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Though established in the late nineteenth century, Stanford??s rise as a “national” university has taken place within the last few decades, Fiske says...
Harvard and other revered eastern institutions are modeled on English universities—contained, intellectual settings. But Stanford??s open campus that “looks out,” its fascination with science and technology and relative lack of respect for tradition reflects distinctly American values, Fiske says...
...says that the way the university handled its public relations—by issuing press releases that associated Stanford with Harvard, Yale and Princeton—also helped raise Stanford??s national profile and build an esteemed academic reputation...
Though both Stanford and Harvard provide an education of similar caliber, Fiske says Stanford??s strengths lies in the sciences and technology—a function of being founded during a time when science was becoming increasingly important and other colleges were adding it to their curriculums...
...Stanford??s admissions viewbooks loudly trumpet perhaps the most important difference between it and the northeast Ivies...