Hypertension and iron-deficiency anemia contribute significantly to racial disparities in childbirth complications, according to a pair of new studies.
An exhibition of photographs that document sweeping 20th-century political, social, and artistic movements across Latin America opened this month at the Cantor Arts Center.
The largest free hip-hop event in the Bay Area wasn’t always a music festival. For decades, it was a family picnic of sorts, sparked by the need to bridge an east-west campus divide.
Anthony Lising Antonio, Ralph Richard Banks, David Grusky, Eujin Park, Sean Reardon, and C. Matthew Snipp consider the implications of the Supreme Court’s ruling against race-conscious university admissions.
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision on college admissions policies, Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne reaffirms the university’s commitment to an educational and research environment whose excellence is fostered by diversity in all forms.
Stanford health policy expert Alyce Adams discusses the factors that drive health disparities and her vision for forging meaningful health equity advances at Stanford Medicine and beyond.
Research by SIEPR’s Petra Persson and Maya Rossin-Slater finds wealthy Black mothers and infants in the U.S. fare worse than the poorest white mothers and infants.
In a new book, Ran Abramitzky and his co-author trace millions of immigrant lives to understand how they – and their children – thrived in the United States.
Stanford GSB released its third annual report on diversity, equity, and inclusion, focusing on the impact of recent initiatives and progress toward the school’s DEI goals.
New research finds that a majority of job seekers care about potential employers’ demographics and diversity so much that most would consider sacrificing a higher salary to work at a more inclusive company.
Five Indigenous and Native-identifying students talk about their paths to Stanford, finding community, and what they hope others will learn from their experiences.
As part of a series celebrating and discussing identity, four Stanford Earth community members talk about how disability, neurodivergence and chronic illness have informed and impacted their careers.
As Juneteenth approaches, Stanford law Professor William Gould IV shares how the journals of his great-grandfather, who escaped slavery and fought against the Confederacy in the American Civil War, inspired him throughout his career and personal life.
During the week of May 10, members of the Stanford community will receive an invitation to take part in the first-ever university-wide Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Survey as part of the IDEAL initiative.
Molly Match, a children’s book featuring a little Black girl that was illustrated by a Stanford staffer, has sparked meaningful discussions about inclusion, diversity and equity on campus.
At a wide-ranging Campus Conversation about the university’s racial justice initiatives, Provost Persis Drell announced that a committee will be formed to develop the details of making Stanford’s Program in African and African American Studies a department.
It's February, so many teachers and schools are taking time to celebrate Black History Month. According to Stanford historian Michael Hines, there are still misunderstandings and misconceptions about the past, present, and future of the celebration.
New dashboards on the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Access in a Learning Environment initiative (IDEAL) website represent the composition of the Stanford community in greater detail.
A new collection at Stanford Libraries will highlight Black Americans who helped transform California’s Silicon Valley region into a hub for innovation, ideas.
Visit Harmony House, which is located on Lomita Drive, across the street from the Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden, to see the newest work of public art on campus.
Stanford will welcome prospective graduate students to campus for Graduate Recruitment and Diversity Day, an annual event designed to help recruit outstanding scholars who would contribute to the diversity of their academic fields.
The award recognizes and honors individuals and programs that have made exceptional contributions to enhancing and supporting diversity within the Stanford community.
Under a new program, Stanford has awarded 20 grants to support innovative initiatives that advance the diversity of the university community and foster inclusion.
The winners of the individual awards are Ben Barres, a professor at Stanford Medicine, and James Jordan, a senior manager at the Stanford Alumni Association. The winner of the program award is the Diversity and First-Gen Office.
“If you don’t see yourself as bound up with the lives of other people, I’m not sure what kind of help you can be,” author and anti-racism activist Tim Wise recently told a Stanford audience.
Stanford recently welcomed more than four dozen women to campus from around the country for “Women of Color in the Academy – Staying Fit: Mind, Body, and Soul.”
