The project has highlighted areas of improvement for the University by spotlighting current shortcomings.

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Students participating in SoCo 2021 will have to comply with University COVID regulations, including social distancing guidelines and COVID testing requirements. If conditions in Santa Clara County make in-person activities unsafe, some courses will move online, while others will be cancelled.

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As part of a three-part series on Stanford’s Guggenheim fellows, meet law and history professor Amalia Kessler and political science professor Jonathan Rodden.

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For professors who enjoy teaching in an interactive manner, the students projected on the monitor can make it feel like they're lecturing in a real classroom.

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The new program hopes to redefine frosh community and communication through themed quarters and discussion-based courses.

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“It was a beautiful symbiotic experience: section leaders got professional development, students got an amazing human-centered experience” wrote Chris Piech, CS professor and co-founder of Code in Place.

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Instructors from a variety of disciplines — including genetics and pediatrics — have created courses to allow students to learn more about the current pandemic.

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“While I’m grateful for the experience I had during fall, I didn’t feel like a Stanford student,” said one frosh.

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Here are some ‘underrated classes’ that students have taken and loved, ranging from small introsems to lectures with hundreds of students, writes Hannah Basali.

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Some RAs are concerned that a lack of clear communication from the University will continue to make it difficult for them to keep students safe.

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Provost Persis Drell applauded Stanford’s low prevalence rates, despite the surge in cases being seen “in some other places,” in a Monday message to students.

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Infectious diseases expert Yvonne Maldonado speculated that athletes’ congregate living setup and social networks may have resulted in an increased frequency of cases within their on-campus population.

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The leaders shared their personal passions for student government and their plans for serving the Stanford community in a virtual environment.

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The University's COVID Dashboard tracks new cases, reports the number of tests taken and analyzes positivity rates.

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