The Stanford Advantage
The School of Humanities and Sciences represents the heart of Stanford University. Awarding 75 percent of undergraduate degrees and nearly 40 percent of doctorates, H&S is Stanford’s largest school. Undergraduate education takes place alongside graduate training and research by faculty who are leaders in their fields. This is the Stanford advantage:
Critical mass of the best faculty and students
Outstanding faculty attract the best undergraduate and graduate students, who in turn play an essential role in challenging and stimulating scholarship. This critical mass of great minds is advantageous for everyone. Students are empowered to work in meaningful ways with professors who have expertise in fields ranging from high-energy physics to religion and global conflict. And professors rely on students to carry out research, spark new ideas, and ultimately reshape their disciplines.
Culture of collaboration
The school’s location on one campus promotes unprecedented research partnerships. Collaboration is intrinsic to the school’s mission: Whether you’re a freshman or a Nobel Prize winner, opportunities abound to partner with like-minded scholars. At H&S, creative interdisciplinary tracks are encouraged and supported at the highest levels.
Commitment to solutions and new knowledge
Interdisciplinary research across H&S addresses the most urgent challenges facing society today—problems too complex to be tackled by any single discipline. An emphasis on seeking solutions is balanced by a commitment to contribute to the basic research that forms the foundation for all future discoveries.
Recent Highlights:
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- Stanford psychologists examine how race affects juvenile sentencing
- May 23, 2012 - A new study by Stanford psychologists examines how race affects the prison sentences of children. It finds that if people imagine a juvenile offender to be black, they are more willing to hand down severe penalties to all juveniles. Read More »
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- Stanford professor, IT specialist create interactive map of the Roman Empire
- May 14, 2012 - New online map shows how much time and money went into traveling the Roman Empire. Classics Professor Walter Scheidel says the dynamic tool lets users interact in ways they wouldn’t be able to with a traditional map. Read More »
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- Wild blue yonder: Engineers tackle challenges of hypersonic flight
- May 14, 2012 - A collaboration among Stanford engineering departments uses some of the world’s fastest supercomputers to model the complexities of hypersonic flight. Their work may lead to planes that fly at many times the speed of sound. Read More »
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- New Nanostructure for Batteries Keeps Going and Going ...
- May 10, 2012 - by Mike Ross A clever new silicon nanotube structure may enable new lithium-ion batteries that are much smaller, lighter and longer lasting than today’s. Read more ... … Read More »
