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Controversial pandemic pronouncements test an uneasy relationship.

Under his 10-year leadership, the lab has significantly expanded its research and impact.

Undergraduate Senate condemns University inaction, and Faculty Senate convenes to discuss sexual assault on campus.

The Stanford Board of Trustees held its first meeting of the 2022-23 academic year Oct. 17-18. Trustees toured the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and met the new dean of the Doerr School of Sustainability, among other matters.

Stanford professors want the university to distance itself from a closed conference on academic freedom, saying it’s silencing debate and harboring racist thought.

The Faculty Senate heard a presentation on student mental health and well-being during its Oct. 20 meeting.

A new report by Stanford Digital Education honors the effort made to maintain academic continuity during 2020-21 and suggests that certain innovations in teaching and learning could be here to stay.

Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne apologized on behalf of the university and pledged action on recommendations in a task force report confirming Stanford limited the admission of Jewish students in the 1950s.

The application for a Conceptual Development Plan includes a package of community benefits that was informed by extensive outreach to local residents and other stakeholders.

During the annual Convocation celebration to mark the start of the new academic year, President Marc Tessier-Lavigne urged new students to prepare for the future by exploring broadly and engaging deeply.