Sherman had a high GPA in high school and Stanford. (And he grew up in Compton.) And while I haven’t heard or read it, I imagine Sherman has been discussed with the standard, “He speaks so well .

With 19 players leaving and 12 players coming in, let’s grade a few of Stanford new signings. Julian Neal (A) Neal is the highest rated player transferring to Stanford.

Now, I get that some people want someone with Stanford ties but Mason's record at Vanderbilt peaked at 6-7, and his defense at Oklahoma State ranks No. 114 in total defense.

Re "State's Standardized Test Spurs Scattered Backlash," May 24: These tests might be valid if they covered material the students are studying.

Stanford’s graduate student workers reached their first tentative pay pact with the university late Tuesday, averting a strike that could have paused much of the research, teaching and grading ...

Stanford ranked t-No. 118 in the country in sacks allowed with 41, and also ranked No. 106 in the country in rushing offense, averaging just 3.4 yards per carry.

The second option, which allowed students to choose either a CR/NC or letter grading scale, and the third option, in which all passing grades would be recorded as an A, were rejected by 16-32 and ...

A near perfect GPA and test scores — plus founding a business pulling in $30 million annually — isn’t enough to woo college counselors these days. At least that’s what 18-year-old Zach ...

Getty Images. Students should also be aware that when their GPA lands on a college admissions officer's desk, it’s often recalculated. Some colleges put each student’s GPA on the same scale to ...

This article has been updated to reflect the Undergraduate Senate’s Thursday morning endorsement of a mandatory “A+/A/NC” grading scale for spring quarter. Kate Selig served as the Vol. 260 ...

Pritchard saw Stanford get out of the basement of the then-Pac-10 under Jim Harbaugh. Though nowhere near as talented as Luck, there is a reason why he is the quarterbacks coach of the Washington ...