Stanford University has laid off over 360 employees, citing budget constraints tied to recent federal policy changes under the Trump administration. The university attributed a $140 million cut to its general fund to what it called a “challenging... — read more 

Stanford University will permanently lay off hundreds of employees this fall as part of sweeping budget reductions driven by federal policy changes, rising operational costs and shifting funding sources, according to state filings and statements from... — read more 

Stanford University announced more than $100 million in cuts to its annual budget as well as staff reductions ahead of the 2025-26 academic year. The announcement came in the form of an open letter from university officials on Thursday. The... — read more 

"According to the University’s preliminary data set, Black enrollment fell from 9% in the class of 2027 to 5% in the class of 2028, while Hispanic or Latino enrollment fell from 17% to 15% — declines of 44% and 12% respectively. Meanwhile, Asian... — read more 

Layoffs are nothing new in Silicon Valley, as company after company announces the departure of employees by the hundreds or thousands. Yet Stanford University’s announcement that 23 creative writing instructors will be edged out and replaced has... — read more 

"But a chorus of industry leaders has declared an end to the era of easy profit, and that’s pressuring schools to more delicately balance their spending needs as returns on the asset class dwindle. That’s according to an analysis by Markov Processes... — read more 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/17/stanford-pr-firm-fossil-fuels

A People's History of US Higher Education is sorely needed, not as a purely academic work to gather dust on shelves, or as internet click bait, but as a way to assess how our nation moves forward as a democracy--or as something less. To make history... — read more 

https://www.theheagroup.com/blog/out-with-the-old-in-with-the-new-rating-higher-ed-by-economic-mobility

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-california-took-over-the-world-180981660/

Stanford was built from the riches of a thief...How much has changed? https://aydelotte.swarthmore.edu/publications/a-conversation-with-charlie-eaton/

Built with the blood money of a robber baron Leland Stanford. Home of the (Herbert) Hoover Institution. With scholars like Thomas Sowell, Edwin Meese, Condoleeza Rice, and Shelby Steele, and alumni like Elizabeth Holmes, Mark Zuckerberg, and Carly... — read more 

Quiet layoffs have begun. Half the one department will be let go. Other departments are trickling in. Contractors and fixed terms are not renewed. Stay tuned.

Even with a $27 billion endowment, Stanford University expects layoffs will be ‘unavoidable’ https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/29/stanford-president-expects-layoffs-even-with-27-billion-endowment.html It's ridiculous schools can't survive with how... — read more 

"Layoffs may be massive if the university decides to shut down all residence and dining enterprises." https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/03/13/future-unclear-support-staff-empty-college-campuses More from a... — read more 

Legacy admission preferences are an unfair and illegal anachronism. On one level, they are a uniquely American phenomenon, underlining the point that the rest of the world’s universities somehow manage to survive without them. At the same time, they... — read more 

https://www.chronicle.com/article/Chanel-Miller-Describes-How

Now students, turn to page 152... https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Goose_step.html?id=gRM4AAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button#v=onepage&q&f=false

"Numerous local parents and a Stanford University coach are among the dozens indicted in a nationwide college-admissions investigation that involved alleged bribes totaling $25 million in exchange for help getting students into top universities, the... — read more