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Scaling Social Capital
This essay is based on a keynote address that Stanford Vice Provost for Digital Education Matthew Rascoff gave at the University of Florida Intersections conference on Feb. 20.
April 07, 2025
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Spotlight on Varun Madan, undergraduate computer science student at Stanford Engineering
Varun Madan, a teaching fellow for CS 105: Introduction to Computers, shares what drew him to Stanford and what he finds rewarding about teaching and mentoring high schoolers.
March 18, 2025
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Understanding measles, a highly infectious but preventable disease
Pediatric infectious disease expert Dr. Charles Prober of Stanford Medicine shared information about measles with SDE's Jenny Robinson for a Q&A on the Digital Medic blog.
March 17, 2025
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New Stanford courses in pipeline for high schools in low-income communities
Stanford Digital Education plans to double the number of courses it offers in Title I high schools by 2027.
February 25, 2025
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Three questions on ‘Digital Education for Access and Equity’
A Q&A with Annie Sadler, Martin Kurzweil, and Matthew Rascoff published in Inside Higher Ed explores their chapter in a new book, Recentering Learning.
February 20, 2025
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Stanford Digital Education creates AI curriculum for high schools
With support from high school teachers in New York and California, the program combines lesson plans, eventually to be available online, with the Google ‘AI Essentials’ course.
February 18, 2025
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Introducing Spokes 2025
The 2025 Stanford Spokes team includes undergraduate and graduate students with interests ranging from biology and mechanical engineering to math and political science.
February 13, 2025
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Educational AI with ‘humanity in the loop’
In a keynote at the UNESCO International Day of Education, Vice Provost Matthew Rascoff offered a framework for understanding the potential of AI to advance education globally.
January 29, 2025
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New Lines on Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr., Winter 2025
MLK's "Other America" speech at Stanford; the secret behind bringing Stanford courses to high schools; fostering civic engagement skills, and more
January 16, 2025
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Martin Luther King, Jr., gave a speech at Stanford that we must not forget
The 40th observation of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is an opportunity to reflect on his legacy and our educational ideals.
January 16, 2025
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Easing the ‘jump’ from high school to college: how teaching fellows support a Stanford course
Teaching fellows provide dynamic and empathetic guidance to high school students in Professor Lerone A. Martin's course, ‘Between Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr.’
January 10, 2025
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How higher education can win back America
Michael Roth, Wesleyan's president, argues in the New York Times that universities can recover the public's good will by bringing opportunities to new groups of learners.
December 27, 2024
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Stanford Digital Education discusses civic engagement courses with its advisory council
Teaching open-mindedness and citizenship skills is a top priority for the coming year.
December 20, 2024
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Universities recognized for strengthening pathways to higher education from underserved high schools
Carnegie Corporation of New York and Ed Equity Lab hosted an event to thank partners for their leadership in expanding opportunities for students in under-resourced communities.
December 20, 2024
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Pathways to higher ed reimagined
On the Teach and Learn podcast, Vice Provost Matthew Rascoff discussed how institutions can use innovation to smooth the path for learners from various walks of life.
December 19, 2024
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A Holiday Message
Wishing you light and knowledge! Matthew Rascoff meditates on how a children's book he is reading with his son raises questions for higher education to consider in 2025.
December 12, 2024
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‘An amazing opportunity for us to reach beyond campus.’ Stanford brings CS 105 to high schools
A partnership with the National Education Equity Lab enables Stanford to offer CS 105: Introduction to Computers in under-resourced high schools across the country.
December 10, 2024
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The Ed Equity Lab, a leading college pipeline, achieves great success
Michael Nietzel, writing in Forbes, describes how a collaboration between universities and the National Education Equity Lab prepares low-income students to thrive in college.
November 26, 2024
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How students can AI-proof their careers
A Wall Street Journal technology writer talked to experts, including Vice Provost Matthew Rascoff, to learn what skills, qualities, and experiences students should seek.
November 20, 2024
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New Lines for Open Education, Fall 2024
Disinformation lessons, Coursera for Stanford, advice from high school educators, and more
October 31, 2024