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Please feel free to send us any events or suggestions for activities to share with the STS community. Email us!
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Approved STS Courses for SpringWe’ve added several new approved courses to STS for the Spring 2026 quarter. You may find these courses interesting and consider adding them to your curriculum plan. As always, please submit a course change request form to confirm whether a course can be approved for your plan before making any changes to your currently enrolled classes.
Below is the list of concentrations and the corresponding courses:
Catastrophic Risks & SolutionsSocio-Cultural Courses
EARTHSYS 108 – Environmental Wayfinding
HISTORY 231D – Disasters: Environment, Disease, and War in Early Modern Europe
Concentration Core Courses
HISTORY 79C/179C - History and Ethics of the Global Climate Crisis
Communication & MediaSocio-Cultural Course
ENGLISH 182 – Critical Game Studies: What Video Games Tell Us About Us
AFRICAAM 274 – Copyright, IP, and AI in Popular Music
ARCHLGY 123 - Archaeology & The Public
Technical Courses
MUSIC 257 - You Are What You Use: Designing Technology for Neural Change
Innovation & OrganizationSocio-Cultural Courses
ENGLISH 182 – Critical Game Studies: What Video Games Tell Us About Us
HISTORY 205G – Technology and the Meaning of Life
Concentration Core Courses
COMPLIT 166 – An Other Science: Technical Knowledge in Multiethnic America
Life Sciences & HealthSocio-Cultural Courses HISTORY 200DE – Doing the History of Death & Disease
Social Dynamics of Data & InformationSocio-Cultural Courses ENGLISH 182 – Critical Game Studies: What Video Games Tell Us About Us
AFRICAAM 274 – Copyright, IP, and AI in Popular Music
Technical Courses
MUSIC 257 - You Are What You Use: Designing Technology for Neural Change
If you have any questions about these courses or want to discuss how they might fit into your curriculum plan, please contact STS Student Services Officer Philip Gilbert.
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Award Winning STS Student AthletesCongratulations to STS senior Ivy Davis on her team’s victory at the USA Artistic Swimming Collegiate National Championships. Ivy and her teammates led the field with a score of 234.920, helping Stanford secure the top two spots in the team competition. Read more about Ivy and her team in the Stanford Report.
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Congratulations as well to STS junior Asher Hong, who has been named one of six finalists for the Nissen-Emery Award, as announced by the Collegiate Gymnastics Association (CGA). Recognized as the highest honor in college gymnastics, the award is presented annually to the nation’s top senior gymnast. It will be awarded at the NCAA Championship banquet next month. Learn more from Stanford Athletics.
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Gendered Environments: Rethinking Science, Society & Sustainability Grad ConferenceWednesday, April 15, 2026, 12:00 - 6:00 pm
Margaret Jacks Hall, Building 460, Room 426Join the Stanford Program in Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies for research presentations that explore how questions of gender, sexuality, and power shape environmental knowledge and experience. Bringing together scholars from history, environmental science, and interdisciplinary environmental research, the event highlights emerging PhD student work on topics ranging from nineteenth-century East African environmental histories to commoning practices along the Kenyan coast and gender-based violence in climate-vulnerable communities.
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Luke Kemp in Conversation with STSWednesday, April 22, 2026, 12:00 - 1:30 pm
Lane History Corner, Building 200, Room 307Luke Kemp is the bestselling author of Goliath’s Curse: The History and Future of Societal Collapse and a Research Affiliate at the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER) at the University of Cambridge. He has led and advised foresight studies for several international organizations, including the WHO and the Convention on Biological Diversity. His work has been featured in outlets such as the BBC, The New York Times, and The New Yorker. This discussion will be moderated by STS Director Tom Mullaney. Copies of Kemp’s book will be available to the first ten registrants who also attend the talk.
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Book Launch with Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff: "Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed"Thursday, April 30, 2026, 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Green Library, Room 122Elon Musk. A troubled dreamer. A power-hungry, vengeful bungler. A hero who became a villain; a villain who became a hero. What if he isn’t any of these things? What if he was more like an idea? An avatar for a worldview, the master code for an operating system. This is the topic of Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff’s new book, Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed.
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Stanford Alumni Association (SAA) Internship ProgramAre you a motivated Stanford student seeking valuable experience and connections with our alumni network? SAA is hiring for three positions! In these roles, you'll tap into Stanford’s alumni network and learn about SAA offerings like Stanford Groups and the Alumni Directory. You’ll work with systems such as Airtable, Salesforce, and Storyblok, gaining insights into a career in Alumni Relations while developing skills in administration, event planning, and customer service. Internships start in May-June 2026 and continue through the 2026-27 Academic year, with flexible summer hours available. This is a hybrid position during the academic year with the option to work remotely during the summer. Salary range is $18.70-23.70/hour based on work experience at Stanford.
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Resilience FellowshipAre you passionate about creating resilient and equitable communities in the face of climate change? Greenbelt Alliance is now accepting applications for two transformative fellowship opportunities. The Resilience Fellowship Program at Greenbelt Alliance provides emerging leaders with hands-on experience at the intersection of climate resilience, community engagement, and equitable planning across the San Francisco Bay Area. Through paid fellowships, students and early-career professionals support real-world climate adaptation projects while developing practical skills in outreach, policy research, communications, and program development.
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Communications ManagerThe Communications Manager for Walk SF serves a crucial role in the organization. This role helps Walk SF to: engage more people in our work in more ways, including on social media; tell stories that help shift the narrative around traffic crashes and show the urgent need for safe streets; support our advocacy campaigns with compelling content, public communications, and policy writing; and level-up how we’re using data and systems to support more effective communications. You’ll enjoy this position if you’re someone who has both creative and data-loving sides, likes learning new things and working across teams and topics, and is excited about writing and creating content to make a change in the world. This position is very involved in the day-to-day campaign and advocacy work for the organization, so if you’re interested in transportation planning, policy, and city government, you’ll enjoy this job even more.
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Fulbright Info SessionWednesday, April 8, 2026, 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Online via ZoomThis virtual Fulbright Group Presentation, co-hosted by the International Institute of Education (IIE), will provide background and advice on the Fulbright application components and Fulbright alumni ambassadors will share their insight and host country experience. The Office of Global Scholarships will also provide details on the Stanford campus process in a breakout session following the main presentation.
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2026 Spring Career FairTuesday, April 21, 2026, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
McCaw Hall, Stanford University Alumni AssociationOne more opportunity to connect on campus with employers from a variety of industries, government and nonprofit organizations before the end of school! This event is for all majors. You should be here if you are interested in internships, summer jobs, part or full time employment.
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Summer 2026 Rising Bird Fellows ProgramStanford Career Education is committed to ensuring students have equitable access to experiential learning and career development opportunities. As part of this commitment, Rising Bird Fellows provides stipends of up to $7,500 to students who have secured a qualifying unpaid internship. Additional stipends of up to $1,000 may be awarded to recipients whose internships require living in the highest cost-of-living cities. Summer Student Applications are due Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at 11:59 pm PDT.
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- STS Website: Visit our Internships and Careers pages.
- H&S Career Toolkit on Canvas: A Career Toolkit on Canvas specifically for humanities, arts and sciences students!
- Interstride is an interactive career platform that enhances the career exploration and job search process for international students and alumni.
- Handshake: Updated listing for job search events.
- CareerEd: prepares students and recent alumni to pursue and secure fulfilling careers.
- Idealist: Good ideas for taking action!
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