
On the Tuesday broadcast of “Pardon the Interruption” on ESPN, co-host Michael Wilbon reacted to the three Heisman Trophy finalists being named, calling Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey “the best player in college football by far.” Even though Wilbon said McCaffrey was
by Trent Baker8 Dec 2015, 4:13 PM PST0

On Saturday’s “College Gameday” on ESPN, the Stanford football team showed off its use of virtual reality with quarterbacks to help read defenses and pick up blitzes. This technology being used with quarterbacks also allows coaches to get in the
by Trent Baker3 Oct 2015, 10:58 AM PST0

The White House just released a controversial scorecard system for the nation’s colleges, leveraging aggregated tax income data to rank colleges by how much graduates actually earn.
by Ferenstein Wire12 Sep 2015, 1:21 PM PST0

KQED’s data showed Bay Area-based medical students’ rates of proceeding to residency programs after graduation from Stanford and UCSF were some of the lowest in the country. Stanford ranked 117th among 123 U.S. medical schools; only 65% of its students opted to continue their work in residency programs, according to Doximity. UCSF ranked 98th with 79% of the students choosing residency. The figures do not take into account students who may have postponed residency.
by William Bigelow19 Jul 2015, 1:15 PM PST0

Stanford University President John Hennessy just announced that he will resign next year after a 15 year run, shortly after the Stanford Business School was rated number one on the planet. By conversations on the web, Stanford is by far the most mentioned university, because most of the captains of Internet industry are its graduates.
by Chriss W. Street13 Jun 2015, 6:00 AM PST0

The New York Times has published an extensive article documenting the fear felt by many Jewish students on American college campuses because of the large, well-funded, and aggressive anti-Israel movement.
by Joel B. Pollak11 May 2015, 8:35 AM PST0

The rampant rise in antisemitism throughout University of California campuses–particularly at Berkeley, Davis, UCLA and Riverside–has prompted a claim that the state’s thirst for out-of-state tuition has attracted students from countries with endemic anti-Israel prejudices.
by Adelle Nazarian7 May 2015, 4:15 AM PST0

Stanford University president John Hennessy is condemning the vandalism of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house at the university, which was daubed with swastikas that were discovered on Sunday morning, the Stanford Review reports.
by Joel B. Pollak27 Apr 2015, 5:58 AM PST0

For decades, top colleges got by on reputation alone, because there wasn’t good data on how their graduates actually fared in the job market. Many just assumed Harvard graduates were the top contenders, because the Ivy League school was so selective.
by Ferenstein Wire14 Mar 2015, 9:18 AM PST0