Decoding Academia: Power, Hierarchies, and Transforming Institutions is a Spring course at Stanford ( HRP 255 ) focused on helping students understand the “hidden curriculum” (i.e., unwritten rules that influence success) in academia as well as pathways toward change. Topics include faculty governance, funding models, publishing, incentive structures, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Content centers largely on the social, health, and computational sciences but enrollment is not restricted. Format featu
Instructor
Prof. Sherri Rose comes from a low-income background and experienced first-hand some of the challenges of navigating academic environments without understanding the “hidden curriculum.” She is faculty at Stanford University.