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The Oxford oaks and the Stanford sequoia
Higher education has a unique role to preserve the past, plan for the future, and solve problems today.
April 15, 2024
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Kudos for students from under-resourced high schools who aced courses from Stanford, other universities
The induction of a select group of high schoolers into a nonprofit’s honor society offers these scholars proof of their potential to excel in pursuit of higher education degrees.
March 28, 2024
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An invitation back to the classroom: Stanford course for working professionals centers ethics in discussions of technology
In its fourth year, "Ethics, Tech + Public Policy for Practitioners" experiments with setting up long-term communities of professionals interested in responsible tech governance.
March 25, 2024
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An unusual Stanford course unlocks ethics in my tech life
What a group of tech professionals learned while exploring how to design technology that serves the public good.
March 21, 2024
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Learning from Dr. Ruth J. Simmons, university leader and memoirist
Stanford historian James Campbell looks forward to a March 20 online conversation with the first Black president of an Ivy League university.
March 18, 2024
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Niagara Falls High School students earn Stanford credit
Stanford University has awarded Stanford credits to 10 Niagara Falls High School (NFHS) students who completed its introductory computer science course, says the Niagara Express.
March 14, 2024
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Which problems, and whose problems, will extended reality solve?
A Rotterdam conference attended by Stanford Digital Education’s associate creative director brought stakeholders together to explore the potential of extended reality technologies.
February 13, 2024
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New Lines for Reinventing Higher Education, Winter 2024
Moral philosophy for high schoolers, upcoming book talks, Stanford community college fellowships, and new advisory council.
January 23, 2024
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From select few to expanding access: Conversations on reinventing higher ed
Three events are planned in the Academic Innovation for the Public Good book series this winter and spring, starting Jan. 24.
January 19, 2024
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Private universities have public obligations
Providing education to students from modest backgrounds isn’t a novelty at Stanford. It is part of who we are as an institution and dates back to our founding documents.
January 18, 2024
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Collaborative fellowship program offers administrative-training internships to community college students
Mentored by experienced staff members in seven different Stanford offices, the fellows, all students at the College of San Mateo, learned a variety of professional skills.
December 18, 2023
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Holiday message, 2023
Wishing you a season of growth and renewal! Matthew Rascoff reflects on how we develop through, and delight in, dialogue with our intellectual “parents” and our own students.
December 13, 2023
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Inside the first-of-its-kind computer science class Antioch High offers with Stanford
Students at Antioch High School are learning the basics of how the internet works, along with introductory coding, reports the Nashville Tennessean (subscription required).
December 11, 2023
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Learning, the University, and Human Agreement
Urban design can suggest a framework for thinking about digital learning spaces, says Vice Provost Matthew Rascoff in a talk delivered at Tec de Monterrey, July 5, 2022.
November 16, 2023
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Empowering Students with AI
Vice Provost Matthew Rascoff presented “Empowering Students with AI” at the Esperanza and Minerva higher education summit held in Hong Kong, October 13, 2023.
November 15, 2023
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Bringing college-level work closer to home
Underserved and justice-impacted students at Niagara Falls High School are taking a Stanford computer science course after school, reports the Niagara Gazette.
November 15, 2023
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New Stanford Digital Education visiting fellow builds accessible paths for next-generation leaders
Social entrepreneur Abby Falik is pioneering new approaches to ensure that motivated high school graduates worldwide can access the learning that matters most.
November 10, 2023
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Conference on natural language processing in education results in white paper
Participants at the May conference at Stanford worked together to lay out principles and strategic directions for research-practice-industry partnerships.
November 08, 2023
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New Stanford Digital Education Advisory Council to help scale mission-driven innovation
Vice Provost Matthew Rascoff asks advisors to boost efforts to build new pathways to Stanford and other higher education institutions.
November 06, 2023
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What a moral philosophy course offers high school students
Mike Taubman, BA ’04, is teaching “Searching Together for the Common Good” — based on a long-running Stanford freshman seminar — to his students in Newark, New Jersey.
November 02, 2023