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The front of Encina hall

Israel Studies Program underway, sparking both hope and criticism

Naomi Breuer and Ashton Dolce
  •  
Feb. 27
Columnists
In a school at the center of Silicon Valley, taking humanities seriously is a difficult but necessary endeavor. (Graphic: Chin-Young Shao)

Jain | Stanford needs more rigorous humanities

Shiven Jain
  •  
Jan. 12
Opinions
Plates of sushi are on a table in the lecture room of SLE filled with sofas of students and a lecturer talking to them.

How SLE humanizes Stanford’s tech ethos

Shiven Jain
  •  
Oct. 28
University
A black and white headshot of Cornel West.

Former US presidential candidate discusses intellectual history at SLE lecture

Sam Solomon
  •  
June 1
The Grind
The Computing and Data Science Building at night, with a visible red 'helix' staircase.

An English major’s review of the Computation and Data Science Complex

Luke Clifton
  •  
March 6
Academics
Students are talking, sitting at tables, and enjoying snacks and drinks at On Call Café's new location in Old Union.

At On Call, students write letters to Dean Satz to ‘save creative writing’

Judy N. Liu
  •  
Oct. 6, 2024
The Grind
Graphic of a Greek figure on the right with indecipherable writing on left with 'TTYL' in the middle, set against a beige background.

TTYL: What ‘The Giver’ gives

Sonnet Xu
  •  
May 30, 2024
Reads
Plates of sushi are on a table in the lecture room of SLE filled with sofas of students and a lecturer talking to them.

Food for thought: SLE Sushi Salons bring the humanities to a wider audience

Grace Zhao
  •  
May 14, 2024
Reads
The Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity (CCSRE), housed in Building 360. Arches and Hoover Tower visible at dusk.

Students spring into humanities research over break

Sonnet Xu
  •  
March 13, 2024
Music
A graphic of a few images of Taylor Swift, with the text "are you ready for it?" in the foreground.

Stanford (Taylor’s Version): Four new classes study Swift’s style and story

Linda Liu
  •  
Feb. 27, 2024
The Grind
A book cover with "Joan Didion" on the top and the book title "Slouching Towards Bethlehem" underneath it, written in block letters.

Dear Diary: My packing list

Amanda Altarejos
  •  
Jan. 8, 2024
The Grind
A collection of worn books nestled within a bookshelf.

What my failed sell-out attempts have taught me

Chunhua Yu
  •  
Feb. 15, 2023
Humor
A memetic graph showing the rate of humanities majors declaration dropping to 0%.

Non-STEM majors considered endangered species at the career fair

Eric Heng
  •  
Oct. 19, 2022
Featured
A woman sits at a computer looking at a photo of sunflowers.

The archive designed to be destroyed: Inside the campaign to save Ukraine’s digital footprint

Carolyn Stein
  •  
Aug. 17, 2022
News
A microphone with a headset and recording computer in the background.

Stanford radio show ‘Philosophy Talk’ recognized as 2021 New York Festivals Radio Awards Finalist

Max Benabou
  •  
Oct. 12, 2021
Opinions
(Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Opinion | How much of the Canon do we cancel?

Zora Ilunga-Reed
  •  
April 12, 2021
Opinions
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Opinion | Can we read historical texts meaningfully?

Kamil Aftyka
  •  
April 5, 2021
Opinions
In this column, Zora Ilunga-Reed reflects on her decision to study philosophy. (Photo: L.A. CICERO/Stanford News Service)

Opinion | Guilty humanities

Zora Ilunga-Reed
  •  
March 30, 2021
Opinions
(Photo: KEVIN HSU/The Stanford Daily)

On Stanford’s Nobel Prize coverage and community

Melina Walling
  •  
Oct. 21, 2020
News
Dillon Gisch (left) and Danny Smith (right) each won one of 24 Rome Prize awards for residential study in Rome, Italy. (PHOTO: Catherine Teitz, R.H. Harrison-Smith)

Graduate students Dillon Gisch and Danny Smith win Rome Prize

Matthew Turk
  •  
Aug. 20, 2020
The Stanford Daily

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