Teaching and Students
2.9.10Stanford maintains aid, raises undergraduate tuition 3.5%
The university's Board of Trustees approves 3.5 percent tuition increase; financial aid maintained for the 2010-11 school year.
2.9.10
Former Stanford Daily editor tapped for 2010 Pearl internship
The Pearl internship will have Devin Banerjee working in one of the Wall Street Journal's foreign bureaus this summer.
2.9.10
Big changes in store for Stanford student healthcare plans
Vaden Director Dr. Ira Friedman says undergraduate and graduate students should start studying now the major changes being made to the university's healthcare options. The changes will become effective Sept. 1.
2.5.10
Global changes spur comprehensive review of undergraduate education at Stanford
How does Stanford best prepare undergraduates for local, national and global citizenship? That is one of the questions a new Stanford task force hopes to answer.
1.27.10
Undergraduate applications to Stanford continue to rise
Applications for fall freshmen surged more than 5 percent for the Class of 2014.
1.19.10
Five dozen doctoral students chose bits and bytes over ink and paper
Doctoral students in more than two dozen departments – from Modern Thought and Literature to Microbiology and Immunology – took advantage of a new program to submit their dissertations electronically.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice will be Stanford's 2010 Commencement speaker
Ambassador Rice, '86, has long been involved in political, economic, security and humanitarian issues.
Say it loud: Steve Reich brings his talents to Stanford
Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Steve Reich recently debuted his "Mallet Quartet" at Stanford. He also held an open rehearsal and participated in a discussion as part of the Art + Invention Speaker Series/Aurora Forum. In addition, the So Percussion quartet held a public workshop. Watch a slideshow.
Stanford's latest iPhone Apps course now available on iTunes U
As the popularity of cell phone apps has increased by leaps and bounds, so has a Stanford course that teaches students and the general public (via the Internet) how to create apps for Apple's iPhone.
Cultural center helps Native American students find a home at Stanford
The Native American Cultural Center offers American Indian students a community in which they can thrive academically, culturally and socially.
12.17.09
Stanford 'goes green' with digital edition of undergraduate education report
Turn the digital pages of a new Stanford report on undergraduate education to see videos of students talking about life on The Farm – and thanking donors whose contributions made it possible.
12.14.09
Stanford admits 753 early applicants
Number of high school students seeking early admission sets Stanford record
12.1.09
Four Stanford alums named Marshall Scholars; one wins Mitchell
Five Stanford alumni will be heading to universities in London, and Limerick, Ireland, for graduate study programs this fall.
11.23.09
Stanford senior Daniel Shih named Rhodes Scholar
Daniel Shih is an experienced community organizer, researcher and accomplished violinist. He plans to pursue graduate study in comparative politics when he attends Oxford next fall.
Stanford archaeology workshop recreates the world of Incan pottery
The Inca artisans of the 1570s tried to recreate the pots their predecessors had made before the Spanish Conquest. Now Stanford's Archaeology Center retraces their steps and in doing so, rediscovers a vanished world.
