''The Stanford Review'' (also known as ''The Review'') is a student-run newspaper that serves

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. It was founded in 1987 by

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and Norman Book.

History

In 1987, after around 500 students participated in a march led by Jesse Jackson's Rainbow Coalition, the students were inspired to put forth the Rainbow Agenda, a list of the concerns that the minority students wanted the institution to address. ''The Stanford Review'' was founded to provide an "alternative viewpoint" to what was expressed in the Agenda, by the " vocal few" as they were referred to in the publication's first issue, dated June 9, 1987, in an article titled "Stanford Review is here to stay." The founders felt that views being expressed were inconsistent with views held by majority of the student body. It aspired to be a place where "rational debate" could exist at the university. In 1995, the paper prevailed in a free-speech lawsuit against the university's speech code. The

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ruled that the code which banned insults that were racially and/or gender-motivated was unconstitutional. In a 2016

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of The Stanford Daily, the

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wrote that "the entire purpose of The Review is to publish unpopular views." The letter also clarified that although the newspaper serves as an outlet for writers, whether they are a

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or otherwise, The Review itself may or may not have a position on the subject matter. Incorporated in 1990 as nonprofit

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, as of 2017, a large portion of the publication's revenue was generated by fundraising efforts and alumni donors. While Thiel also has made financial contributions, he has hosted staff reunions at his home, and meets with the editors quarterly as a way to stay current with campus activities in general. In 2024, the Review accused Stanford math education professor Jo Boaler of "shoddy research" and de-tracking students with a "dumbed-down math curriculum" of "

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math" and "harassing scholars who take issue with her".

Notable former editors and staff

(graduated 1989, founding editor-in-chief from 1987–1989), co-founder of

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(graduated 1990, former business manager and news editor), professor of medicine, economics, and health research policy at Stanford University and 18th director of the National Institutes of Health *

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(graduated 1991, former opinion editor), chief operating officer of

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, investor at

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(graduated 1994, former editor-in-chief), co-founder of

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, angel investor *

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(graduated 1995, former opinion editor),

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for the District of Oregon and failed nominee to the

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(graduated 1998, former editor-in-chief), co-founder of

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(graduated 1998, former news editor), Assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights under Secretary

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* Eric Jackson (graduated 1998, former editor-in-chief), chief executive officer of CapLinked * Gideon Yu (graduated 1998, former business manager), co-owner and former president of the

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, former chief financial officer of

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and

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(graduated 2002, former writer),

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representing the state of Missouri *

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(graduated 2003, former editor-in-chief from 2002–2003), co-founder of

* Stephen Cohen (graduated 2005, former editor-in-chief), co-founder of

* Bruce Gibney (former writer), former venture capitalist at

, author

Books written by former editors

Notable books written by its former editors include: * ''

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'' by Eric M. Jackson * '' Their Lives: The Women Targeted by the Clinton Machine'' by

*'' The Diversity Myth: Multiculturalism and the Politics of Intolerance at Stanford'' by Peter Thiel and

*'' Zero to One'' by Peter Thiel and

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References

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History

Notable former editors and staff

Books written by former editors

See also

References

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