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Union members have advocated for higher wages, better working conditions and improved healthcare coverage.

Voluntary recognition from Stanford would mean a quicker path to bargaining. So far, SGWU organizers say that over 3,600 Stanford graduate student-workers have signed union authorization cards.

Following his remarks, the Faculty Senate heard the Committee of 12’s Honor Code recommendations. Doerr School Dean Majumdar also spoke on the sustainability school’s plans for the future.

In this letter to the editor, alumnus Greg Jacobs expresses disappointment in the various shortcomings of Stanford leadership in recent years, particularly when handling high visibility cases of misconduct. He writes, "These are some of the more serious scandals involving the school in the last three years...So, I ask, who is running Stanford?"

President Marc Tessier-Lavigne and Provost Persis Drell wrote to the Stanford community that an open dialogue on unionization will be maintained while cautioning them on the gravity of the decision they each have to make.

Students, faculty, staff, alumni, and supporters gathered for a groundbreaking ceremony for the new home of the Stanford Graduate School of Education.

The University is considering partially reinstating the line, which more than 1600 students petitioned to bring back. Provost Persis Drell has confirmed that the N and O lines will not be returning.

In an open letter to the the Director of the Hoover Institute, the President, the Provost and the Board of Trustees, 90 Stanford faculty members call for a public accounting of Rupert Murdoch's appointment to the Hoover's Board of Overseers. They write, "we wonder what kind of signal his presence sends to our students, who we are training to seek the truth, and to our colleagues on the faculty, who are constantly held to the highest standards of honesty, truth and responsible scho...

In the classroom and in the field, the associate professor of bioengineering engages students in finding inexpensive and scalable solutions for global issues.

Seeking to cement a tax exemption for faculty homes on its campus, Stanford University on Monday filed a suit against Santa Clara County contending that these residences should be treated like other educational facilities.