Episodes
(January 10, 2013) This talk explores, through Arnautoff's fascinating story, a little known aspect of Stanford's history, and how the University handled the volatile situation.
Published 02/06/13
An all-star panel discusses the impact of Title IX on women's sports in general -- and Stanford sports in particular -- since the passage of this groundbreaking legislation 40 years ago.
Published 11/29/12
Malcolm Beasley, Sidney Drell and Alexander Fetter discuss the origin of SLAC and the applied physics department at Stanford. (November 15, 2011)
Published 11/21/12
Malcolm Beasley, Sidney Drell and Alexander Fetter discuss the origin of SLAC and the applied physics department at Stanford. (November 14, 2011)
Published 11/21/12
Nancy Greenfield moderates a program with fellow Catholic Community leaders Nathan Castle, Barbara Gelpi, Teresa Pleins, and Peter Salazar, each highlighting a different aspect of the common history of Catholicism at Stanford University. (April 17, 2012)
Published 08/30/12
A panel of past Stanford Daily editors discuss the life and times of the publication, its place in university and journalistic annals, their experience at the paper and how it helped shape their careers in the industry. (February 15, 2012)
Published 03/26/12
John Pearson gives an overview of the presence of international students on campus. He discusses how they have helped shape the culture and learning experience of Stanford since the founding class. (November 15, 2011)
Published 01/23/12
Five extraordinary women share poignant and often humorous stories of how they helped rewrite the rules about gender roles on campus during WWII, a period of profound change. (May 17, 2011)
Published 06/24/11
Professor Al Hastorf describes how he first became involved in psychology in the army and the history of the department's enormous growth from its founding in 1892 under Frank Angell to what it is today. (April 21, 2011)
Published 06/15/11
Diana Strazdes discusses Leland Stanford in the late 1800s and how the mansions he constructed lent themselves to a useful purpose as well as sent a message to the public. (March 10, 2011)
Published 05/25/11
The prominent Jewish figures on the Stanford University campus discuss how the Jewish community has evolved over the years and what direction in might be heading towards in the future. (January 13, 2011)
Published 03/09/11
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Stanford American Indian Organization, three members of the Stanford community discuss the experiences of Native Americans at the university. (November 10, 2010)
Published 12/16/10
David Freyberg explores the past and the future of Stanford University's complex water source, distribution, and management system that typifies the challenges of managing water resources in a densely-populated, semi-arid environment. (October 13, 2010)
Published 12/16/10
A panel of Stanford and UCSF professors discuss the newly implemented health care plan and the effect it has on citizens now and in the future. (April 14, 2010)
Published 08/09/10
Robert Byer discusses his involvement in the development of laser technology while at Stanford University. (May 25, 2010)
Published 07/22/10
The movement at Stanford University against the Vietnam War emerged as a significant force in 1965 and continued through the end of the war in 1975. (April 1, 2010)
Published 06/07/10
Charles Junkerman followed the fluid biography of Stanford's sandstone: scoured out of the Sierras by great rivers, sedimented along the ancient ocean shore, upthrust by colliding tectonic plates, and blasted out of Greystone Quarry.(February 17, 2010)
Published 03/31/10
The presence of persons of Asian ancestry has been at Stanford since  its earliest days. As students, staff, and faculty, Asian Americans have played an important role in the life of the University. (March 10, 2010)
Published 03/31/10
Betsy Fryberger, who recently retired after many years as the Burton and Deedee McMurtry Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Cantor Arts Center, discusses the history of the museum with particular attention to some of the exhibitions. (January 7, 2010)
Published 02/26/10
This is a symposium of presentations on the past, present and future of being gay at Stanford. A presentation is given by Gerard Koskovich, a historian of gay life at Stanford, about the past. (December 3, 2009)
Published 02/01/10
Panelists Leslie Hume and Burt McMurtry discuss the structure of the Stanford Board of Trustees, their mission, and methodology of directing the university's future. (October 27, 2009)
Published 12/04/09
Dean Philip Pizzo, the Carl and Elizabeth Naumann Dean of the School of Medicine, talked about the history of the medical school since its beginning. (May 21, 2009)
Published 08/26/09
Richard W. Lyman, President Emeritus of Stanford University, talked about the period of 1966-1972 when anti-war protests took place at Stanford. (March 12, 2009)
Published 08/26/09
Clayborne Carson, the founding director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute at Stanford and head of the King Papers Project, speaks about his life. (January 12, 2009)
Published 06/29/09
Professor Al Camarillo reviews the history of Latinos at Stanford over the last three decades. (February 17, 2009)
Published 04/08/09