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Frosh tackled some big questions about the ideals of citizenship and democracy for their second course in Stanford's COLLEGE undergraduate requirement.

President Marc Tessier-Lavigne reviewed key progress made toward implementing the university’s Long-Range Vision during his annual report to the Academic Council on Thursday. A faculty panel discussion moderated by Provost Persis Drell also touched on key academic themes in the Long-Range Vision.

In opening remarks to the Academic Council on Thursday, President Marc Tessier-Lavigne reflected that the past two years represent a unique moment in Stanford University’s history.Not only has the Stanford community navigated new challenges posed by

The Stanford Board of Trustees received updates on civil discourse, deliberative democracy, the Hoover Institution and academic freedom, among other items, during its final meeting of 2021.

By Sandra Feder Ralph Hester, a prominent professor of French in the School of Humanities and Sciences, died Nov. 29 at his Stanford home. He was 88. Ralph Hester, professor emeritus of French and Italian. (Image credit: Courtesy the Hester family) Hester, professor emeritus in the French and Italian Department of the Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages, spent his entire 37-year career at Stanford. He twice served as chair of the department and as director of Stanford’s French o...