Senator eases pressure on endowment spending

Grassley compliments Stanford on recent aid increase, but does not rule out writing legislation
By Devin Banerjee
NEWS| At $17.2 billion, Stanford’s endowment has been in the limelight since a powerful duo of U.S. senators began unearthing financial details of wealthy universities earlier this year. Of recent interest to Congress has been whether or not colleges should be forced to spend more of their endowments, but a roundtable discussion on Capitol Hill last week appears to have turned down the heat on the universities, shifting the topic away from legislation.

University leaders discuss drinking age

By Scott Sayare
NEWS| The Amethyst Initiative, a statement calling for open public discourse on the federally mandated drinking age of 21, has been signed by presidents from more than 130 American colleges and universities over the past four months. But Stanford won’t be signing on.

Stanford community donates generously to Obama

By Scott Sayare
NEWS| As an historic and historically lengthy election season reaches its frenzied final stages, activism, excitement and outrage have spiked on both sides of the political spectrum. And while Stanford scrupulously avoids any hint of partisan perspective, its employees decidedly do not.