Personal Development

Speakers for 10/20:

Host: Debra Satz, Dean of H&S

Racial injustice:

Richard Banks — Race, Inequality and the Law

Richard Ford 

Allyson Hobbs — The Black Lives Matter Movement and the Power of Protest

Diversity and polarization:

James Fishkin — Bridging Political Divide

Hazel Markus — Inclusion in Diverse Societies

Robb Willer — How to Have Better Political Conversations

Speakers for 10/13:

Ran Abramitzky — Should the U.S. Close Its Borders to Immigrants?

Asad L. Asad — Deportation Threat and Daily Life

Ana Raquel Minian — Undocumented Mexican Migration in the U.S.

Melanie Morten — Building a Border Wall

Should the U.S. close its border to immigrants? What are the ramifications of income inequality? How has COVID-19 changed life as we know it?  Why are Americans so politically polarized? How can we address racial injustice?

Speakers for 10/06: Ran Abramitzky

Michael Boskin — Income Inequality and Whether We Should Aim to Reduce It

David Grusky — Inequality and the American Dream

Debra Satz — What (If Anything) is Wrong with Income Inequality?

Florencia Torche — Higher Education and Income Inequality

Should the U.S. close its border to immigrants? What are the ramifications of income inequality? How has COVID-19 changed life as we know it?  Why are Americans so politically polarized? How can we address racial injustice?

Speakers for 9/29: Ran Abramitzky

Susan Athey — Vaccine Cooperation and International Coordination

Nick Bloom — The Future of Working from Home

Rebecca Diamond — The Benefits to Preventing another Foreclosure Wave - Evidence from the

Great Recession

Darrell Duffie — Financial Markets and Economic Policy in a Pandemic

Registration is open to Stanford community members with a @stanford.edu email address.

Learn how to manage graduate life with a positive attitude and productive work habits from three campus experts. Whether you’re a new grad student or just want a refresher to start off the year, this fast-paced session is worth your time.

Anika Green, assistant vice provost for graduate education & director, DARE Doctoral Fellowship Program, VPGE

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Angie Hawkins, associate director of educational programs, VPGE

Unforeseen changes require new strategies. The Hero's Journey describes the existential process we all go through as we live in and adjust to changes in our world and ourselves. The need to expand the constructs of our mind and perceptions may arise many times in our lives. Come and explore the power of mindset and create your superhero persona.

Impermanence, uncertainty and change are abundantly apparent right now. Contemplative practices build our capacity to engage with these realities with resilience, respect, and compassion. The pandemic, economic strife, racial upheaval, and the polarized political process illuminate immortality, disparities, inequalities, and immorality. The salience of these challenging issues offers the opportunity to no longer distract ourselves from engaging with what has been with us all along, but now can no longer be ignored.

"Conquest? Collapse and Rise of Ancien Régime in 16th Century Spanish America and the Role of Paper Archives"Lecture by Jorge Cañizares-EsguerraAlice Drysdale Sheffield Professor of History, The University of Texas at Austin

How can distinctive, original scholarship encourage the pursuit of justice in society or the academy? In this new speaker series, scholars who have made indelible statements in both areas discuss the conditions of their work and how their political and intellectual investments inform each other.

Fall Healthy Living registration begins at 9:00 a.m.

Choose from apps, personalized sessions and intervative classes on topics like happiness, posture, home cooking and more. Healthy Living offerings are STAP/EA-approved, BeWell Berry-eligible and some qualify for the BeWell Engagement incentive.

Join our Diversity Works discussion with Allison Anoll, assistant professor of Political Science at Vanderbilt University.