California
Stanford is working to expand onto the Notre Dame de Namur University campus in Belmont, not far from its other two campuses.
Nov. 18, 2022
The president of Stanford University issued an apology this week for school policies that intentionally limited Jewish student admissions in the 1950s.
Oct. 13, 2022
Stanford is investigating the third antisemitic incident in two weeks after drawings of swastikas and Adolf Hitler were found outside a dorm room.
March 13, 2023
World & Nation
At the end of its first 95 years, Stanford University has an endowment valued at $1.5 billion.
Feb. 8, 1987
Stung by a federal probe into its government-backed research spending, Stanford University on Wednesday announced that it will review its controversial accounting methods and repay taxpayers for $500,000 worth of flowers, antiques, wine and other items the school charged to the government as research overhead.
Jan. 24, 1991
Wildfire in San Mateo County leads to power outage at Stanford, which cancels in-person classes.
June 23, 2022
Books
Leland Stanford’s widow made many enemies. But who poisoned her? Stanford historian Richard White investigates in the new book ‘Who Killed Jane Stanford?’
May 20, 2022
Stanford University puts too much emphasis on scholarly work and not enough on basic teaching of undergraduates, president Donald Kennedy said Thursday in a wide-ranging speech that echoes a growing criticism of higher education expressed by heads of top research institutions.
April 6, 1990
An Alabama man pretending to be a student at Stanford University was found to have been living in campus dorms for nearly 10 months, according to school officials.
Nov. 1, 2022
A new California legislative effort to ban state financial aid to colleges and universities that give admissions preferences to children of alumni and donors could hit USC, Stanford.
Feb. 29, 2024