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Humanities & Sciences News
The pace never slows at Stanford’s School of Humanities and Sciences. Every day, students and faculty unveil meaningful discoveries and produce original scholarship. They create and investigate, collaborate and communicate, at all hours and in every corner of campus.
That intellectual energy extends far beyond department walls. Through lectures, conferences, performances and exhibitions, H&S scholars reflect and engage with the Stanford community and experts from around the world.
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Latest News
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- Stanford performances and symposium highlight architecture
- Nov 6 - Stanford continues to be the “it” place for architecture with upcoming dance performances on Nov. 7-8 and a symposium on Nov. 13 with international experts. Read more »
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- Stanford scholars spy history of capitalist culture in Bond film songs
- Nov 5 - A musicologist and a literary scholar find a unique window into the evolution of capitalism and changing attitudes toward work in 50 years of James Bond movie theme songs. Read more »
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- Stanford professor and eminent French theorist René Girard dies at 91
- Nov 4 - A member of the prestigious Académie Française, René Girard was called “the new Darwin of the human sciences.” His many books offered a bold, sweeping vision of human nature, human history and human destiny. He died Nov. 4 at 91. Read more »
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- Novelist warns Stanford audience against utilitarian trends in higher education
- Nov 3 - In the 2015 Presidential Lecture in the Arts and Humanities, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Marilynne Robinson argued that if the American higher education system continues to shift priorities towards training instead of educating, students will be ill-equipped to participate as citizens of a democratic society. Read more »
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- California’s early release of prisoners proving effective so far, Stanford experts say
- Nov 2 - Stanford legal scholars say that California’s early release of prisoners has not resulted in a rise in crime. To reduce the imprisonment rates, policymakers need to focus on rehabilitation, crime prevention and root causes of crime such as wealth inequality and poor public education. Read more »
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- Stanford author explores the idiosyncratic process of writing
- Oct 30 - Stanford lecturer and author Hilton Obenzinger hosted a series of dialogues with writers at Stanford from 2002 to 2015, exploring the sometimes quirky ways in which writers approach their craft. Read more »
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- New Stanford exhibition incorporates consultation with Native American communities
- Oct 19 - The new Stanford exhibition, “From ‘Curios’ to Ambassadors: Changing Roles of the Daggett Collection from Tribes of the Lower Klamath River,” highlights Native American tribal objects in a way that more precisely reflects their origins. It is on view through June 4, 2016. Read more »
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- Susan Rice describes threat of catastrophic climate change in Stanford speech
- Oct 14 - U.S. national security adviser Susan Rice visited Stanford on Monday to advocate global and U.S. action on climate change. Read more »
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- The importance of basic research
- Oct 2 - Basic science aims to advance knowledge, not develop new drugs or cure disease. Yet today’s biomedical innovations are only possible because of fundamental research conducted decades ago. As national funding priorities shift toward applied research, young basic scientists face the most challenging funding landscape in 50 years. Investing in their… Read more »
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- Priests found spiritual satisfaction by serving nuns, Stanford medieval historian says
- Sep 29 - A study of medieval texts and imagery by Stanford history Professor Fiona Griffiths counters commonly held beliefs about misogynistic practices in medieval Europe. \ Read more »
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- Stanford’s Another Look book club reborn with J.L. Carr’s A Month in the Country
- Sep 22 - Another Look book club takes on J.L. Carr’s 1980 masterpiece, ‘A Month in the Country,’ under the new leadership of author Robert Pogue Harrison. Read more »
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- Stanford rolls out the Cardinal carpet for 1,737 freshman and transfers
- Sep 15 - Today is move in day for the Class of 2019. For the next six days, students will be introduced to life on the Farm during New Student Orientation. Read more »
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H&S Stories About Passion:
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- Tommy Tobin
- Tobin is committed to giving back to his community. Watch »
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- Chase Mendenhall
- Mendenhall is a PhD student studying ecology and evolutionary biology. Watch »
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- Jhanvi Shriram
- Shriram explores the intersection of democracy and media with her camera. Watch »
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