Center helps students become self-directed learners
From peer tutoring to individualized academic coaching, Stanford’s Center for Teaching and Learning has programs and resources to support all students.
Lanier Anderson, who has guided Stanford students’ journeys of self-discovery for more than 25 years, brings a philosopher’s sensibility to his role as interim vice provost for undergraduate education.
VPUE’s Academic-Residential Co-Curriculum program gives students and faculty the opportunity to connect outside of the classroom and create lasting professional networks.
Students from 28 undergraduate departmental and interdisciplinary honors programs were recognized with Firestone and Golden medals and Kennedy Honors Thesis prizes.
A new program invites students to explore how culture shapes communication
Undergraduate students in the new Notation in Cultural Rhetorics program pursue a passion project alongside their major and come away with culturally-informed oral and written communication skills. Applications for fall quarter are due May 26.
Part of VPUE’s Leveling the Learning Landscape initiative, a new pilot project offers schools and departments support for making undergraduate curriculum more equitable and accessible.
A difficult message about the loss of a beloved student
Vice Provost for Student Affairs Susie Brubaker-Cole shared news of the death of graduate student Jonathan San Miguel in an email to the campus community.
Five Stanford undergraduates named Goldwater Scholars
The national award is designed to encourage outstanding students to pursue research careers in the fields of the natural sciences, engineering, and mathematics.
Frosh 101 supports students through first-year challenges
Now in its sixth year, the popular residentially-based program offers a holistic support system to nearly 1,000 students as they navigate their first year at Stanford.
Following two years of disruption and program suspensions due to COVID-19, Stanford’s iconic Bing Overseas Studies Program (BOSP) has resumed operations in its 12 global locations.
More than 100 students presented their research and service projects at the annual gathering, which coincides each year with the start of Stanford’s Alumni Reunion Weekend.
Three faculty appointed to VPUE leadership positions
The senior-level faculty roles provide counsel to Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education Sarah Church on the most pressing issues facing undergraduates at Stanford
Sharon Du selected as a 2022 James C. Gaither Junior Fellow
Each year hundreds of colleges and universities put forward nominees to the national fellowship program, which offers graduating seniors or recent graduates the opportunity to work as a research assistant for Carnegie’s senior scholars in Washington, D.C. Du has been selected for Carnegie’s Asia Program, focusing on China-U.S. relations.
Stanford undergrads awarded Firestone and Golden Medals and Kennedy Thesis Prizes
Students from 27 undergraduate departmental and interdisciplinary honors programs were recently selected for the 2022 Firestone and Golden medals and the Kennedy Honors Thesis prizes.
CTL’s Academic Coaching program builds capacity for student support
The Academic Coaching program is helping students find the support they need to meet the challenges of learning at Stanford while navigating the uncertainty and stress of the pandemic.
Recent gifts to the Leland Scholars Program, including $1 million in alumni and parent support through the Stanford Fund, will undergird the program’s expansion for the next several years.
Stanford welcomes new director of Center for Teaching and Learning
CTL’s new director, Cassandra Volpe Horii, will work closely with faculty and staff across campus to foster best practices in teaching and learning at Stanford.
What began as a resource for frosh in a campus basement two decades ago is now a major campus center serving thousands of Stanford students and other campus affiliates each year looking to improve their writing and oral communication.
You belong here: a message for students on the DEI Survey results
The vice provosts for student affairs, undergraduate education, and graduate education and doctoral affairs respond to the IDEAL Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Survey results.
How you can apply lessons learned during the pandemic to your future
Dean of Academic Advising Louis Newman offers advice to Stanford undergraduates on applying the lessons learned during the pandemic to the academic and life choices ahead.
Notation in Cultural Rhetorics program event Nov. 5
A panel discussion, “Dimensions of Mexican American Rhetoric,” featuring three prominent scholars in the field, kicks off the new Notation in Cultural Rhetorics program within the Program in Writing & Rhetoric. The new program emphasizes the rhetorical traditions and practices of communities of color and examines how race, ethnicity, gender and sexuality bear on rhetorical production and reception.
Making the most of Stanford’s new academic holiday, Democracy Day
Sarah Church, vice provost for undergraduate education, and Stacey Bent, vice provost for graduate education and postdoctoral affairs, challenge students to engage thoughtfully in Democracy Day, a new academic holiday which this year will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 2.
Civic, Liberal and Global Education program gets implementation grant
The $250,000 grant for COLLEGE, which supports the launch of Stanford’s new requirement for first-year students, is part of a broader national initiative aimed at underscoring the value of liberal education.
Undergraduates honored with university and departmental awards
Undergraduates from all class years have earned awards recognizing their outstanding academic achievements and potential in their chosen fields during the 2020 - 21 academic year, including a range of prestigious national awards. A full listing of this year's national, university and departmental award winners can be viewed on VPUE’s Undergrad site.
