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.
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.
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.
Starting this summer, the rooftop catwalks of Florence Moore Hall (FloMo) will be removed in a change that has prompted protest from some current residents.
Undergraduate tuition will increase to $42,690 next year, compared to $41,250 this year, and room-and-board charges will increase from $12,721 to $13,166, according to a University press release.
Stanford Peace of Mind advocates for greater dialogue and discussions about mental health on campus.
The Bing Overseas Studies Program’s (BOSP) Overseas Seminars component received fewer applications this year than last year despite offering three more programs.
Jeremy Keeshin ’12 and Zach Galant ’12 founded the Stanford Flipside as freshmen in 2008.