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hide. Stanford University was founded in the late 19th century by Leland and Jane Lathrop Stanford, in honor of their late son: Leland Stanford Jr. After Leland's death a lawsuit was pursued against his estate, and alongside the Panic of 1893 put Standford's continued existence in jeopardy. The university persevered, in part due to the Stanford ...
In 1991, Chang joined Stanford University.Chang is the Olive H. Palmer Professor in the Humanities and a professor of American history at Stanford University.Chang's academic interests lie in the connection between race and ethnicity in America and American foreign relations.
The Stanford University Graduate School of Education grew out of the Department of the History and Art of Education, one of the original twenty-one departments at Stanford, and became a professional graduate school in 1917. [59] The Stanford Graduate School of Business was founded in 1925 at the urging of then-trustee Herbert Hoover. [60]
Avner Greif, economist. Caroline Hoxby, professor of economics. Ro Khanna, visiting lecturer of economics (2012–2016), deputy assistant secretary in the United States Department of Commerce (2009–2011), U.S. Congressman (2017–present) Jonathan Levin, professor of economics, won the 2011 John Bates Clark Medal.
Richard White (born 1947) is an American historian who is the Margaret Byrne Professor of American History Emeritus at Stanford University. Earlier in his career, he taught at the University of Washington, University of Utah, and Michigan State University. White received his bachelor's degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and ...
Pages in category "Stanford University Department of History faculty" The following 57 pages are in this category, out of 57 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Stanford University School of Humanities and Sciences is the heart of the undergraduate program and grants the majority of Stanford University 's degrees. The School has 27 departments and 20 interdisciplinary degree-granting programs. The School was officially created in 1948, from the merger of the Schools of Biological Sciences ...
While working on his Ph.D., Camarillo was a lecturer in the history department and Chicano studies department at the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 1971–72. Upon completion of his Ph.D. in 1975, he joined Stanford University as assistant professor of history, and was named the Mellon Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies in 1991 ...