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Physician, author, educator Abraham Verghese gives his talk, ‘’The Great Lie That Tells The Truth (Courtesy of Stanford News Service).

Abraham Verghese, MD, awarded the National Humanities Medal

Fangzhou Liu
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Oct. 3, 2016
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Pilot CS+X joint major program concludes second year

Blanca Andrei
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May 31, 2016
The Stanford Review's proposal to mandate a two-class core on Western Civilization has sparked great controversy on campus. (ARNAV MARIWALA/The Stanford Daily)

New Humanities Core announced

Max Pienkny
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May 10, 2016
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An open letter announcing a new Humanities Core

From the Community
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May 9, 2016
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Revisiting the goals of education

From the Community
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Feb. 29, 2016
The Stanford Review's proposal to mandate a two-class core on Western Civilization has sparked great controversy on campus. (ARNAV MARIWALA/The Stanford Daily)

Stanford Review’s Western Civilization proposal draws sharp reactions

Jacob Nierenberg
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Feb. 26, 2016
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The case for more humanities requirements

Amara McCune
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Feb. 24, 2016
Students and faculty discuss the purpose of studying the humanities at the home of Nadeem Hussain, dean of FroSoCo. (FANGZHOU LIU/The Stanford Daily)

Humanities professors talk magic pills, Russian dolls and the point of the humanities

Fangzhou Liu
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Feb. 22, 2016
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Tech culture yields opportunities and challenges for Stanford

Ada Statler
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Jan. 29, 2016
Professor Margaret Cohen's class examines how the sea itself is portrayed in literature. (TRISHA SHETTY/The Stanford Daily)

‘Imagining the Oceans’: Cantor exhibit complements class

Emma Neiman
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May 18, 2015
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‘Philosophy Talk’ hosts worry about upcoming reduction in funding

Erica Evans
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May 14, 2015
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New Humanities House completely filled with preassign students

Emma Johanningsmeier
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May 11, 2015
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Busting Stanford myths

Skylar Cohen
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April 24, 2015
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SLE students respond to new humanities dorm

Stephanie Zhang
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Feb. 13, 2015
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Four more Stanford commencement speakers

Edward Ngai
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Feb. 3, 2015
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Applications close for first Stanford in New York quarter

Catherine Zaw
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Jan. 28, 2015
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Stanford’s first interdisciplinary humanities + CS class met with success

Abigail Schott-Rosenfield
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Jan. 20, 2015
Stanford's Summer Humanities Institute brings high school students to campus for the summer to take various three-week humanities courses.

Stanford’s Summer Humanities Institute brings talented humanities students to campus

Sam Premutico
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Jan. 14, 2015
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A case for the humanities at Stanford Part I: Demystifying ‘critical theory’

Mark Bessen
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Nov. 12, 2014
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Digital humanities on the rise at Stanford

Madeleine Han
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Oct. 24, 2014
The Stanford Daily

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