Stanford Sophomore College students in a forest in southeastern Alaska learning about social-ecological challenges facing this rural community. (Image credit: Kurt Hickman/Stanford News)
Immersive, enlightening – and sometimes unorthodox – courses help fulfill Stanford’s founding mission
In creating Stanford University, Leland Stanford and Jane Lathrop Stanford wanted students to gain a world-class education that expanded their minds, strengthened their morals and made them adept in practical skills. One way the Stanford community continues to uphold this guiding purpose more than 125 years later? By facilitating and taking part in immersive, enlightening – and sometimes unorthodox – courses.
