Stanford’s political science department is reshaping its undergraduate major to make it more interesting to students and more applicable to their careers after Stanford.

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Unlike most classes, this three-unit IntroSem uses Stanford’s expansive campus as its classroom. The class meets for about three hours once a week and consists of lectures by guest speakers, tree tours and the academic exploration of trees.

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Students are learning how to fail in Think 1: The Science of MythBusters, a popular course offered by the Thinking Matters program focusing on the scientific method and which integrates the television show Mythbusters.

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The Career Development Center (CDC) has recently undergone an overhaul of its programs to better serve the Stanford community through its Vision 2020 program.

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With the steep drop in law school applications in the past few years, law schools—including the Stanford Law School—are evaluating the value of a third year.

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