Stanford University

Indian-origin ACC champion Samir Banerjee builds algorithm to analyze tennis data for his science, tech, society degree from Stanford

Indian-origin tennis champion graduates from Stanford University. Stanford University celebrated Indian-origin tennis player Samir Banerjee as he graduated this month with a degree in science, technology, and society. For his final project in Stats 100: Mathematics of Sports, Samir built an algorithm to analyze years of tennis server data across different surfaces to determine which […]

Stanford students pretend to be Jains to escape $7,944 mandatory meal plan | World News

A Stanford student essay claimed that some undergraduates falsely identify as Jain to bypass the university’s $7,944 mandatory meal plan. The allegation, which has circulated widely on social media, suggests that students use religious dietary exemptions to redirect their dining funds to off-campus grocery stores such as Whole Foods, where they believe food options are […]

‘Needed a distinctive leader’: Former Nike CEO John Donahoe returns to Stanford as athletics director; replaces Muir

Former Nike chief executive John Donahoe has been appointed as Stanford University’s new athletic director, taking over from Bernard Muir, who stepped down earlier this year. Donahoe, a Stanford Business School alumnus, will officially assume the role on September 8, becoming the university’s eighth athletic director. “Stanford occupies a unique place in the national athletics […]

When LinkedIn co-founder told employees: Go home, have dinner with family, and then open laptops to …

LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman has revealed that during the company’s early days, employees were expected to continue working from home after having dinner with their families, according to recently resurfaced comments that highlight his controversial stance on work-life balance for startup employees. “When we started LinkedIn, we started with people who had families. So we […]

JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon to students at Stanford University: I don’t defend your right to tell me what …

Jake Chasan with Jamie Dimon. (Photo credit: Abhinav Kejriwal) America’s largest bank JPMorgan Chase made five days work from office compulsory starting March 2025. JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has been a strong advocate of working from the office, saying that it fosters better learning, innovation and culture. In an internal memo announcing the end of […]