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Upcoming Opportunities

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Jun
23
Alumni Speaker/Panel

EventRising Stars in Climate Action 2026 (external link)

  • Date: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM PDT
Subjects:
  • Career
  • Environment/Sustainability
Jun
23
Virtual
Alumni Speaker/Panel, Social/Networking

EventBuilding Your Weak Ties: Approaches to Making Meaningful Connections Quickly (external link)

  • Date: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
Subjects:
  • Business
  • Career
  • Education
Jun
26
In-Person
Alumni Speaker/Panel, Faculty Speaker/Panel, Social/Networking

Event2026 Stanford International Alumni Weekend (external link)

  • Date: Friday, June 26, 2026 to Sunday, June 28, 2026
  • City: Florence
  • Region: Europe
Jul
07
In-Person
Alumni Speaker/Panel

EventStanford x McKinsey: Data Centers, Power, and Connections (external link)

  • Date: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM PDT
  • Location: McKinsey Seattle officeCity: Seattle
  • Region: Northwest
Subjects:
  • Career
  • Environment/Sustainability
Jul
22
Virtual
Faculty Speaker/Panel

EventStanford Arts: Gateway for the community and lifelong learning for all (external link)

  • Date: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
Subjects:
  • Education
Jul
26
Faculty Speaker/Panel

EventAn Evening with Professor Shelley Fisher Fishkin on "Jim" (external link)

  • Date: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
  • Location: private home- address provided to attendeesCity: San Diego
  • Region: CA - San Diego
Subjects:
  • Humanities

Asking the Big Questions

Explore the latest Stanford research about topics ranging from artificial intelligence to a high school classroom classic.

The Future of the Innovation Economy

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from Stanford Engineering

“The Future of Everything” podcast host Russ Altman talks to three authorities on the innovation economy: Fei-Fei Li, professor of computer science and co-director of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI); Susan Athey, professor and authority on the economics of technology; and Neale Mahoney, Trione Director of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research.

AI and the Future of Human Learning

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from Stanford Graduate School of Education

“School’s In” podcast hosts dean Dan Schwartz and senior lecturer Denise Pope discuss the many ways AI is reshaping education with Stanford faculty members Chris Piech, a computer scientist, and Judy Fan, a cognitive scientist.

How One Book Became a Classroom Staple

(external link)

from Stanford Humanities Center

In this conversation from the series “The Night Before”, Alexander Manshel, MA ’17, PhD ’19, explores how a debut novelist became one of the most read—and best loved—American writers of the twentieth century.

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Brain Food in Your Inbox

Feed your curiosity with our Food for Thought newsletter, which brings the latest learning opportunities and insights from Stanford faculty directly to you.

Meet Some of Our Faculty Experts

Our world-renowned Stanford faculty and scholars bring deep knowledge and rich expertise that set our learning programs apart.

If you’re currently on Stanford’s faculty and interested in engaging with alumni, we’d like to hear from you. Learn more here.

Dustin Schroeder

Geophysics and Electrical Engineering

Dustin is an associate professor of geophysics and of electrical engineering and a senior fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment.

Ato Quayson

English and African and African American Studies

Ato is the Jean G. and Morris M. Doyle Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies and a professor of English, of African and African American Studies, and by courtesy, of comparative literature.

Judith Fan

Psychology

Judith is an assistant professor of psychology.