Research
The stories below highlight diversity-related research by Stanford scholars, from a range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives. In addition to these stories, you can find more information about ongoing research and scholarship by exploring Stanford research centers and academic programs dedicated to advancing understanding of gender, race, ethnicity, religious identity and other dimensions of human diversity.
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Iranian Studies program cultivates student’s passion for history
As an undergraduate in the Iranian Studies Program, Anna Polishchuk translated top-secret documents from the Soviet Union as she researched the relationship between Iran...
February 23, 2017
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Feminist activism in the 21st Century begins with a "post"
The Women’s March became a global movement. Alison Dahl Crossley explains how. The largest protest march in America’s history began with a Facebook post. This...
February 13, 2017
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Continued support for improving the lowest-performing schools
The release of a new report on the effects of School Improvement Grants (SIG), part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act aimed at improving the nation’s lowest...
February 13, 2017
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Why Gender Research Matters Now More Than Ever
Seeing through the surface. This is the driving force behind the cutting-edge gender research of the Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University. In an...
January 30, 2017
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Brief interventions help online learners persist with coursework, Stanford research finds
Research shows how small psychological activities could help motivate MOOC learners and close the global achievement gap. Millions of people have taken free massive open...
January 19, 2017