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Survey reveals women and caregivers disproportionately affected by pandemic
This article is a part of a two-part series investigating the effects of the pandemic on lecturers at Stanford. Read about individual lecturers’ experiences on caregiving, institutional support and teaching here. The following survey was conducted independently by The Daily in April 2021, based on the Faculty Women’s Forum (FWF) survey, by reaching out to lecturers at Stanford.
Some lecturers face pandemic-related challenges, but online instruction going better than expected
This article is a part of a two-part series investigating the effects of the pandemic on lecturers at Stanford. See the data referenced in the article here. Some sources were granted anonymity due to fear of retaliation by the University. Lecturers report that, while teaching has gone relatively well amid the pandemic, the past year it hasn’t always been easy to navigate challenges in domestic responsibilities and institutional support.
Stanford residential education restructuring will result in layoffs
Some Residential Education staff will be laid off as a result of Stanford’s plan to restructure residential education in preparation for the implementation of its new neighborhood model next year, the University announced in a Friday email to student staff.
Stanford’s professoriate faculty slowly diversifies
As Vice Provost for Faculty Development, Diversity and Engagement, C. Matthew Snipp has been actively involved in efforts to recruit diverse faculty members. But it hasn’t always been easy as the University competes with peer institutions to win over prospective instructors. “We’re recruiting from a relatively small pool,” Snipp said. “We pursue the people who are the best in the world at what they do.” Snipp is not alone in recognizing the hurdles of developing a more diverse faculty.
‘We are at the breaking point’: Survey shows faculty, especially women, facing COVID-related stress
Faculty members — juggling childcare, course adjustments, research, teaching and more — have faced significant stress compared to before the pandemic, according to findings from a Stanford women’s faculty group survey last fall. The takeaways? Women, caregivers and pre-tenure faculty members were among those who reported the greatest amounts of stress since COVID-19 began.
Tracking coterm degrees since 2014
Stanford’s coterminal program allows undergraduate students to begin progress towards a master’s degree while completing their bachelor’s degree. Beginning in 1968 in Engineering to increase students’ flexibility and allow them to earn two degrees in approximately five years, Stanford now offers over 50 coterminal programs across its schools, according to University spokesperson E.J. Miranda.
Domestic and global cooperation important to reduce emissions, sustainability expert says
The 2020s is a decade for “urgent action” to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, said Sharon Tomkins, Sempra Energy vice president of sustainability, at a Monday seminar hosted by Stanford Energy. The energy sector is responsible for two-thirds of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to Tomkins. While becoming more sustainable, a successful energy system must maintain reliability, resilience and affordability, she said.
Biden bodes well for US-Japan alliance, panelists say | The Stanford Daily
The first few days of the Biden administration offers reassurance of a strong U.S.-Japan alliance, according to political and academic panelists at a Monday event on the future of the bilateral relationship. Over the past seven decades, the U.S. and Japan have forged a close alliance. Under the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security, Japan has allowed the American military to occupy bases while the U.S. is obligated to defend Japan.
Students in 6 residences reassigned to consolidate campus housing | The Stanford Daily
Students currently housed in some dorms of Florence Moore, Gerhard Casper Quad, Governor’s Corner, Lagunita, Stern and Wilbur residence halls will be required to move, according to an email sent by Residential & Dining Enterprises (R&DE) on Thursday. Students told The Daily they are concerned about the potential spread of COVID-19 and challenges in moving belongings between residences.
Staff who resign after winter cancellation miss out on half their stipend, face losing housing | The Stanford Daily
Resident assistants (RAs) that leave their staffing roles following Stanford’s decision not to bring back most frosh and sophomores for winter quarter will receive half of their stipend, according to an email sent on Wednesday from Residential Education (ResEd). Students who continue their roles as RAs will receive their compensation in full, a total of $3800 for the winter quarter, according to Director of Selection & Training Zac Sargeant.
‘Disgraceful,’ ‘horrifying,’ ‘anti-American’: Campus political groups condemn riots in Capitol | The Stanford Daily
Student political groups issued statements denouncing rioters who stormed the Capitol on Wednesday evening, joining Hoover Institution Director Condoleezza Rice, world leaders and former presidents and countless others in condemning the day’s events. Angry mobsters entered the Capital building, destroying doors and windows and waving Trump — and in some cases Confederate — flags.
Potentially ‘tragic consequences’: Students surprised by, critical of University’s winter plans | The Stanford Daily
Student government president Vianna Vo ’21 has firsthand experience with the increased stresses on the Santa Clara County medical system, having worked at O’Connor Hospital in San Jose for the past six months. “I see the rising cases,” Vo said. “I see the number of ventilators that have to to go out. I hear the alarms go off every day.” What has she concluded? “To think that Stanford wants to bring more students onto campus to possibly increase the risk is really irresponsible,” she said.
Chrissy Houlahan ’89: Engineer, veteran, entrepreneur, teacher, congresswoman | The Stanford Daily
Image: Courtesy of the Office of U.S. Representative Chrissy Houlahan; Photo Illustration: Evan Peng / The Stanford Daily This article is part of a series of profiles of Stanford alumni in politics. Click here to read the rest of the stories. “I met my husband our first week at Stanford,” said Chrissy Houlahan ’89, the first woman to represent Pennsylvania’s 6th District in Congress. During her first week of freshman year, the former Otero resident met a fellow Oteran named Bart Houlahan ’89.
