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'''Stanford University''', in [[Palo Alto]], [[California]], is a private university in the [[United States]]. It was founded in 1891 by the gift of the successful businessman [[Leland Stanford]] (1824-1893), a former governor of California, on the site of his country estate.<ref>http://www.stanford.edu/home/stanford/history/begin.html#Pro</ref> | '''Stanford University''', in [[Palo Alto]], [[California]], is a private university in the [[United States]]. It was founded in 1891 by the gift of the successful businessman [[Leland Stanford]] (1824-1893), a former governor of California, on the site of his country estate.<ref>http://www.stanford.edu/home/stanford/history/begin.html#Pro</ref> | ||
| − | Stanford is one of the world's leading research institutions | + | Stanford is one of the world's leading research institutions, with top professors and researchers in the fields of physics, medicine, engineering, and the natural sciences.<ref>http://www.stanford.edu/</ref> |
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*expelling a doctoral student from its program because he told the truth about mandatory [[abortion]] in China | *expelling a doctoral student from its program because he told the truth about mandatory [[abortion]] in China | ||
*Banning of all [[ROTC]] programs because they allegedly discriminate against homosexuals. | *Banning of all [[ROTC]] programs because they allegedly discriminate against homosexuals. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 05:46, August 15, 2011
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| City: | Stanford, California |
| Type: | Private |
| Sports: | baseball, basketball, cross country, fencing, field hockey, football, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, rowing, rowing ltw, sailing, soccer, softball, squash, swimming and diving, sync swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, water polo, wresting[1] |
| Colors: | red, white |
| Mascot: | Stanford Tree (Cardinals) |
| Website: | http://www.stanford.edu/ |
Stanford University, in Palo Alto, California, is a private university in the United States. It was founded in 1891 by the gift of the successful businessman Leland Stanford (1824-1893), a former governor of California, on the site of his country estate.[2]
Stanford is one of the world's leading research institutions, with top professors and researchers in the fields of physics, medicine, engineering, and the natural sciences.[3]
Some have criticized Stanford for its allegedly liberal policies, such as
- expelling a doctoral student from its program because he told the truth about mandatory abortion in China
- Banning of all ROTC programs because they allegedly discriminate against homosexuals.
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