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Free Lifelong Learning for Stanford Alumni

The Stanford Alumni Association keeps your intellectual curiosity thriving with learning opportunities featuring renowned Stanford experts and faculty, the latest scholarship from the Farm, and our quarterly Learn List newsletter.

Upcoming Faculty and Alumni Talks

Keep your mind moving with events online and near you.

Oct
30
Alumni Speaker/Panel

EventResearch Highlights on AI, Planetary Health & Poverty Alleviation (external link)

  • Date: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
  • Location: King Center 3rd floor, Conference room #320
Subjects:
  • Environment/Sustainability
  • Health/Wellness
  • Public Service
  • Science
  • Students
Nov
05
Virtual
Alumni Speaker/Panel

EventStanford Alumni Authors Series - Chris Berkdik - Clamor: How Noise Took Over the World and How We Can Take it Back (external link)

  • Date: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
Subjects:
  • Advice & Insights
  • Arts/Media
  • Cultural
  • Education
  • Engineering/Technology
  • Health/Wellness
  • Humanities
  • Public Service
Nov
06
In-Person
Faculty Speaker/Panel

EventGSE Open Minds Reception in Boston (external link)

  • Date: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM EDT
Subjects:
  • Career
  • Education
  • Reunion
Nov
10
Faculty Speaker/Panel

EventStanford Faculty Speaker | Jeremy Bailenson | Virtual Experiences, Real Impact: The Science of VR for Social Good (external link)

  • Date: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM PDT
Subjects:
  • Career
  • Engineering/Technology
Nov
10
Virtual
Faculty Speaker/Panel

EventStanford Faculty Speaker | Tina Seelig, PhD ’85 | What I Wish I Knew About Luck (external link)

  • Date: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM PDT
  • Location: Zoom link will be shared closer to date
Nov
11
Faculty Speaker/Panel

EventGSBooks: "Majority Opinions" and an Out-of-Step Supreme Court, with Neil Malhotra (external link)

  • Date: 9:00 AM - 9:55 AM PDT
Subjects:
  • Students

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

(external link)

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

(external link)

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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Meet Stanford 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.

Michael Bernstein, ’06

Computer Science

Michael is a professor of computer science and a senior fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI.

Anna Lembke, MD ’95

Addiction Medicine

Anna is a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences.

Hideo Mabuchi

Stanford Arts Institute

Hideo is a professor of applied physics.