2023

The book is a thoroughly researched and lavishly illustrated account of Stanford’s transformational rise as a research university during the presidency of J. E. Wallace Sterling.

Makeda Barr-Brown recalls the contributions of the 2023 summer interns and shares their reflections.

Jordan Pollock describes her summer internship with the Oral History Program and reflects on the lessons from oral histories.

While reflecting on her summer internship with the Oral History Program, Arynn Carty discusses how oral history is like opening a cupboard.

Andy DiPaolo, Jan Thomson, and Eric Knight were honored as the recipients of the Stanford Historical Society's annual awards at the SHS annual members’ meeting.

A new spring quarter course examined Stanford’s past, including the people, personalities, and politics that have made the university what it is today.

Drew Bent, Larry Horton, and Steve Staiger will begin their first term on July 1st. Nate Boswell and Jeannie Crumly Cole will continue their board service in a second term.

The history of academic freedom—a concept that can be traced back to a scandal at Stanford at the turn of the last century—can help us understand the debates today.

The Stanford Historical Society hosted an event for former President John Hennessy and former Provost John Etchemendy to reflect on the challenges, strategies, and fond memories.