Two campus buildings currently named for Junipero Serra, the founder of the California mission system, also will be renamed, but other campus references to Serra and the mission system will be retained, based on a set of university committee recommendations that have been accepted by the Board of Trustees.
Stanford’s policy shift is intended to help de-emphasize the perceived importance of low admit rates at colleges and universities. The university will continue to publicly report application data to the federal government at the end of the admission cycle.
Stanford has installed medical and trauma kits at 35 locations throughout campus to allow bystanders to help people with traumatic injuries in the critical minutes before emergency responders arrive.
Road improvements along a half-mile section of Junipero Serra Boulevard between Stanford Avenue and Campus Drive East will create a safer environment for motorists, bicyclists, pedestrians and residents.
