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David Cohen, WSD Handa Professor in Human Rights and International Justice, professor of classics and director of the Stanford Center for Human Rights and International Justice (formerly the Handa Center), has been awarded the 2021 Miriam Aaron Roland Volunteer Service Prize.
Cohen is a leading...
Seven Stanford University scholars have been awarded 2021 Guggenheim Fellowships. This prestigious honor recognizes mid-career scholars, artists and scientists who have demonstrated a previous capacity for outstanding work and continue to show exceptional promise.
This year’s fellows from Stanford...
Apr 6 2021 | Stefanie Pietkiewicz and Kristyn Hara
In today’s globalized world, the relationship between citizenship and identity has become increasingly complex.
A group of middle and high school educators discussed ways to incorporate this critical topic into their social studies curricula through a virtual workshop led by Stanford Global Studies...
Since a shelter-in-place order went into effect a year ago, the far-flung Stanford staff has adapted to a new way of working in a world that is still fighting a pandemic, zooming from workspaces created in bedrooms, kitchens, living rooms and garages.
Some have shouldered the added responsibility...
This statement extends remarks made by Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne at Stanford Campus Conversations on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 and Monday, February 22, 2021.
Members of the Stanford Community,
Through the Institute of International Education, Stanford has hosted displaced scholars who have had to escape conflict or flee persecution because of their research, race or creed for nearly a century. Stanford Global Studies has been the academic home to many of these displaced scholars over the...
Mar 12 2021 | Adam Hadhazy, Stanford Today
As the coronavirus pandemic has smoldered on, students and faculty alike have adapted to online learning over video platforms such as Zoom – as well as the format’s limitations, including an impersonal quality that can pervade large sessions with many participants. Yet for a large,...
Stanford Law students recently elected Daniel Khalessi ‘13, J.D. ‘22, as president of the Stanford Law Review (SLR), Vol. 74. Khalessi is SLR’s first Muslim, Iranian-American president.
While some may think Russian President Vladimir Putin has played a “weak hand” in the card game of global politics, it’s important to remember that a weak hand in poker can be a strong hand in bridge, says Stanford scholar Kathryn Stoner.
“It is a mistake to assume that power in international...
As Monday’s coup in Myanmar demonstrates, democracy is often fragile and subject to setbacks, says former U.S. ambassador to Myanmar and Stanford visiting scholar, Scot Marciel.
