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SRI (formerly the Stanford Research Institute) split from Stanford University in 1970.

Students (et al.) had protested SRI's participation in secret (and military) research projects, and Stanford ultimately determined that secret research was incompatible with the university's mission.

Of course, like many universities, Stanford has aligned its actual priorities to focus primarily on endowment expansion and administrative employment.




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