January 2015

• Stanford’s ‘Live Context’ series explores art and its ideas

  January 27, 2015

  Leveraging the university’s deep intellectual and artistic resources, “Live Context” is inspired by the conviction that the more you know about a work of art’s historical and contemporary resonance the richer your experience. Read more »

• Stanford scholar explores Arabic obsession with language

  January 23, 2015

  Comparative literature professor Alexander Key finds that the Arab world had a head start on the West when it comes to understanding how language works. Read more »

• Stanford website about comedian Richard Pryor’s early years reveals history of race

  January 13, 2015

  With maps, photos, news clippings and written artifacts, “Richard Pryor’s Peoria” offers an online tool to learn about segregation, urban renewal and the roots of Pryor’s comedy. Read more »

• Stanford students illustrate public online ‘Adventures in Writing’ class

  January 8, 2015

  Veteran writing instructors and undergraduate student artists teamed up to create a new public online course focused on teaching key strategies for effective writing. Read more »

• Stanford political scientist says natives are worried more about identity than jobs

  January 7, 2015

  Political science Professor Jens Hainmueller focuses on how societies integrate immigrants, what policies could prevent violence, and why people see immigrants as a threat. Read more »

• New Stanford course brings Silicon Valley to the humanities classroom

  January 6, 2015

  Students from computer science and the humanities join forces to create literary websites and mobile apps, combining their strengths to launch literature into the 21st century. Read more »