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Faculty back IHUM successor
Faculty have largely extended a warm welcome to Thinking Matters, the freshman requirement proposed as a replacement to the Introduction to the Humanities (IHUM) program by the recent Study on...
View ArticleFaculty lauds IntroSem delay
While the Faculty Senate declined after contentious debate to begin requiring introductory seminars (IntroSems) for freshmen, as recommended by the Study of Undergraduate Education at Stanford (SUES)...
View ArticleCommittee to reassess course evaluations
A committee has been appointed to revise the course evaluation process and will aim to submit a proposal for altering course evaluations in the spring of 2013. The committee comes as a response to the...
View ArticleIntroductory Seminar apps rise for freshmen, drop for sophomores
Justine Moore co-reported this article. The number of freshmen who applied for fall introductory seminars (IntroSems) has risen 36 percent from last year while the number of sophomores has dropped by...
View ArticleDespite warm reception, some faculty find fault with Thinking Matters
Thinking Matters replaced Introduction to the Humanities (IHUM) this year and has been warmly received by many students, but some lecturers in the program fear that it marks a shift away from a...
View ArticleFocus groups examine course evaluations
A faculty committee aimed at reforming Stanford’s course evaluation system held six focus groups with undergraduate students from Jan. 29 to Feb. 5 in an effort to solicit student feedback on a process...
View ArticleHumanities IntroSems applications decline
Despite extensive praise for the Introductory Seminars (IntroSems) program’s ability to introduce students to university-level thinking across a range of disciplines, humanities faculty members have...
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IntroSem course offerings increase, number of apps remains steady
Courtesy of Linda A. Cicero. Russell Berman, faculty director of the Stanford Introductory Seminars program. Though there was an overall increase in the number of Introductory Seminars (IntroSems)...
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Faculty Senate discusses new course evaluations, joint majors
Courtesy of Linda A. Cicero The Faculty Senate discussed changes to course evaluations and also approved a template for a new Joint Majors Program at its meeting last Thursday. Russell Berman, chair of...
View ArticleCourse evaluations revamped after complaints about old system
In response to widespread dissatisfaction with student course evaluations, the University will launch a new evaluation form at the end of fall quarter. These new evaluations are the product of a...
View ArticleFaculty Senate talks Serra renaming, smoking on campus, PPB report
The Faculty Senate unanimously approved a four-part resolution regarding the proposal to rename certain campus buildings and roads currently named after Junipero Serra during their meeting Thursday...
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Faculty Senate hosts new president, discusses trends in undergrad majors
President Marc Tessier-Lavigne spoke to the 49th Faculty Senate in its first meeting of the year yesterday. The Faculty Senate also received and discussed reports from the Policy and Planning Board...
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Faculty Senate addresses new executive order, supports liberal arts education
In its last meeting of winter quarter, the 49th Faculty Senate briefly addressed the Trump administration’s newly revised executive order on immigration, passed a resolution in support of liberal arts...
View ArticleBy the people, for the people?
Amidst the frenzy and politicking that has come to define much of Donald Trump’s presidency, whether it be the buzz surrounding the 35 day government shutdown or the latest Twitter fight, there exists...
View ArticleStanford affiliates cautiously celebrate as ICE policy on international...
Caving to intense opposition from Stanford and universities nationwide, the Trump administration rescinded a directive that would have stripped international students of their visas if they took a...
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Navigating the Institutional Highway: faculty on approaching politics at...
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