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The SLEcret History: How a classics education took root at Stanford

Carolyn Stein
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April 29, 2022
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Stop framing global responses to the pandemic as ‘China vs. the West’

Hagar Gal
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March 21, 2020
News

Andrew Klavan asserts ‘no idea is too hateful to discuss’ in talk on America’s ‘Judeo-Christian’ values

Sophie Regan and Riley DeHaan
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May 15, 2019
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New Zealand, Old Soul

Max Minshull
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Feb. 5, 2019
The Open Syllabus Project analyzed over one million syllabi to determine what books are being assigned in college courses. The project found that texts from the Western Canon are still widely assigned (ADAIR MAXWELL/The Stanford Daily).

Humanities core implemented

Brian Contreras
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Oct. 25, 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
(JACOB NIERENBERG/The Stanford Daily).

Q&A with Harry Elliott, editor-in-chief of the Stanford Review

Fangzhou Liu
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May 5, 2016
The Open Syllabus Project analyzed over one million syllabi to determine what books are being assigned in college courses. The project found that texts from the Western Canon are still widely assigned (ADAIR MAXWELL/The Stanford Daily).

Open Syllabus Project gives empirical insight into curriculum debates

Jack Herrera
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April 18, 2016
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2016 ASSU election results announced

Fangzhou Liu
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April 11, 2016
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Stanford Daily poll finds enthusiasm for referendums, but not Exec race

Caleb Smith
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April 7, 2016
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More academia than just the West

From the Community
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April 5, 2016
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Stanford Review lands Western Civilization proposal on ballot

Jacob Nierenberg
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April 1, 2016
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Western Civilization isn’t dead yet

From the Community
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March 8, 2016
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Rethinking the values of a humanist 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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Some ideas for that Western Civilization requirement

From the Community
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Feb. 24, 2016
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The case for more humanities requirements

Amara McCune
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Feb. 24, 2016
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Humanities proposal the latest in a long conflict

Caleb Smith
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Feb. 23, 2016
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The White Civ’s burden

From the Community
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Feb. 22, 2016
The Stanford Daily

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