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Stanford Graduate School of Education —

What follows affirmative action?

A new course, leaning into the unsettled state of college admissions, seeks to open a broader conversation about universities and their contributions to society.

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IntroSem reveals the magic of medical imaging

An introductory seminar dives into the technologies behind the shadowy photos of anatomy that give clinicians a window into our most personal of spaces.

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Nobel laureates and MacArthur fellows offer lessons in perseverance

In a unique fall quarter class, students heard stories of perseverance and failure from faculty whose discoveries have earned them academia’s most prestigious awards.

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The soft power of a tiny poetic form

A popular fall class on the short Japanese poetic form haiku explores the role of creative verbal arts in fostering cross-generational connections.

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Stanford Energy —

Website makes ‘Understand Energy’ course available to the public

A new website makes content from Stanford’s long-running “Understand Energy” course available to the public.

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Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences —

A new minor explores the rich terrain of the human experience

Classes pair the field of medicine with art, literature, film, history, policy, and the social sciences.

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The dance of bio-cultural diversity

Students in Bing Overseas Studies Program’s global seminar in Oaxaca learned first hand how the area’s Indigenous communities work in concert with local ecosystems. “In your head, you think of a national park that’s far away from everybody. But a lot of times, biodiversity is in people’s neighborhoods.”

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Sophomore College helps undergrads bring their academic career into focus

Nearly 200 students participated in the program, which offers small, intensive, three-week classes before the beginning of the academic year.

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Stanford Accelerator for Learning —

Sandbox for change

A two-quarter course challenges students across disciplines to develop new ways for technology to support learning.

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Navajo silversmiths share generations of design expertise

Visiting artists Zefren Anderson and Robert Blackhat Jr. spent two and a half days with Stanford Arts Intensive students this summer, demonstrating cutting-edge technology and techniques honed over thousands of years.

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