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Past Events

Date
Fri May 15th 2026, 12:00pm
Location
Encina Commons
615 Crothers Way, Stanford, CA 94305
Rm. 123

If the cliché that "Jewish communists were no longer Jews" is false, then who were they?

Date
Thu May 14th 2026, 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Location
Building 360
Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity (CCSRE), 450 Jane Stanford Way Building 360, Stanford, CA 94305

The story behind the mythical figure of “the Wandering Jew” is one of the most fascinating tales in European history.

Date
Wed May 13th 2026, 6:00pm
Location
Humanities Center
424 Santa Teresa Street, Stanford, CA 94305
Levinthal Hall

Please join us in conversation with New York Times best-selling author Gary Shteyngart, a Soviet-born satirical writer, on the topic of absurdities and realities of Soviet and post-Soviet life.

Date
Wed May 13th 2026, 12:00pm - 1:15pm
Location
Building 260, Pigott Hall
450 Jane Stanford Way, Building 260, Stanford, CA 94305
252

Organized and hosted by the Center for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (CMEMS).

Tom Barton (University of San Diego) presents, "The Anxiety of Sameness in Late Medieval Spain"

Date
Wed May 13th 2026, 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Location
Humanities Center
424 Santa Teresa Street, Stanford, CA 94305
Boardroom

New York Times opinion columnist Michelle Goldberg will be in conversation with Stanford journalism lecturer,…