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Antonio Milane, who has cerebral palsy, asked Stanford to provide him with a scribe for his homework assignments. The University's refusal has gone viral.
Senate survey results show that undergraduates and graduates are divided over returning to campus in the spring and that students express different priorities for reopening.
Following pushback to a memo from ASSU execs, the Undergraduate Senate released a survey to collect input from the undergraduate and graduate population on reopening campus in spring.
Undergraduates pursue challenging classes at Stanford’s graduate schools to develop specialized academic and professional skills, and encourage others to explore graduate-level courses.
OAE presented resources available for graduate students with disabilities and shared the process to receive academic and housing related accommodations.
Stanford administrators pictured the reality of the next several months for faculty and students, addressing COVID-19 case numbers and vaccine rollout.
The ASSU met with Student Affairs following the last-minute cancellation of winter quarter plans and expressed optimism that the University will proactively include the ASSU in spring quarter decision making.
Graduate School of Business (GSB) professor Susan Athey Ph.D. ’95 received the 2019 Prize in Innovative Quantitative Applications from the CME Group and Mathematical Science Research Institute (MSRI) on Dec. 11.
Although Stanford leads the all-time series 65-47-11, Cal defeated the Cardinal last year in Stanford Stadium and took back The Axe for the first time since 2010.
Chan, who has been teaching URBANST 164 for seven years, said “one of the highlights of this class is that students are getting hands on, on-the-ground experiences and not just learning about sustainability theoretical book setting, but actually talking with key members really engaging with real-world issues.”
Though Californians overwhelmingly voted for Biden, the ballot measures were decided by much closer margins, suggesting less consensus around state-level progressive policies.
While the three Stanford alums initially vying to be the Democratic nominee — Sen. Cory Booker ’91 M.A. ’92 (D-N.J.), Julián Castro ’96 and Tom Steyer MBA ’83 — dropped out of the race early, Stanford still made headlines in the days leading up to Election Day.