Faculty Senate hears report on undergraduate education
The Faculty Senate heard reports from both Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education Harry Elam and the Emeriti Council on Thursday afternoon, in the body’s final meeting of the academic year.
William Perry
Center for International Security and Cooperation receives $1 million grant from Carnegie Corporation
Stanford’s Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) received a $1 million grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York to fund research and training… Continue Reading »
‘Gang of Four’ advises spreading awareness for nuclear nonproliferation efforts
Four former statesmen — Henry Kissinger, Sam Nunn, George Shultz and William Perry ’49 M.S. ’50 — addressed an audience of Stanford students on Friday on the prospects and challenges of global nuclear nonproliferation. The gathering marked the fourth conference held at Stanford by the four men, who have come to be known in their advocacy as the “Gang of Four.”
The Daily brief: Aug. 11, 2010
New admission director… Alaska crash… Soccer rankings… Whitman’s job plan… Climate polling… Perry appointment… Cal DNA… JetBlue guy… Stanford news from around the Web for Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010.
For Stanford ROTC students, early commutes — and perspective
Students spoke Tuesday evening at a panel discussion, “ROTC and the Stanford Experience,” presented by the Truman Service Initiative.
Nuclear Family
When Washington looks for advice on nuclear deterrence, disarmament and nonproliferation, it knows it can look to Stanford.
‘Defusing the Nuclear Threat’
Former U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz, left, and former Secretary of Defense William Perry ‘49 M.S. ‘50 spoke on Tuesday after a screening of the documentary “Nuclear Tipping Point.” The two have joined with Henry Kissinger and Sam Nunn in recent public efforts to discuss reducing reliance on nuclear weapons.
Perry named to Dept. of Defense panel
U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has named Stanford professor William Perry joint chair of a panel that will review the Department of Defense’s Quadrennial Defense Review.