Columnists Code.org video causes controversy among students, professors
A video produced by Code.org—a nonprofit foundation dedicated to increasing computer literacy—lamenting a lack of high school programming courses has sparked interest and controversy among students and professors, with some expressing concern that computer science (CS) has attained too prominent a role at Stanford.
Read This ArticleMichael Bloomberg named 2013 Commencement speaker
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will be the 2013 Commencement speaker, the senior class presidents announced Sunday evening.
Read This ArticleFlipped classroom movement gains steam
An increasing number of professors, tired of giving the same lectures year after year, have decided to abandon the traditional classroom model in favor of a new, “flipped classroom” approach.
Read This ArticleStanford CS Department strives for gender parity
Efforts by the department to address a nation-wide gender disparity of CS majors include developing more tracks in the major, varying concentrations.
Read This ArticleCS106A enrollment reaches record high
The second-largest classroom on campus, Hewlett 200, is no longer large enough to hold the 700-plus students enrolled in CS106A this quarter. Representatives from the Stanford University Fire Marshal’s Office visited Wednesday’s lecture in the 498-person capacity room.
Read This ArticleDepartments assess impact of Thinking Matters
A new freshman requirement designed to replace the often-criticized Introduction to the Humanities (IHUM) program will feature a lower student-to-faculty ratio and a much more diverse course offering, according to University administrators involved in its creation. However, with the program’s debut only a week away, department chairs are still assessing how this change in academic policy will affect their operations.
Read This ArticleComputer science becomes Stanford’s most popular major
220 students declared as computer science majors in the 2011-2012 school year, making it the most popular undergraduate major at Stanford.
Read This ArticleFaculty, students laud Thiel class
While Peter Thiel ‘89 J.D. ‘92 has frequently courted controversy with his disparaging outlook on the merits of higher education, the famed venture capitalist’s decision to teach a Stanford class — CS 183: Startup — this spring has been met with approval from administrators and students alike.
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