Former Stanford Summer Session Residential Staff Member Receives Deans' Awards for Academic Achievement

By XuanThu Pham

Tags: Academics, Achievements, Events, Stanford

Ten undergraduates recently received the 2013 Deans' Awards for Academic Achievement, which honor extraordinary undergraduate students for "exceptional, tangible" intellectual achievements. Anna Ntiriwah-Asare, one of our former Summer Quarter residential staff members made us proud by receiving this award. 

Stanford SPCS Open House: Mark Your Calendars

By XuanThu Pham

Tags: Academics, Community, Events, High School Summer College, Stanford, Stanford Summer Intensive Series

Stanford Summer Session will be at the Stanford SPCS Open House Sunday, December 9 from 1-4 pm. Representatives from Stanford Summer Session will be available to speak about Stanford Summer Session and High School Summer College.

There will also be a host of other wonderful Stanford programs present. Students, parents, teachers, and counselors are welcome to join. The event is free and open to the public.

Don't forget to mark your calendars and learn more.

Another Rewarding Moment for the Stanford Community

By XuanThu Pham

Tags: Community, Events

Via Stanford University News:

Economist Alvin Roth talks about his research, winning the Nobel Memorial Prize
October 15, 2012 

Nobel laureate Alvin Roth talks about his economic research and the surprise phone call from Stockholm telling him he had won the prize on Monday. At a press conference at Stanford that same day, Roth explained his application of game theory to real world problems, such as finding matches for kidney donors and helping schools and students find the right matches for each other. 

Nobel Prize for Chemistry Awarded to Stanford scientist Brian Kobilka

By XuanThu Pham

Tags: Academics, Events

Read more about the 2012 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.

Summer Session Gets Intensive

By Jess Matthews

Tags: Academics, Events, High School Summer College, Human Rights, Stanford Summer Intensive Series, Stanford Summer Session, Tuesday Night Speaker Series

Jess Matthews
Assistant Dean of Stanford Summer Session

As you explore which classes to take this summer, you may be finding it hard to choose from over 175 classes from 35 departments offered at Stanford Summer Session. There are so many options! You may also want to consider the new Stanford Summer Intensive Series because we heard from a number of you who wanted to come to Stanford and focus your summer around a single intellectual pursuit.