Business and Law
Justice Kennedy to Class of '09: Spread freedom and the rule of law
Commencement marked the awarding of 1,735 bachelor's, 2,039 master's and 925 doctoral degrees.
- Kennedy's 2009 Commencement Address
- Excerpt: Kennedy on freedom and law
- Class of '09 does the 'Wacky Walk'
How to be a good boss in a bad economy
A good boss can lay off workers with dignity.
Economist Garth Saloner to head Stanford's Graduate School of Business
Saloner, who joined the Stanford faculty in 1990, is the Jeffrey S. Skoll Professor of Electronic Commerce, Strategic Management, and Economics, and a director of the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at the Graduate School of Business.
5.13.09
Law School graduating class urged to stand up for what's right
This year's class includes 179 candidates for the degree of Doctor of Jurisprudence.
5.13.09
Federal judge leaves bench for post at Stanford Law School
Prior to his appointment to the federal bench in 2002, McConnell taught constitutional law at Utah and Chicago.
Microsoft chief says entrepreneurship is alive and well, recession or not
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer: "I think the biggest mistake most people make when they pick their first job is they don't worry enough about whether they'll love the work."
5.6.09
Clearinghouses for credit default swaps will not reduce risk, researchers find
A plan by global financial regulators to fix the mess created by the misuse of credit default swaps is flawed, says Darrell Duffie, the Dean Witter Distinguished Professor in Finance.
4.23.09
Minor fire at Law School causes water damage
A small fire started in the faculty kitchen on Tuesday evening. No injuries or major damage resulted, but the sprinkler system flooded some areas.
4.8.09
Panelists will address climate change, energy independence
The political, social and economic realities of trying to achieve energy independence and rein in climate change will be examined during a panel discussion Wednesday, April 15.
Cases pile up as public defenders stung by budget
A shortage of public defenders and the money to pay for them is creating a backlog of criminal cases in the country's state and county courts
3.18.09
Noted criminologist Joan Petersilia takes Law School post
Joan Petersilia, who helped reform California's prison and parole systems, has joined the faculty of the Law School.
3.18.09
Gayton Germane, transportation management expert, dead at 88
Gayton Germane, professor emeritus at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, in the 1950s founded one of the school's first executive education programs.
Condoleezza Rice cites regret over immigration
At an economic summit Friday on campus, political science Professor Condoleezza Rice said America must resist protectionism.
Powell: 'We are still the nation people look to'
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell offered words of inspiration with a twist of humor during a campus talk March 2.
Fair Use Project helps artist sue AP
Stanford lawyers say the artist behind the "Obama Hope" poster did nothing wrong in using an AP photo to create an iconic image.