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Free Lifelong Learning for Stanford Alumni

The Stanford Alumni Association keeps your intellectual curiosity thriving with learning opportunities featuring renowned Stanford experts and faculty, the latest scholarship from the Farm, and our quarterly Learn List newsletter.

Upcoming Faculty and Alumni Talks

Keep your mind moving with events online and near you.

Oct
21
Alumni Speaker/Panel

EventA Legacy of Jane Goodall: Chimpanzees, Conservation, and a Life Changed (external link)

  • Date: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
Subjects:
  • Environment/Sustainability
Oct
21
Alumni Speaker/Panel

EventWed 10/21: The AAPI Vote 2026 - A Pre-Midterm Panel with Karthick Ramakrishnan, Christine Chen & Buck Gee (external link)

  • Date: 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM PDT
Subjects:
  • API (Asian/Pacific Islander)
  • Public Service
Oct
22
Virtual
Alumni Speaker/Panel

EventStanford Alumni Authors Series - Marcus Hall - Our Bodies, Our Planet (external link)

  • Date: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
Subjects:
  • Arts/Media
  • Cultural
  • Education
  • Engineering/Technology
  • Environment/Sustainability
  • Health/Wellness
  • Humanities
  • Medicine
  • Public Service
  • Science
Oct
22
In-Person
Alumni Speaker/Panel

EventThe Business of Film: A Conversation With Industry Leaders (external link)

  • Date: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM PDT
  • Location: Emerson College HollywoodCity: Los Angeles
  • Region: CA - Greater Los Angeles
Subjects:
  • Arts/Media
  • Business
  • Career
Oct
24
In-Person
Alumni Speaker/Panel, Family-Friendly, Social/Networking

EventUnleash Your Culinary Intuition with CookImprov Author Tucker Herbert, '07 (external link)

  • Date: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
  • Location: Venue: Private home in Rancho Palos Verdes - Address provided upon registrationCity: Rancho Palos Verdes
  • Region: CA - Greater Los Angeles
Subjects:
  • Advice & Insights
Oct
24
In-Person
Faculty Speaker/Panel, Social/Networking

EventStanford Faculty Speaker | Professor James Landay | AI to Empower Us, Not Replace Us (external link)

  • Date: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
  • Location: Newport Coast Community CenterCity: Newport Beach
  • Region: CA - Orange County

Asking the Big Questions

Explore the latest Stanford research about topics ranging from artificial intelligence to a high school classroom classic.

The Future of the Innovation Economy

(external link)

from Stanford Engineering

“The Future of Everything” podcast host Russ Altman talks to three authorities on the innovation economy: Fei-Fei Li, professor of computer science and co-director of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI); Susan Athey, professor and authority on the economics of technology; and Neale Mahoney, Trione Director of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research.

AI and the Future of Human Learning

(external link)

from Stanford Graduate School of Education

“School’s In” podcast hosts dean Dan Schwartz and senior lecturer Denise Pope discuss the many ways AI is reshaping education with Stanford faculty members Chris Piech, a computer scientist, and Judy Fan, a cognitive scientist.

How One Book Became a Classroom Staple

(external link)

from Stanford Humanities Center

In this conversation from the series “The Night Before”, Alexander Manshel, MA ’17, PhD ’19, explores how a debut novelist became one of the most read—and best loved—American writers of the twentieth century.

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Meet Stanford Faculty Experts

Our world-renowned Stanford faculty and scholars bring deep knowledge and rich expertise that set our learning programs apart.

If you’re currently on Stanford’s faculty and interested in engaging with alumni, we’d like to hear from you. Learn more here.

Michael Bernstein, ’06

Computer Science

Michael is a professor of computer science and a senior fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI.

Anna Lembke, MD ’95

Addiction Medicine

Anna is a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences.

Hideo Mabuchi

Stanford Arts Institute

Hideo is a professor of applied physics.