Meeting The Stanford Challenge

On Monday, Jan. 10, 2011, President John Hennessy held a Webinar to report the University's progress in meeting The Stanford Challenge, the five-year campaign focused on seeking solutions and educating leaders. In his address, excerpted here, President Hennessy reflects on the university's pathbreaking research and academic accomplishments, as well as the creation of important new facilities that are all a part of meeting The Stanford Challenge.

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Category:

Education

Tags:

• Seeking solutions
• Educating leaders
• Graduate fellowships
• Undergraduate education
• Stanford priorities
• Faux wood
• Global challenges
• New facilities
• Campaign update
• Campaign initiatives
• Interdisciplinary

[lovelplants]

challenge me..

[potpie921]

Great vid!

[grunder20]

stanford all the way!!

[thebigfootme]

awesome! go for it!

[agapitoflores001]

Go for the challenge. They'll get through it.

[iuriplopes]

What a fantastic video!

I'm brazilian and I really dream going to Stanford to share this positive spirit that it has. I'll be there very soon.

[danashton9]

@cheddyrod ...yes it is. Look at any ranking system, number of peer citations, or even nobel prize count if you doubt Stanford's global respect. Your view isn't the global one.

The world doesn't have one view of America (it's highly variable), and although the University of Hong Kong is great school as well, there are scores of great schools in the world. No school has a monopoly on quality.

[cheddyrod]

@danashton9 Stanford IS NOT one of the most universally respected universities. Maybe America but definitely not the world. You do know what the WORLD thinks of America, If you want to learn about brain research check with the University of Hong Kong. Now that is truly a university that is respected for their research.

[danashton9]

@cheddyrod I have just pointed out how you've been degrading about one of the most universally respected universities in the world. Nothing personal, it's just a view that I took issue with.

[cheddyrod]

@danashton9 You are an absolute asshole.