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Unit cap, new first-year requirements a boon for academic exploration. Some ask: At what cost?

Ravi Smith and Sania Choudhary
  •  
Aug. 27, 2020
Featured
(Photo: MICHAEL ESPINOSA/The Stanford Daily)

Faculty Senate approves optional credit/no credit grading system for entirety of academic year

Michael Espinosa
  •  
July 30, 2020
Opinions
(Photo: MICHAEL ESPINOSA/The Stanford Daily)

Stanford cannot return to regular grading in the fall

Vol. 258 Editorial Board
  •  
July 29, 2020
Opinions
A logo for the ASSU featuring the claw fountain

Letter to the Community: ASSU Grading Survey Results

Jonathan Lipman
  •  
July 28, 2020
University
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Faculty Senate pushes back 100-unit major cap by one year

Michael Espinosa
  •  
July 9, 2020
University
WHEREAS the Academic Council of Stanford University endorses the spirit of both the June 2020 Board of Trustees Statement committing Stanford to the objectives of the 2015 Paris Agreement, and the March 2020 ASSU/UGS/GSC resolution for divestment from fossil fuel companies; WHEREAS the Stanford Management Company has reduced its active holdings in energy from 16% of the Merged Pool to less than 1.5%, and the endowment funds managed by SMC do not include direct holdings in any of the 100 companies that are the subject of the petition by Fossil Free Stanford, and sustainable investments constitute 4% of the Merged Pool; WHEREAS the Academic Council affirms that divestment from fossil fuel investments is only one of a number of actions that are required for Stanford to achieve its stated goals of addressing climate and sustainability challenges; WHEREAS the deep linkages between sustainability, inequality and racism require prioritizing environmental justice scholarship, education and clinical practice (including energy poverty, climate vulnerability, and environmental racism); WHEREAS although Stanford has been a global leader in energy, climate and sustainability research, education and operations, realizing the stated commitment to being a global leader in fulfilling the goals of the Paris Agreement will require Stanford itself to reach those goals much sooner than 2050; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL OF STANFORD UNIVERSITY: THAT the Academic Council strongly encourages Stanford to urgently continue to refocus its energy sector investment portfolio into non-emitting technologies, as well as to greatly accelerate its present process of divesting from fossil fuel companies. THAT the Academic Council further strongly encourages Stanford to revise its target date for completing the university’s transition to at least net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in both its operations and endowment to well before 2050, and no later than 2030.

Academic Council discusses divestment, transition to net-zero emissions

Michael Espinosa
  •  
June 26, 2020
University
A screenshot from the June 11 Faculty Senate Meeting. On the screen is a screen-shared power-point presentation which details the current exemptions to PI-eligibility restrictions at Stanford.

Faculty Senate expands PI eligibility for staff at SLAC and medical school, in trial

Michael Espinosa
  •  
June 11, 2020
University
The engineering quad.

Engineering faculty petition against 100-unit major cap

Esha Dhawan
  •  
June 8, 2020
Opinions
A large group of protestors walk in front of Main Quad

What was behind the Faculty Senate’s vote on divestment?

Zoe Brownwood, Miriam Wallstrom, Logan Leak and Keagan Cross
  •  
June 4, 2020
Opinions
(Photo: MICHAEL ESPINOSA/The Stanford Daily)

Unacceptable conflicts of interest should nullify the Faculty Senate vote on divestment

David Tattoni
  •  
June 3, 2020
Student Government
(Photo: KATE SELIG/The Stanford Daily)

Senate condemns police violence, continues elections

Kate Selig
  •  
June 2, 2020
Breaking
Under the proposed plan, “students in residence” would be expected to leave campus after classes end on Nov. 20, and they would take exams remotely from Nov. 30 through Dec. 4. (Photo: ASHLEE KUPOR/The Stanford Daily)

Faculty Senate Steering Committee votes to start fall quarter 1 week earlier

Ashlee Kupor and Emma Talley
  •  
June 2, 2020
Humor
“This vote was nothing more than a vibe check ... and they failed,” responded the ASSU President. (Photo: PATRICK MONREAL & RICHARD COCA/The Stanford Daily)

After heated discussion, Faculty Senate votes against ‘Round Earth’ resolution

Patrick Monreal
  •  
June 1, 2020
Opinions
Fossil Free Stanford protests for divestment in the quad. The group announced it will not be giving Senior Gifts until Stanford divests. (ASH NGU/The Stanford Daily)

It’s a shame: Faculty Senate refuses to support fossil fuel divestment resolution

David Palumbo-Liu
  •  
May 29, 2020
News
(Photo: MICHAEL ESPINOSA/The Stanford Daily)

Noting fossil fuel industry’s support of research, Faculty Senate votes against divestment, drawing criticism from students

Michael Espinosa
  •  
May 28, 2020
University
The graph shows the percentage of academic units taught by lecturers versus professors for the 2016-17 Academic Year, according to a University report. (Graph: SHAO FANG WANG/The Stanford Daily)

Lecturers worry about job security during pandemic

Smiti Mittal
  •  
May 25, 2020
Opinions
(Photo: Pexels)

When the ‘S’ in S/NC stands for stress

Sarah Myers
  •  
May 13, 2020
News
Photo: ADRIAN LIU/The Stanford Daily

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

Sarina Deb
  •  
May 6, 2020
University
(Photo: MICHAEL ESPINOSA/The Stanford Daily)

‘Prepare for perhaps the worst’ on finances, provost says; Elam calls on Uni to do more for FLI students

Michael Espinosa
  •  
April 23, 2020
Featured
University President Marc Tessier-Lavigne gives an update to the Faculty Senate. (Photo: MICHAEL ESPINOSA/The Stanford Daily)

Next academic year could start in winter, provost says

Michael Espinosa
  •  
April 16, 2020
The Stanford Daily

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