Jorge Caballero ’05 M.D. ’10 resigns from Stanford Medicine, citing lack of support for minority faculty, students
Some Stanford Medicine affiliates told The Daily that Caballero's experience is not unique at Stanford — or in academia at large.
Sarina Deb
Sarina Deb '23 is the Director of The Equity Project, a section dedicated to centering underrepresented voices. She is also a news writer and the Co-Chair of the DEI team. She grew up in the Bay Area and is majoring in political science.
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CAPS counselors accuse University of antisemitic practices
CAPS clinicians Sheila Levin and Ronald Albucher have filed complaints with civil rights agencies alleging that Stanford failed to remedy the hostile work environment of antisemitism during a diversity training session.
Stanford med affiliates launch mentorship program for underrepresented minorities
The Underrepresented Minority Health Mentorship Circle (URM HRC) seeks to support minorities at different stages of their medical career through mentorship and programming.
Community holds vigil after conviction of Derek Chauvin
Hours after Derek Chauvin's murder conviction, dozens of community members gathered at White Plaza to reflect upon racism and police brutality in America.
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Letter from the editors: Introducing the community contacts form
We're launching a community contacts form to better source from diverse voices within the Stanford community.
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Stanford’s Asian community calls for allyship in wake of anti-Asian hate crimes
In light of a lone gunman killing 6 Asian women on Tuesday, members of the Stanford AAPI community are stressing the importance of allyship in combatting anti-Asian racism.
How COVID-19 and virtual learning are hammering Stanford students’ mental health
The shift to virtual instruction is exacerbating anxiety, eating disorders and loneliness for some students.
Taking new seats and retaining old ones, a string of congressional victories for Stanford alums
Ten Stanford alumni were re-elected to their positions in Congress in Tuesday’s elections — seven in the House of Representatives and three in the Senate. Alumni also successfully challenged incumbents in state and national elections, with Josh Becker J.D. ’98 MBA ’98 securing a California senate seat for the state’s 13th district, and Mondaire Jones ’09…
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Senate confirms nomination of Chris Middleton as ASSU vice president
The Associated Students of Stanford University (ASSU) Undergraduate Senate unanimously voted to appoint third-year law student Chris Middleton ’16 as ASSU Vice President at their weekly meeting on Thursday. Middleton visited the meeting and fielded questions from senators before they voted on his nomination. When asked by Senator Jonathan Lipman ’21 what his priorities for…
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Students, professors mourn Ginsburg’s death, raise concerns about future of the Court
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to sit on the Supreme Court of the United States and a bastion of gender equality, died on Friday. Stanford students and faculty who interacted with the justice and her work described her as generous and caring, commended her fierce passion for gender justice and expressed concern about…
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Palo Alto cautiously eyes Stanford’s reopening
“If there are more Stanford people here, there are going to be more cases,” said Palo Alto Mayor Adrian Fine, noting that a rise in COVID-19 cases was an inevitable risk of reopening an integral part of Palo Alto. “But Stanford is an important part of the fabric of this community.”
Stanford Medicine affiliates talk dealing with racism and discrimination from patients
“I’ve been spit on, kicked and scratched,” said Clinical Assistant Professor Italo Brown. “I’ve had multiple patients tell me that they were going to kill me, I’ve had patients ask for my address so that they can come to my house and fight me and I’ve had patients wait outside after a shift to try to assault me.”
Curious Cardinals strives to spark curiosity through tutoring, classes, mentorship
Wisch and Katz now employ over 30 students from Stanford and other colleges, and teach 120 students. The student teachers are responsible for developing their own curriculums for classes on topics that they are passionate about.
Medical school affiliates on lack of diversity, burden of the ‘minority tax’
In the wake of a mass movement against racial injustice and police brutality in America, affiliates of Stanford Medical School are speaking up about their experiences with institutionalized racism in the field of medicine and championing diversity initiatives at Stanford. Students from underrepresented minority groups make up 20% of all graduate students at Stanford and…
New COVID-19 outbreak among healthcare workers at Stanford Hospital now contained
Three new coronavirus cases — all among healthcare workers at Stanford Hospital — were confirmed by Stanford Medicine in an email to affiliates sent on Friday. The outbreak is the first in over two months, and according to the email, is now fully contained. The three impacted employees had no in-person interactions with patients. The email, which…
Q&A: Law professor Pam Karlan discusses victory in landmark Supreme Court case on LGBTQ+ rights
The Daily interviewed law professor Pamela Karlan to discuss her recent victory in a landmark Supreme Court case that prohibits discrimination against gay and transgender individuals in the workplace. Karlan and the Stanford Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, which she co-directs, represented skydiving instructor Donald Zarda who was fired for misconduct after telling a customer he…
Sexual violence persists on campus, survey shows
80% of transgender, gender queer or nonconforming (TGQN) undergraduate and coterm students and 70% of undergraduate and coterm women have experienced harassing behaviors since entering Stanford, according to results from a campus climate survey of students on sexual violence released last week. Additionally, two thirds of Ph.D. TGQN students and nearly half of Ph.D. women…
Explore Stanford’s Student Title IX Investigation & Hearing Process
Stanford’s Student Title IX Investigation & Hearing Process (Student Title IX Process) outlines the University’s policies and process in reviewing and adjudicating sexual violence allegations made against students. The policy has been criticized by students and faculty on multiple grounds, including those surrounding counseling, attorney time, the definition of sexual assault and expulsions.
Student board to advise Stanford on sexual violence policy
The Associated Students of Stanford University (ASSU) and the Office of the Provost are collaborating to reform sexual violence policy and programming through a new group, the Student Advisory Board on Sexual Violence and Survivor Support, in which both undergraduates and graduate students meet internally and with administrators to discuss Title IX policy and procedures.
Title IX at Stanford: A timeline of recent events
This non-exhaustive timeline compiles just some of the events occurring in the last ten years which make up Stanford’s history with sexual assault and Title IX.
Students criticize engineering dean for her response to accommodations requests
Students are calling out the teaching staff of CS102 for denying requested academic accommodations to the class at large amid recent protests and incidences of racial injustice.
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Students protest anti-Black racism after death of George Floyd
Students across the country are engaging in protests over the death of George Floyd, a Black man who died in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Monday after being handcuffed and pinned to the ground by a white police officer.
Students video-call senior citizens to combat sense of isolation under COVID-19
The program connects Stanford affiliates with nursing home and assisted-living residents for video calls to combat the isolating effects of COVID-19.
GSC debates approval process for discretionary funds
Councilors discussed the approval process for funds used for subcommittees at their weekly meeting.
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