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Upcoming Opportunities

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Sep
08
Virtual
Faculty Speaker/Panel

EventCOLLEGE 101: An intro to the first-year curriculum (external link)

  • Date: 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM PDT
  • Location: Virtual
Sep
16
In-Person
Alumni Speaker/Panel

EventBook Talk With Dr. Tessa Forshaw, MA '18 and Rich Braden—Authors of Innovation-ish (external link)

  • Date: 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM EDT
  • Location: Project Zero, Harvard Graduate School of EducationCity: Cambridge
  • Region: Northeast
Subjects:
  • Entrepreneurship
Sep
18
Conference/Symposium, Faculty Speaker/Panel

EventSEP Reunion 2025 - Re-Design the Future: Innovation, the Human Intelligence Advantage (external link)

  • Date: Thursday, September 18, 2025 to Sunday, September 21, 2025
  • Location: Hilton Molino StuckyCity: Venice
  • Region: Europe
Sep
28
In-Person
Faculty Speaker/Panel

EventStanford Faculty Speaker: Professor Greg Walton, '00 | Ordinary Magic & How We Can Put Doubts to Rest and Thrive (FSE) (external link)

  • Date: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
  • Location: Newport Coast Community CenterCity: Newport Beach
  • Region: CA - Orange County
Oct
05
Faculty Speaker/Panel

EventCatalyze Communication: Best Practices from "Think Fast, Talk Smarter" with Stanford Lecturer Matt Abrahams, '91 (FSE) (external link)

  • Date: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
  • Location: Orinda Library AuditoriumCity: Orinda
  • Region: CA - Bay Area
Oct
29
Virtual
Faculty Speaker/Panel

EventProf. David Lobell, PhD '05 - Feeding Nine Billion (FSE) (external link)

  • Date: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM PDT
  • Location: Virtual - Zoom link provided closer to the event

Asking the Big Questions

Explore the latest Stanford research about topics ranging from sustainability to artificial intelligence to literature.

video: The Life and Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

(external link)

from Stanford Alumni Education

Stanford has long been at the forefront of scholarship about King’s legacy through the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute. Tenisha Armstrong, ’06, and Lerone Martin discuss the institute’s mission and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project.

Respect Your Biological Clock

(external link)

from Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute

Erin Gibson, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, discusses how important our circadian rhythms are for our health and well-being and what happens if we don’t pay attention to these daily rhythms.

drawing of brain person with lightbulb over their desk

Brain Food in Your Inbox

Feed your curiosity with our monthly Food for Thought newsletter, which brings the latest learning opportunities and insights from Stanford faculty directly to you.

Meet Some of Our Faculty Experts

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

Martha Crenshaw

Political Science

Martha is a senior fellow emerita in the Center for International Security and Cooperation, part of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.

Rob Dunbar

Earth Systems Science

The Keck Professor of Earth Sciences, Rob is interested in global climate change and how we translate scientific knowledge into better policies and practices to promote the sustainable use of the Earth.

Caroline Winterer

History

A professor in Stanford’s history department since 2004 and director of the Stanford Humanities Center from 2013 to 2019, Caroline studies the exchange of ideas between Europe and America.