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| − | '''Stanford University''', in [[ | + | {{University |
| + | |name=Stanford University | ||
| + | |image=Stanfordseal.gif | ||
| + | |text=rgb(153,1,0) | ||
| + | |background= | ||
| + | |type=Private | ||
| + | |city=Stanford, California | ||
| + | |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<ref>http://gostanford.cstv.com/</ref> | ||
| + | |colors=red, white | ||
| + | |mascot=Stanford Tree (Cardinal)<ref>The mascot name is singular and refers to the shade of red, not the bird.</ref> | ||
| + | |endowment=$27.7 billion (as of 6/30/19)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Nacubo/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2019-Endowment-Market-Values--Final-Feb-10.ashx|title=U.S. and Canadian 2019 NTSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2019 Endowment Market Value, and Percentage Change in Market Value from FY18 to FY19 (PDF)|accessdate=2020-09-06}}</ref>|website=http://www.stanford.edu/ | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | '''Stanford University''', in the town of [[Stanford]] and the city of 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> | ||
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| + | 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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| + | 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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==References== | ==References== | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[California]] and [[Northern California]] | ||
| + | * [[San Francisco Bay Area]] | ||
| + | * [[San Francisco]]: [[San Francisco values]] and the [[Homosexual agenda]] | ||
| + | * [[Berkeley]] and [[Oakland]] | ||
| + | * [[University of California, Berkeley]], Stanford University and [[University of California, Davis]] | ||
| + | * [[Silicon Valley]]: [[San Jose]], [[Santa Clara]], [[Sunnyvale]], [[Mountain View]], [[Palo Alto]], [[Santa Cruz]] | ||
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| + | == External links == | ||
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| + | *[http://www.stanford.edu/ Official Website] | ||
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| + | {{Nb_US_universities|California}} | ||
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| + | [[Category:Universities]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Silicon Valley]] | ||
| + | [[Category:San Francisco Bay Area]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Northern California]] | ||
| + | [[Category:California]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Liberalism]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Liberals]] | ||
Revision as of 05:49, September 11, 2020
| Stanford University | |
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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 (Cardinal)[2] |
| Endowment: | $27.7 billion (as of 6/30/19)[3] |
| Website: | http://www.stanford.edu/ |
Stanford University, in the town of Stanford and the city of 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.[4]
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.[5]
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.
References
- ↑ http://gostanford.cstv.com/
- ↑ The mascot name is singular and refers to the shade of red, not the bird.
- ↑ U.S. and Canadian 2019 NTSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2019 Endowment Market Value, and Percentage Change in Market Value from FY18 to FY19 (PDF). Retrieved on 2020-09-06.
- ↑ http://www.stanford.edu/home/stanford/history/begin.html#Pro
- ↑ http://www.stanford.edu/
See also
- California and Northern California
- San Francisco Bay Area
- San Francisco: San Francisco values and the Homosexual agenda
- Berkeley and Oakland
- University of California, Berkeley, Stanford University and University of California, Davis
- Silicon Valley: San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Santa Cruz
External links
