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21/08/2026

From Club Penguin, to Oregon Trail, to Neopets to the OG 1985 Macintosh 128K, Silicon Valley Archives’ interactive exhibit invites all visitors to share their earliest memories of using a computer.

Join the conversation in-person at Stanford Libraries' Green Library, or share your memory directly in the comments below!

🎥: Fernando Ramos
📸: H. Taghap
🎵: MB01TBLUCICPGIC

15/08/2026

When Marcus Lintott, '25, MS '25, applied to the Disney College Program during his senior year, he didn’t expect a little piece of Stanford to follow him to Walt Disney World.

Disney cast member nametags typically feature their hometowns. But because Marcus applied while he was still a Stanford student, his reads: Stanford University.

“It honestly made me feel less sad that I’m not at Stanford anymore.”

Landing at Disney carried another kind of meaning.

“It felt unimaginable, honestly. Working for Disney has always been the dream, especially at the parks. If younger me could see me now, I think they would be ecstatic. I was honestly trying to hold back ugly, joyful tears. 😁”

Have a great first day Marcus!

14/08/2026

There were days growing up when Aliya Alsafa ( Aliya Alsafa ), ’26, practiced piano 10 hours per day. The commitment led her to Julliard’s precollege program, the Lang Lang Young Scholars Program, and to stages around the world. But when it came time to choose between college and conservatory, she chose Stanford.

Now the computer science major is embarking on a CS master’s program focusing on AI. But piano has remained a key part of her life: She co-founded the Stanford Keyboard Studies Committee, for piano students, and the Stanford Piano Society, for fans; she has also continued to play. “None of it is pressured or expected,” she says. “That’s probably the healthiest relationship with music that I’ve ever had.”

Learn more in STANFORD mag here: https://stanfordmag.org/contents/meet-aliya-alsafa

📹: Erin Attkisson, Fernando Ramos, and Kali Shiloh
📸: Timothy Archibald
🎵: MB01AAJFL5JAMQM

11/08/2026

This summer, join the Stanford Alumni Association for Summer Sessions, a series of live virtual conversations with Stanford leaders on the topics shaping the university today. Each session includes a live Q&A.

Next Tuesday, Aug. 18, join John Donahoe, MBA ‘86, the Jaquish & Kenninger Director and Chair of Stanford Athletics for a conversation on the “State of Stanford Athletics.”

Register here: https://groups.stanford.edu/topics/14930/page/summer-sessions

10/08/2026

“The Bill Lane Center’s annual Stanford to the Sea expedition serves to remind us all of the fragile glories of the California landscape, from the mountains to the sea—and it’s just plain fun, too.”

Before sunrise on a Saturday morning in spring, hikers gathered at Jasper Ridge for coffee and bagels before beginning Stanford to the Sea, the annual 22-mile hike organized by the Bill Lane Center for the American West, and led by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David Kennedy, pictured in the second photo with his daughter Bess Kennedy, ‘97, and her 16 year old son.

Over nearly 12 hours, the route wound west from Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve through oak woodlands, Skyline trails, and the redwood forests of Purisima Creek before descending toward San Gregorio State Beach. Along the way, Kennedy stopped to discuss California history, land use, water rights, and the American West as students, alumni, faculty, and friends of Stanford walked together through the Peninsula landscape. The event concluded with dinner at TomKat Ranch.

Kennedy, who joined Stanford’s faculty in 1967, received the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for “Freedom From Fear,” his history of the United States during the Great Depression and World War II.

Bess Kennedy, ’97, Professor Kennedy’s daughter, participated in the hike this year and exclaimed, “I have lived to tell the tale!” 🌲🌊

📸 Bess Kennedy, ’97

08/08/2026

Nearly 15 years ago, a remote wildlife camera captured this mountain lion passing through Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve early on Oct. 9, 2011.

Happy International Cat Day from one of Stanford’s wildest photo archive finds. 🐾🌲♥️

📸: Linda A. Cicero and Steve Fyffe / Stanford News Service; Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve

07/08/2026

POV: You’re dog sledding through Finland 🐕🌲♥️

“I would recommend Stanford Family Adventures as the best possible experience for families with children.” - Susan Boeschen, ’66

Experience Stanford Travel/Study’s Finland Family Adventure in the link in our bio 🇫🇮

🎥: Tour Manager, Carolyn Raider
🎵: MB01C6OXUNJJMZ6

06/08/2026

Tomiko Brown-Nagin, one of the nation’s leading experts in educational law and policy, history, and constitutional law, will be the next dean of the Stanford Graduate School of Education, Provost Jenny Martinez announced today.

Brown-Nagin joins Stanford from Harvard Radcliffe Institute, where she has served as dean since 2018. There, she led an ambitious five-year strategic vision, broadened a competitive fellowship to include fields from AI to the arts, and expanded opportunities for students to engage with interdisciplinary research, courses, and activities.

“I came to the GSE because its mission is my mission,” she said. “I am deeply purpose‑driven, and I am committed to working alongside this community of innovative and collaborative scholars who are grappling with the most complex problems educators face today to ensure that every student has access to a high‑quality education. I look forward to seeing what we can accomplish together.”

🗞️: https://stanford.io/4byKTs5
📷: Melissa Blackall

04/08/2026

“I was 17 when I arrived at Stanford, and it opened my eyes to a bigger world than I knew existed. Stanford encouraged me to find connections in unlikely places, and my cross-disciplinary education became the foundation of my development as a systems thinker. Through ACM, I was able to bring together my interests in history, law, education, and technology to do work with real-world impact. Computing is now at the core of how we live, and I’m excited to help guide ACM through the transformations that AI and quantum computing promise.”

Alison Derbenwick Miller, ’92, has been named CEO and executive director of the ACM - Association for Computing Machinery.

Founded in 1947, ACM brings together researchers, educators, and technology professionals to advance computing through research, education, and collaboration. It is also the organization behind the ACM A.M. Turing Award, widely regarded as the highest honor in computer science.

Derbenwick Miller brings more than 30 years of experience spanning technology, research, and education. At Oracle, she founded Oracle for Research and helped expand Oracle Academy’s reach from approximately 1.5 million to more than 6 million students annually. She has served ACM as a volunteer leader for more than a decade, most recently as co-chair of its Education Board.

03/08/2026

Installed on August 2, 1931, a hidden bench has provided respite between palm trees in the Quad for nearly 95 years.

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