<p>Please don’t misconstrue my prior post, which is based on the New Yorker piece. ( I love Stanford because they accepted me in the 1980’s.) Several observations in that article suggest the professors are not merely introducing their STEM students to VC’s out of the goodness of their hearts but are looking and/or using their students for investment opportunities. I’m not judging Stanford as being alone in that department because I’ve heard of similar things happening at MIT. I’m curious about how the learning culture at Stanford has changed throughout the years. I wasn’t a STEM student but am wondering if the social sciences are being de-emphasized as has been reported.</p>