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Having fun at Stanford without alcohol

Since many Stanford students don’t have cars, getting to a movie theater can be challenging – except on movie nights offered by Cardinal Nights, which provides discounted tickets and free transportation to students looking for a fun night out with friends new and old. This quarter, in addition to movie outings, the popular Cardinal Nights… Read more Having fun at Stanford without alcohol

When disaster strikes home for students

Stanford undergraduate and graduate students were among the millions of people affected by three hurricanes, two earthquakes and a rash of California wildfires over the past three months. Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria cumulatively devastated parts of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Florida and Texas. In September, Mexico was rocked by two damaging earthquakes,… Read more When disaster strikes home for students

Sexual violence prevention programs continue evolving, expanding

It was as a junior last fall, attending a New Student Orientation session as a resident assistant, that Eisa Al-Shamma realized the power of storytelling in fostering healthier relationships. The session, called Beyond Sex Ed, featured Stanford students sharing personal stories with the university’s newest undergraduates. The stories focused on dating, coming out, early sexual… Read more Sexual violence prevention programs continue evolving, expanding

Stanford platform offers central location for off-campus learning

Students interested in pursuing internships, research projects, public service gigs and study tours – across the United States and around the world – will find an ever-growing list of activities listed on the new platform, Stanford Off-Campus Learning Opportunities. Undergraduate and graduate students alike are invited to search the platform – known as SOLO for… Read more Stanford platform offers central location for off-campus learning

Stanford, the Parents' Program and you

Each year, thousands of parents and guardians get involved at Stanford as donors and volunteers. Jane Harrison, director of the Stanford Parents’ Program, explains why Stanford hopes you will be among them. What is the Stanford Parents’ Program and how do parents and guardians get involved? The mission of the Stanford Parents’ Program is to… Read more Stanford, the Parents' Program and you

Stanford building bridges between first-year students and academic advisers

Louis Newman, director of Undergraduate Advising and Research, talks about how advisers help guide the intellectual journeys of Stanford’s first-year students and transfer students. What roles do academic advisers play in the lives of students? They help students navigate the choices they have at Stanford, serving as a liaison, if you will, between the students… Read more Stanford building bridges between first-year students and academic advisers

Stanford releases annual crime data and discusses results

While there were few year-to-year changes in most categories of campus crime between 2015 and 2016, Stanford’s 2017 Safety, Security and Fire Report showed a decrease in the number of alcohol arrests and an increase in the number of sexual offenses. According to the report, 45 sexual offenses were reported to university officials in 2016,… Read more Stanford releases annual crime data and discusses results

Check out the new blog from Stanford's president and provost

Stanford parents and guardians are invited to check out a new blog, “Notes from the Quad,” created by Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne and Provost Persis Drell. Throughout the year, the blog will feature posts from them and from other university leaders about issues of interest to the campus community. Parents and guardians can subscribe to… Read more Check out the new blog from Stanford's president and provost

Do your part to foster belonging, president urges new students

At the 127th Opening Convocation Ceremony held on Tuesday, Sept. 19, in the Main Quadrangle, Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne urged new students to commit themselves to the university’s values of diversity, inclusion and free expression, and to do their part to make Stanford a community that fosters belonging for all its members. “Throughout the university,… Read more Do your part to foster belonging, president urges new students

Stanford reaching out to disaster-affected students

As it did in the wake of Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma and the earthquake in southern Mexico, Stanford is in the process of reaching out to students who live in areas affected by the Sept. 19 earthquake in Mexico. “We are continuing to monitor these latest natural disasters with great concern for everyone who… Read more Stanford reaching out to disaster-affected students