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Babcock, who taught at Stanford for 30 years, is remembered as a pioneer for women in law who championed gender equity and taught with compassion. (Photo: The Washington Post)

Women’s rights pioneer, 1st female Stanford Law professor Barbara Babcock dies at 81

Sarina Deb
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May 11, 2020
News
Building 360, where CCSRE is housed (Photo: DANIEL WU/The Stanford Daily)

Students call for accountability, faculty diversity after professor twice uses racial slur

Melissa Loupeda
  •  
May 11, 2020
Academics
(Photo: SIMON WARBY/The Stanford Daily)

Students, instructors share thoughts on free course ‘Code in Place’

Jenna Ruzekowicz
  •  
May 7, 2020
News
Photo: ADRIAN LIU/The Stanford Daily

Students ask for bigger role in proposals to change first-year, undergrad major requirements

Sarina Deb
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May 6, 2020
Academics
The fountain stands in front of Old Union. This is where Democracy Day's international luncheon panel took place on Tuesday.

Low-income, first-gen students face challenges with remote quarter

Ravi Smith and Lizzie Avila
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April 30, 2020
News
The GSC passed a resolution asking the university to expand Emergency Grant-in-Aid funds due to COVID-19 and called for the renaming of Jordan Hall in their weekly meeting. (Photo: MICHELLE GAN/The Stanford Daily).

GSC endorses Jordan Hall renaming, calls for expansion of COVID-19 relief funds

Michelle Gan
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April 29, 2020
News
The Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity (CCSRE), housed in Building 360. (Photo: The Stanford Daily).

Professor reads racial slur from song lyrics in CSRE class, sparking backlash

Sarina Deb and Lizzie Avila
  •  
April 29, 2020
Academics
Stanford's main quad

Frosh describe efforts to capitalize on S/NC quarter

Jenna Ruzekowicz
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April 21, 2020
News
Elias hopes to use her Truman scholarship towards studying law and practicing as a public defender. (Photo: Stanford News)

Leya Elias ’21 named 2020 Truman Scholar

Sarina Deb
  •  
April 19, 2020
News
Marda hopes to use his technical background to regulate emerging technologies in the federal government. (Photo: Stanford News)

Nik Marda ’21 named 2020 Truman Scholar

Sarina Deb
  •  
April 19, 2020
News
GSC members discussed holding both a virtual and In-person graduation at their weekly meeting. (Photo: Sarina Deb/The Stanford Daily).

GSC discusses commencement options

Sarina Deb
  •  
April 15, 2020
Academics
A photo of Main Quad on a sunny day

S/NC policy, virtual setting influence student course choices

Ravi Smith
  •  
April 14, 2020
Academics
Social Dance instructor Richard Powers demonstrates with instructor Angela Amarillas. (Photo: L.A. CICERO/Stanford News Service)

Studio, lab, seminar classes face challenges in online format

Ravi Smith
  •  
April 5, 2020
News
Stanford professors, students, alumni and other affiliates are teaming up with the global computer science community to offer a one-time free computer science class to the public. (Photo: SIMON WARBY/The Stanford Daily)

Stanford to offer free online CS class during pandemic

Sarina Deb
  •  
March 31, 2020
Academics
Photo: ADRIAN LIU/The Stanford Daily

Here are the departments accepting S/NC in spring 2020

Camryn Pak
  •  
March 30, 2020
News
(Photo: Stanford School of Medicine).

‘Publish and perish’: Despite ‘shelter-in-place,’ grad students cite pressure to continue lab work

Alex Tsai
  •  
March 25, 2020
News
(Photo: HANNAH RONCA/The Stanford Daily)

Stanford postpones nearly all finals ‘until further notice’

Erin Woo
  •  
March 16, 2020
News
Steering Committee member Adam Banks briefs the Faculty Senate at its Thursday meeting. (Photo: ANDREW BROADHEAD / Stanford News Service)

Faculty Senate discusses first-year core curriculum, coronavirus

Max Hampel
  •  
March 5, 2020
Academics
During Monday’s course session for STRAMGT 524: “Longevity: Business Implications and Opportunities,” a new course offered at the Graduate School of Business, iRelaunch founder and chair Carol Fishman Cohen spoke to students about workforce re-entry after taking career breaks, especially for individuals age 50 and older. (Photo: CAMRYN PAK/The Stanford Daily)

GSB course on longevity teaches students about workforce re-entry

Camryn Pak
  •  
March 2, 2020
Campus Life
A Piazza post raises questions about the Honor Code following the administration of a take-home midterm in CS 161. (Photo: Courtesy of Emily Jusuf)

CS 161 take-home midterm raises Honor Code concerns

Esha Dhawan and Emma Talley
  •  
Feb. 26, 2020
The Stanford Daily

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