The ASSU Speakers Bureau is a student-run organization that brings Stanford a wide variety of well-known speakers from fields such as politics, service, entertainment, technology, the arts, and academia.

The Aurora Forum at Stanford University is part of a history of free public programs that goes back to the University's founding.

Printer, journalist, postmaster, scientist, inventor, diplomat, patriot, and tireless founder of civic institutions, Benjamin Franklin was the most versatile of the Founders—even more so than Jefferson.

The CSL Colloquium course consists of self-selected and self-paced series of ten lectures selected from the past three quarters of live presentations and additional lectures we believe to be of special interest.

Entitled Opinions (about Life and Literature) - hosted by Professor Robert Harrison - is a weekly literary talk show that ranges broadly on issues related to literature, ideas, and lived experience.

The Internet today has evolved a long way from its humble beginnings as a federally funded research project.

Despite the supposedly homogenizing effects of globalization, people continue to be joined together and divided asunder by the languages they speak, the religions they follow, and the ethnic identities to which they belong.

Hannibal is a name that evoked fear among the ancient Romans for decades.

Who was the historical Jesus of Nazareth? What did he actually say and do?

The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, Stanford University, is a public policy research center devoted to advanced study of politics, economics, and political economy—both domestic and foreign—as well as international affairs.

Weekly speakers on topics related to human-computer interaction design.

The 21st century is a critical time in our earth's history. The quality and quantity of natural resources—oceans, forests, freshwater, air—are stressed by the increasing demands of human activity.

The end of the Cold War brought a period of great optimism about the future of societies around the world.

A year to study and reflect, far away from newsroom deadline pressures, in the company of other accomplished journalists at Stanford University, one of the top learning institutions in the world.

Leading Matters is a 17-event city tour presented by Stanford University.

Most human lives contain major turning points: crises that transform an individual’s future development...

MEDCAST puts you in the front row at some of the leading-edge lectures at the School of Medicine. 

This course is comprised of a six-quarter sequence of classes that will explore the essential theoretical foundations of modern physics.

The old Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics associated with Niels Bohr is giving way to a more profound interpretation based on the idea of quantum entanglement.

Welcome to the Stanford Philosophy Department. We are located in Buildings 90 and 100 in the Main Quad. The Main Office is located in Bldg 90.

Margot Gerritsen is a faculty member in the Department of Energy Resources Engineering at Stanford University.

The Stanford Alumni Association seeks to reach, serve and engage all Stanford alumni and students; to foster a lifelong intellectual and emotional connection between the University and its graduates; and to provide the University with goodwill and support.

What will you be reading this summer?

SCID's mission is to foster scholarly research on issues pertaining to economic policy reform in developing economies and economies in transition.

The Stanford Center for Professional Development makes it possible for working professionals worldwide to become part of the spirit of innovation and openness at Stanford University…