Stanford Global Studies

With cameras and smartphones in hand, members of the Stanford Global Studies community documented meaningful experiences from their adventures around the world – from a lively soccer match in Guinea-Bissau to a peaceful demonstration in Cuba – each image a window into the everyday and extraordinary moments that defined their global journeys.

The Stanford Iranian Studies director has spent two decades transforming the program he founded into a global hub for the study of modern Iran.

The Institute of International Education recognized the university for its work to provide a safe haven for academics facing threats, persecution, or hardship in their home countries.

The fund helps provide refuge at Stanford for researchers and academics who have fled persecution or conflict in their home countries so they can safely continue their scholarship.

Students captured moments large and small, chaotic and quiet, from more than 20 countries around the globe.

During the 2020-21 academic year, 49 Stanford students worked in virtual internships in 19 countries through the university’s Global Studies Internship Program.

In a discussion Wednesday at Memorial Auditorium, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar discussed the intersections of race, religion and politics.