Recent News
Dec 8 2015 | Posted In: Staff
This fall, nine new staff members joined the SGS team. Learn more about these new faces and their roles within SGS:
Rachel Buckner
Events and Communications Coordinator
Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian studies
Start Date: September 2015
Dec 8 2015 | Posted In: Faculty
Check out the latest publications from SGS-affiliated faculty in 2015:
Afghan Modern: The History of a Global Nation
Harvard University Press, September 2015
Dec 4 2015 | Posted In: Announcements
The year was 1965. The Cuban Missile Crisis had elevated fears about international security as the world teetered on the brink of nuclear war, and U.S.-Latin America relations were at an all time low.
To improve relations and expertise, and to prevent the proliferation of communism in the region,...
Nov 30 2015 | Posted In: Events
Last summer, Stanford Global Studies (SGS) partnered with the Graduate School of Education (GSE) to design and offer a five-day professional development seminar for high school history and social science teachers.
Nov 20 2015 | Posted In: Events
The compelling sound and story of Beethoven’s influence in China came to life at a Stanford Center, Peking University event.
In 1922, Chinese Professor and Composer Xiao Youmei created the original Chinese symphony orchestra to bring the sound of Beethoven to his people for the first time.