Class and tests at 2 a.m.: The nightlife of international frosh | The Stanford Daily
“I woke up at 3:30 today,” said Elena Recaldini ’24 from Japan. The catch: Her class starts at 3:30 a.m., not p.m. Her Chinese language course with mandatory participation is held before daybreak. On Thursdays, she attends class continuously from 3:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. On Tuesdays, Recaldini can catch a break as her earliest class starts at 4:30 a.m.: “I have one hour extra of sleep,” she said.
‘Voting is just the first step’: Political student groups regroup after election, plan for future | The Stanford Daily
Political student groups are energized amid an intense and unpredictable election season. The groups — representing non-partisan, Republican and Democrat flanks of the campus community — also have aspirations that stretch beyond the election cycle, with many encouraging civic participation and keeping up community-driven momentum. Stanford in Government (SIG) has been “intently focused” on this election since June, wrote Chair Antonia Hellman ’21 in a statement to The Daily.
8 students evicted from Stanford program at Oxford | The Stanford Daily
Stanford terminated residential agreements with eight students from the “Studying Away at Home” program at the Montag Center for Overseas Studies in Oxford University. University spokesperson E.J. Miranda, responding on behalf of the Bing Overseas Study Program, said the agreement was terminated because the students did not comply with the program’s ground rules and participation agreement in a statement to The Daily.
After spring, summer, fall cancelations, BOSP shrinks upcoming spring abroad programs | The Stanford Daily
The Bing Overseas Studies Program notified students waitlisted for the spring quarter program that capacities will be “lower than usual,” with some programs decreasing their capacities by 50% or more in an email sent on Friday. Fewer students were admitted than usual to accommodate social distancing guidelines.
International undergrads face uncertainty with 7-week winter break | The Stanford Daily
International undergraduate students currently in on-campus housing are unsure about their winter break plans. Some have yet to decide how and where to spend the seven-week winter break that on Nov. 21. Many are waiting to hear about potential on-campus winter break housing, including cost, financial aid availability and general logistical details.
Winter quarter undergraduate study away programs suspended | The Stanford Daily
Stanford is suspending all undergraduate 2020-21 winter quarter study away programs, administrators announced on Friday. The Bing Overseas Studies Program (BOSP) Director Aron Rodrigue announced the decision in a letter to participants and their families. Three hundred students — accepted or waitlisted in the Berlin, Cape Town, Florence, Madrid, New York, Oxford and Paris programs — were affected by the move.
Lightning strikes Hoover Tower, shatters orb | The Stanford Daily Original
A lightning struck Hoover Tower last Sunday morning, shattering its concrete orb and scattering debris, according to the Hoover Institution’s Assistant Director of Operations Jeffrey Jones. The damage resulted from a thunderstorm affecting the Bay Area from Aug. 15 to 16, a rare phenomenon for its size in the region. Lightning struck the iconic Stanford tower for the first time since Dec. 2, 1970.
International incoming frosh struggle to obtain visas, brace for a possibility of online fall quarter | The Stanford Daily
Due to COVID-19 embassy closures, incoming international freshmen are struggling to obtain visas while also grappling with the possibility of beginning college completely remotely. Despite the Trump administration’s decision to rescind its plan to strip visas from international students taking online courses, Stanford frosh still face the logistical challenges of physically getting to campus.
‘No other choice’: Undergrads seek financial aid for summer housing | The Stanford Daily
Undergraduates are calling for summer housing financial aid following the University’s announcement that it plans to maintain summer housing and dining costs at the usual price of $6,155. More than 750 students have signed a petition calling for increased aid and flexibility in contracts and deadlines, arguing that the cost is financially prohibitive for those on campus who have no other housing options.
Q&A: Presumptive 2020-21 ASSU Executives Munira Alimire and Vianna Vo | The Stanford Daily
Munira Alimire ’22 and Vianna Vo ’21 are the presumptive Associated Students of Stanford University (ASSU) executives for the 2020-2021 school year. The slate is running unopposed in this week’s elections, and it is endorsed by Students for Workers’ Rights (SWR), the Stanford Students of Color Coalition (SOCC), The Stanford Daily’s editorial board and the First-Generation Low-Income Partnership (FLIP). Portions of this interview have been edited for concision and clarity.
‘A total lack of leadership’: Grad students say Stanford is providing inadequate financial support amid pandemic | The Stanford Daily
Facing financial strain and a tight academic job market, graduate students say that some academic departments are providing inadequate financial support after Provost Persis Drell’s request that these departments assist graduate students struggling to find funding amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 accelerating ‘democratic recession,’ warns Larry Diamond
Larry Diamond, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and at the Freeman Spogli Institute, said COVID-19 is deepening the “democratic recession,” a term he coined to refer to the decline in democracies around the globe during COVID-19, at a Hoover virtual policy briefing on Thursday. To this end, Diamond called on the United States to develop a robust vote-by-mail system for the November elections.
South Korea’s successful COVID-19 response offers lessons for US, panelists say
South Korea — one of the first countries to flatten the curve of new infections with widespread testing, contact tracing and comprehensive healthcare — has lessons to offer the United States in dealing with COVID-19, according to panelists at a Tuesday event on South Korea’s COVID-19 response.
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