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 | "Sunday at St. Johann" is the grand prize winner of the 2019 SGS Student Photo Contest. This image of St. Johann Church in Santa Maddalena, Italy was captured by international relations major Leigh Pomerantz in July 2018.
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Join us in congratulating the winners of this year's student photo contest.
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During our annual Stanford Global Studies (SGS) summer film festival, we will show 10 films from around the world that focus on the theme “Earth: Habitat for All.” Screenings will take place most Wednesdays from June 19 – September 4.
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The minor in human rights offered by the Handa Center for Human Rights & International Justice was renewed this month for a five year term by Stanford's Academic Council.
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Stanford’s Office of International Affairs has awarded funding to six faculty members, including Latin American Studies affiliate Grant Miller, to pursue innovative international research.
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In a tech ethics course taught by SGS Director Jeremy M. Weinstein, Stanford students examine the ethical and social impacts of technological innovation.
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Over 30 different departments and organizations on campus, including East Asian Studies and Iranian Studies, hosted 80+ guest artists during spring quarter.
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Gordon H. Chang, former director of the Center for East Asian Studies, assumed his new role as the senior associate vice provost for undergraduate education on April 1.
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In a discussion with religious studies postdoctoral fellow Alaina Morgan and Assistant Professor of Political Science Hakeem Jefferson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar discussed his many interests. Photo credit: Rod Searcey.
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NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar visited Stanford to discuss sports, politics, race relations, and religion at an event sponsored by the Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies.
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United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michele Bachelet visited campus to speak with students from the Handa Center.
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Historian Mrinalini Sinha visited Stanford to deliver the Center for South Asia’s Annual Lecture. Her presentation explored the making of a “democratic people,” with a particular focus on Gandhi’s role in shaping this process in India.
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Former U.S. Secretary of State George P. Shultz convened a panel on “Governance in an Emerging World.” The panel, which featured Iranian Studies Faculty Director Abbas Milani and Islamic Studies Faculty Director Lisa Blaydes, highlighted the importance of the Middle East in what Shultz called “a globe on a hinge of history.”
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Jason Rezaian came to campus to discuss his new book, Prisoner: My 544 Days in an Iranian Prison, with Brett McGurk, the former special presidential envoy for the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, at an event sponsored by Stanford’s Iranian Studies Program.
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From left: Audrey Huynh, Gabriela Torres-Lorenzotti, Rand Duarte.
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Two SGS centers—the Center for East Asian Studies and the Center for Latin American Studies—provide Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships. Read a few highlights from students who received FLAS fellowships in 2019.
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Ten seniors presented their honors theses at the annual International Relations Honors Conference in May. Watch a video of the conference on our YouTube channel.
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Handa Center student Eva Borgwardt wins a Truman Scholarship to pursue a joint degree program in law and global affairs.
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Stanford's Ian Morris, an affiliate of The Europe Center, says the issues that led to Brexit have come up throughout British history in Stanford News.
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Postdoctoral fellow Maira Hayat, an affiliate of the Center for South Asia, writes about the 2018 general elections in Pakistan in the Society for Cultural Anthropology.
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SGS Director Jeremy M. Weinstein discusses the need for civic-minded technologists who can apply their expertise to achieving public aims on Stanford Radio.
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SGS faculty and staff at the annual Humanities & Sciences Staff Recognition Luncheon. Photo credit: Connor Crutcher.
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Four SGS staff members were honored for their outstanding service at the annual Humanities & Sciences Staff Recognition Luncheon.
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Iranian Studies Program Coordinator Franco Errico received the 2019 Dean's Award of Merit for his consistent dedication, initiative, motivation, positive attitude, and customer service.
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Most Wednesdays, June 19 – September 4.
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