The Making of COLLEGE
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Jay Hamilton appointed vice provost for undergraduate education
Hamilton has been the chair of the faculty board that oversees COLLEGE.
July 24, 2024
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By Abandoning Civics, Colleges Helped Create the Culture Wars
COLLEGE faculty leaders explain the program vision in the New York Times (paywall)
September 03, 2023
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100 years ago, Stanford’s first general education requirement was a course on citizenship
The course was part of a series of changes that have shaped what undergraduate education at Stanford looks like today.
July 11, 2023
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The Faculty Senate ... heard a presentation on the COLLEGE undergraduate requirement program in Thursday’s meeting.
COLLEGE presented an update to the Faculty Senate
February 09, 2023
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Dual investments strengthen COLLEGE—Stanford’s reimagined curriculum for first-year students
From the Office of Development
January 09, 2023
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Educating Active Citizens. First-year students begin their Stanford careers with a focus on civic responsibility.
From the Stanford Magazine
September 20, 2022
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Mind Over Major: The case for using college to become more interesting.
Faculty Director Dan Edelstein writes on the philosophy behind COLLEGE.
July 19, 2022
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Progress on Stanford’s Long-Range Vision highlighted at Academic Council meeting
Faculty Director Dan Edelstein updated faculty colleagues on COLLEGE.
May 06, 2022
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Stanford’s new Civic, Liberal and Global Education program awarded an implementation grant
The $250,000 grant from the Teagle Foundation, which supports the launch of Stanford’s new requirement for first-year students, is part of a broader national initiative.
September 30, 2021
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All Together Now
For the first time since spring 2020, there are several thousand undergraduates on the Farm. The university has big plans for how they’ll live and learn.
September 23, 2021
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President's Welcome
President Tessier-Lavigne addressed the inaugural cohort of faculty teaching in COLLEGE.
June 08, 2021
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New first-year requirement to debut next fall
From the Stanford Daily
April 02, 2021
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Stanford pilots a new citizenship course for first-year students
“Citizenship in the 21st Century” is being piloted during the winter quarter as part of a new core curriculum for first-year students.
March 17, 2021
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Launching the new First-Year Requirement: COLLEGE
From the VPUE Spotlight staff newsletter.
January 10, 2021
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Faculty alter new first-year requirement because of continuing pandemic
The new two-course Civic, Liberal and Global Education Requirement for undergraduates approved in May has been reduced to one course for 2021-22 only.
November 03, 2020
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Faculty Senate approves measures renewing undergraduate education
The Faculty Senate approved the proposal to establish a Civic, Liberal and Global Education requirement for first-year students.
May 07, 2020
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Faculty Senate discusses undergraduate proposals in small groups
Faculty engaged deeply with proposals about the first year and majors.
March 06, 2020
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Stanford trustees hear presentations on renewing liberal education, undergraduate research, and the science and design of learning
The four co-chairs of the two undergraduate education design teams presented proposals about the first-year and majors.
December 04, 2019
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Q&A: Two proposals reimagine the future of Stanford undergraduate education
As an outgrowth of Stanford’s long-range planning process, the Future of the Major and the First-Year Shared Intellectual Experience and Exploration design teams were formed.
October 03, 2019
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Report of the First-Year Experience Design Team
The original proposal for what became Civic, Liberal, and Global Education.
September 07, 2019