computer science professors Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller,... Read More »
NYC bid informs future, admins say Caroline Chen February 3, 2012 3 Comments After Stanford withdrew from the competition for a tech campus in New York, administrators and faculty maintain that the $3 million Stanford spent on the proposal was not wasted, and that Stanford... Read More »
Stanford officials reflect on NYC proposal Caroline Chen January 30, 2012 15 Comments Stanford withdrew its bid for a New York applied sciences and engineering campus because the city repeatedly revised the terms of its offer and could not be trusted as a reliable partner, said... Read More »
Winter housing placement rate improves Caroline Chen December 7, 2011 0 Comments All 275 students returning from overseas for winter quarter have been assigned to housing - an improvement over previous years' numerous last-minute assignments. Read More »
Prereq classes manage increasing enrollment Caroline Chen October 17, 2011 0 Comments A number of first-year or introductory-level classes, including Math 51, Chem 31A, Econ 1A and CS 106A, with 600 students enrolled this quarter, have seen increased enrollment over the past few years,... Read More »
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet captivates audience Caroline Chen October 11, 2011 0 Comments Despite the rain, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, invited by the Creative Writing department through the Jean and Bill Lane Lecture Series, drew an audience larger than Cemex Auditorium’s capacity... Read More »
Act grants young adults healthcare Caroline Chen October 4, 2011 0 Comments One million additional young adults have health insurance coverage compared to a year ago as a result of the Affordable Care Act, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services reported on Sept. 21.... Read More »
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