Higher Education

At SIEPR’s economic summit, Provost Jenny Martinez, former President John Hennessy, and leaders from UC Berkeley, Brown, and Oregon discussed challenges and opportunities for universities.

President Jonathan Levin discusses the mission of universities during a New York Times DealBook Summit conversation with leaders from higher ed.

Four Stanford faculty members have been named fellows in the 2023-24 Faculty Advancement Network (FAN) Institute on Inquiry, Equity, and Leadership in the Academic Department.

A sweeping new study finds that women are penalized for pursuing research perceived to be “feminized” – an implicit bias surprisingly strong in fields associated with women.

Stanford professors develop and use an AI teaching tool that can provide feedback on students’ homework assignments in university-level coding courses, a previously laborious and time-consuming task.

Stanford’s Center for Open and Reproducible Science aims to make science – and research in general – more effective and accessible.

Science outreach efforts can encourage trust and interest in science, benefiting everyone involved. A guide produced by plant biologists from several institutions aims to make science outreach better and more effective.

Stanford tries a new model for online learning. A free version of a popular intro to coding course is being offered for the second time this spring. The secret ingredient was the largest group of teachers for a single class. You can teach too! Applications are open.

After a devastating and demanding several months, research at Stanford remains limited but could offer glimpses into how lab life might operate in the future.

Anthony Lising Antonio talks about how changing views of policies to promote integration have affected higher education in America.