Volkswagen contributes $1.7 million to Stanford automotive research Ileana Najarro June 4, 2013 0 Comments Volkswagen Group of America has announced plans to expand its partnership with Stanford in automotive research through the contribution of $1.7 million and the appointment of a Volkswagen chairman to... Read More »
University releases faculty diversity study Ileana Najarro June 4, 2013 0 Comments The Stanford Panel on Faculty Equity and Quality of Life recently released findings from one of two faculty diversity studies focusing on improving recognition of underrepresented minorities (URM) and... Read More »
Increase in Draw demand leads to more unassigned students Ileana Najarro May 30, 2013 0 Comments A steady increase in the demand for on-campus housing over the last decade has led to progressively lower cutoff numbers and more students unassigned in the Draw’s first round. Read More »
Undocumented students encounter limited Stanford experience Ileana Najarro May 24, 2013 6 Comments The undocumented experience strays far from conventional life on the Farm in terms of community and access to opportunities. Read More »
Lake house card readers to be installed by May 15 Ileana Najarro May 2, 2013 0 Comments Amid sustained student concerns, the University will complete the installation of ID card readers in the Lake Lagunita houses by May 15, according to an email from the Row’s Housing Front Desk. Read More »
Stanford welcomes prospective freshmen for Admit Weekend 2013 Ileana Najarro April 26, 2013 0 Comments Over 1,300 prospective freshmen (ProFros) arrived on campus yesterday for Admit Weekend 2013, which will offer ProFros and their relatives programming through Saturday. Read More »
Coursera hosts Asia’s first MOOC Ileana Najarro April 22, 2013 0 Comments Coursera—the online learning platform developed by Stanford computer science professors Daphne Koller Ph.D. '94 and Andrew Ng—recently hosted the first massive open online course (MOOC) developed... Read More »
Suites dining to remain student-run next year Ileana Najarro April 15, 2013 7 Comments Suites Eating Clubs will remain a student-run entity next year, an outcome reflecting a series of weekly negotiations between Residential Education (ResEd) officials, Suites residents and Governor’s... Read More »