Faculty Senate discusses future of Ph.D. degree
The Faculty Senate heard a report from a panel of faculty members on the future of the Ph.D. degree at its meeting on Thursday.
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Knight Fellow shares power, burdens of investigative journalism
For Musikilu Mojeed, his passion for journalism began in high school, when the John S. Knight Journalism Fellow wrote an article about teachers whipping students for leaving the school through a hole in the fence surrounding the school and then leaving through the same hole themselves.
Theater group connects “Death of a Salesman” to Asian American experience
This weekend, the Asian American Theater Project (AATP) will put on a production of “Death of a Salesman” — with a twist. Rather than relying on an all-white cast appropriate to the play’s 1949 composition, the AATP version has cast a largely Asian ensemble, an unorthodox decision framed by co-producer Ken Savage ‘14 as offering a distinctive take on the American classic.
Pre-assignment applications rise more than 10 percent
The pre-assignment process received over 876 completed applications for the 2013-14 academic year.
Faculty Senate passes revisions to Alternative Review Process
Representatives of the Board of Judicial Affairs (BJA) subsequently spoke about revisions to the ARP.
Faculty Snapshot: Elizabeth Tallent, professor of English
Elizabeth Tallent is a professor of English, the recipient of many literary and teaching awards and a leader of ENGLISH 146: Development of the Short Story, which is annually the department’s most popular course.
Stanford departments strive for accessibility
With a recent Yale University study suggesting that students in smaller majors are happier than their counterparts in larger programs due to greater access to and familiarity with faculty, Stanford’s professors and department chairs have emphasized their own efforts to avoid such a divide.
Creative Writing Program celebrates heritage, popularity among students
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Stanford’s Creative Writing Program and the 67th anniversary of the Wallace Stegner Fellowship, the second-oldest fellowship of its kind in the country.