The changes to majors are intended to “meet accessibility goals,” according to Adam Banks, a professor at the Graduate School of Education. Although they have raised concerns among engineering professors that unit limits will affect student readiness for work, other professors welcomed the changes, saying the proposal would make it easier to study at the foreigner.

As part of the First-Year Experience program, aimed at creating a shared first-year curriculum and allowing students to explore the liberal arts, students will be required to choose one course from a set list over two separate terms. The proposal drew mixed reactions from faculty; some expressed disappointment that the program was two terms, instead of three as previously proposed.

The proposal passed as students, including the Student Alliance for Justice in Education (SAJE), called for more student input on the planned changes. In a survey of 200 students, the group found that more than three-quarters of respondents felt they had not had a chance to give their opinion on the proposals.

The new regulations, which are due to take effect on August 14 and have been the subject of criticism at Stanford and beyond, will strengthen the rights of defendants, narrow the range of claims universities are required to investigate and elevate the standards by which universities can be held legally responsible for failing to respond to allegations of sexual misconduct.

Some students, faculty, and staff are already critical of Stanford’s existing sexual misconduct services and policies. In a series of town halls, students said a lack of clarity and general distrust of Stanford’s sexual assault and harassment services kept them from speaking out, and faculty and staff said University services and policies forced faculty members to face personal costs or leave. Stanford for speaking up.

Meanwhile, the University’s Office of Sexual Assault and Relationship Abuse Education and Response (SARA) hails Stanford’s first-ever virtual Sexual Assault Awareness Month as a success. The month-long awareness campaign in April drew hundreds of participants, including more than 370 who attended the month’s biggest events: Denim Day and Take Back the Night (TBTN), according to SARA staff.

By the way, Happy Mother’s Day! Kirsten Mettler famously satirizes a foam offering their mother a round of beer pong to make up for the lack of rush.

And if you’re not in the mood for an article, The Daily also has multimedia content: look what it’s like to spend the spring term on campus, Listen to our first “Lines of Love” podcast episode and grab (well, not quite) some candy thrown by legendary computer science professor Mehran Sahami ’92 MS ’93 Ph.D. ’99 himself.

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