Kate Chesley

Storytelling matters to Stanford historian Allyson Hobbs

ALLYSON HOBBS, assistant professor of American history, finds much of the inspiration for her research in the stories of her own remarkable family. Telling those stories – and connecting them with larger themes in U.S. history – is one of the things that matters most to her. Hobbs was the featured speaker recently at the popular “What Matters to… Read more Storytelling matters to Stanford historian Allyson Hobbs

Redwood City Chamber recognizes Stanford’s educational efforts

Stanford will be recognized with the Golden Apple Award from the Redwood City Chamber during an awards banquet on Jan. 29. Stanford was nominated for the award by the Redwood City Education Foundation (RCEF) in recognition of contributions that enable the foundation to fund new and innovative educational programs for students enrolled in the Redwood… Read more Redwood City Chamber recognizes Stanford’s educational efforts

It's Big Game Week. Go Cardinal! Beat Cal!

Just in case you missed the poor teddy bear impaled on the Claw, the hourly train whistle or the huge Beat Cal banners on the Bing Wing or in the engineering quad, it’s BIG GAME week. On Saturday, the 118th Big Game versus the Golden Bears of the University of California at Berkeley will take… Read more It's Big Game Week. Go Cardinal! Beat Cal!

Christian McCaffrey for Heisman Trophy winner!

They say it’s tough for an athlete on the West coast—never mind one who is a running back—to win the Heisman Trophy, which recognizes the best player in college football whose performance exhibits the pursuit of excellence with integrity. We’ll see about that. Stanford’s astonishing star CHRISTIAN McCAFFREY is in the thick of the competition.… Read more Christian McCaffrey for Heisman Trophy winner!

Stanford's Tree attends the Country Music Awards

Ah, the life of a college mascot! Half-time shows before adoring fans, TV coverage on major networks, rubbing elbows with celebrities at awards presentations. What a life! This week, the Tree, mascot of the Stanford Band, was invited to the Country Music Awards in Nashville. Tree SARAH YOUNG, a junior majoring in psychology, traveled with… Read more Stanford's Tree attends the Country Music Awards

Survey shows frequent parent-student communication

The vast majority of Stanford parents—86 percent—talk to their children via text, email or phone at least once a week, according to a recent survey of Stanford Parents’ Newsletter readers. The Stanford Parents’ Newsletter is sent to the parents of undergraduates via email about six times per year. Specifically, 13 percent of parents who opted… Read more Survey shows frequent parent-student communication

Superheroes and TV and movie titles characterize 'punny' dorm themes

It’s a New Student Orientation (NSO) tradition as venerable as, say, Band Run – or as fountain hopping used to be: It’s the annual selection of residence hall themes. Each year, student resident assistants (RAs) and other student staff members collaborate on a dorm theme that is clever, memorable and a twist on the dorm’s name,… Read more Superheroes and TV and movie titles characterize 'punny' dorm themes

Faculty Club will celebrate 50 years on Lagunita Drive this fall

In 1965, a long-awaited new Faculty Club facility, made possible by a gift from the estate of Lucie Stern, opened for business on Lagunita Drive. This fall, the Faculty Club will celebrate that 50th anniversary with an Oct. 1 celebration still in the planning stages. According to the Stanford Historical Society‘s A Chronology of Stanford… Read more Faculty Club will celebrate 50 years on Lagunita Drive this fall

Staff, faculty weigh in on managing tourist visits

Beginning later this month, Stanford will institute its third tour-bus policy change in less than five years to better manage the overwhelming number of campus visitors. Tourist buses, which have been parked on Roth Way between Palm and Lomita drives since 2011, will be moving to Lasuen Street at Campus Drive. Picnic tables and a… Read more Staff, faculty weigh in on managing tourist visits

Missing the Dish? Try the Matadero Creek Trail

Suffering hiking withdrawal symptoms due to the temporary closure of the Dish? Then try the Matadero Creek Trail. You can enter the 1.5-mile trail from one of two places: either at the southeast corner of Page Mill Road and Foothill Expressway or at the corner of Coyote Hill Road and Page Mill Road. If you… Read more Missing the Dish? Try the Matadero Creek Trail