Stanford's Chapter of Tau Beta Pi, the undergraduate engineering honor society, initiates women for the first time.

The Stanford Instructional Television Network begins broadcasting classes to Silicon Valley companies, using a microwave talkback link for questions and answers.

The Applied Electronics Lab (AEL) building is occupied for nine days by 125 students and other demonstrators demanding that Stanford discontinue all classified and military research. The Faculty Senate votes to restrict classified research on campus.