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Passover (Jewish): April 12
Stanford has long supported faculty, students, and staff in observing religious holidays of significance to them. In the complex process of creating the academic calendar, religious holy days are but one of many considerations. The Office for Religious Life makes available to faculty, staff and students a list of significant religious holidays at the beginning […]
Easter (Christian): April 20
Stanford has long supported faculty, students, and staff in observing religious holidays of significance to them. In the complex process of creating the academic calendar, religious holy days are but one of many considerations. The Office for Religious Life makes available to faculty, staff and students a list of significant religious holidays at the beginning […]
Festival of Ridvan (Baha'i): April 20
Stanford has long supported faculty, students, and staff in observing religious holidays of significance to them. In the complex process of creating the academic calendar, religious holy days are but one of many considerations. The Office for Religious Life makes available to faculty, staff and students a list of significant religious holidays at the beginning […]
#SLSSocial Community Breakfast: April 21
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis week’s breakfast is co-hosted by Stanford Latinx Law Students Association (SLLSA). To kick off SLLSA’s Semana Latina, enjoy a delicious buffet breakfast, café de olla, and pan dulce (Mexican breakfast pastries)! This event is open to everyone.
Community Remarks by Ms. Ashwini K.P. Special Rapporteur on Racism: April 21
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesSave the Date! The Levin Center is hosting its third and final Visiting Public Interest Practitioner of the 2024-2025 academic year. Ms. K.P. will provide remarks over the lunch hour on 4/21 and visit with students. More details to follow. Ms. Ashwini K.P. was appointed the sixth Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial […]
SELJ Spring Galley Night: April 21
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesFinal round of editing for SELJ Vol. 44 N. 2. Dinner provided.
Better Food Foundation: Creating sustainable, ethical, and climate-friendly food systems: April 22
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis event is a presentation to Stanford students interested in food systems and policy by the Better Food Foundation (BFF). BFF funds community-led, plant-forward diet change initiatives that promote sustainability, health, food justice, and transparency in the food system. Through these programs, BFF seeks to transform the institutional and cultural environments that both guide food […]
Into the Wreckage: Law and the Courts in Struggles for Emancipation”: An Imagining Justice Conversation with Professor Amna Akbar: April 22
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join Professor Amna Akbar of the Moritz College of Law at Ohio State University for a wide-ranging discussion of law, democracy, and the courts. Drawing on the last fifteen years of protest, Professor Akbar will analyze crises in theories of social change—and identify kernels of promise for rethinking legal institutions, reform, and emancipation.
Privateers or Pirates: Private Space Companies and Outer Space Law, a Conversation with Prof Frans G. von der Dunk: April 22
@ SLS: Room 285 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin SSLS for an engaging discussion with renowned space law expert Prof. Frans G. von der Dunk to explore the role of private space companies in outer space. Commercial companies from SpaceX to RocketLab increasingly shape outer space exploration and use. This event will examine the role of private space actors, the challenges they pose […]
Law and History Workshop: Jonathan Connolly: April 22
@ SLS: Room 272 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us for lunch and legal history on April 22nd, with Jonathan Connolly, University of Illinois, Chicago, presenting "Worthy of Freedom: The Law of Indenture, Slavery, and Freedom in the Caribbean and Indian Ocean"
Semana Latina Day 2: Taco Tuesday y Fútbol!: April 22
@ Stanford: Wilbur Field 560 Wilbur Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesGrab your cleats and join SLLSA for an afternoon of Tacos, casual soccer, and lawn games to celebrate Day 2 of Semana Latina! Both spectators and players are welcome. No soccer experience is required. Please RSVP using this form.
Orwell’s Last Fortress of Freedom: Human Brain in the Age of Neurotechnology: April 22
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe lecture will begin at 5:00 pm followed by a reception and book sales at 6:30 pm. Earlier this year, the Constitutional Law Center hosted NYU’s Barry Friedman who discussed how government authorities are using artificial intelligence to make sense of the vast amount of data collected on all of us, presenting intimate pictures of […]
Dean's Welcome Tour: Chicago Alumni Reception: April 22
Sidley Austin LLP - Chicago 1 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, ILJoin us for this special opportunity to connect with your SLS Chicago alumni community. In conversation with Cindy Moelis, JD '87, Dean Triantis will share updates from Stanford and plans for the year ahead. The talk will take place from approximately 5:45–6:00 p.m. This event is free. Special gratitude to Brad Howard, JD '98, and Sidley Austin, LLP, […]
2025-2026 MESALSA Board Interest Dinner: April 22
@ SLS: Room 230 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesWe are looking forward to welcoming our new 2025-2026 MESALSA board during this quarter! To that end, we would love to chat more about what being on the board entails over a yummy dinner. We'll be having our dinner/info session on Tuesday, April 22nd at 5:30 PM. Please join even if you haven't yet indicated interest! Coming […]
Yom HaShoah/Holocaust Remembrance Day (Jewish): April 23
Stanford has long supported faculty, students, and staff in observing religious holidays of significance to them. In the complex process of creating the academic calendar, religious holy days are but one of many considerations. The Office for Religious Life makes available to faculty, staff and students a list of significant religious holidays at the beginning […]
Dean's Welcome Tour: Chicago Public Interest and Public Service Alumni Breakfast: April 23
Beatrix Loop 115 N. Wacker, Chicago, ILWe invite alumni in public service and public interest law to breakfast with Dean Triantis. Please note that this will be a group breakfast. Once capacity is reached, we will open a waitlist. This event is free.
Interdisciplinary Research: April 23
OnlineResearching public policy requires synthesizing information from many different sources and disciplines: legal research; scientific data; economic predictions; findings and recommendations from NGOs and blue-ribbon panels, think tanks, and government agencies. All of these and more guide policymakers. Join this workshop to learn how to identify and access non-legal sources of information and understand techniques […]
Defending Immigrants in Current Times: Border Control and Immigrants’ Rights Advocacy -The US and the EU: April 23
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesWe’re excited to announce the lunchtime speaker series Defending Immigrants in Current Times, presented by the Immigrants’ Rights Clinic and SIHRLA. We will have four panel discussions throughout the spring quarter, all focused on immigration law and advocacy, with several amazing speakers who are immigration law practitioners and professors. In these uncertain and challenging times, […]
Semana Latina Day 3: Show your Apreciación!: April 23
@ SLS: Crocker Garden Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesCome show your apreciación! We will have candies from various Spanish speaking countries and supplies to write thank you cards for our amazing custodial staff. All students are welcome to drop by, grab a midday pick-me-up, sign a card, and donate to the GoFundMe. All cards and GoFundMe donations will be dispersed to the custodial […]
#SLSSocial Social Hour: April 23
@ SLS: Crocker Garden Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesBy great demand, guest host, Professor Hank Greely, is bringing SLS trivia to #SLSSocial! Professor Greely will host LIVE Trivia Questions at 3:50 pm, and will provide questions for a Written Trivia Quiz with swag prize drawings during the event.
Life Sciences Disputes: Global Litigation Strategies: April 24
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us for a dynamic panel exploring the evolving landscape of legal challenges in the life sciences sector. From patent enforcement and cross-border IP litigation to licensing and R&D-related disputes, experts will share insights on navigating complex global frameworks and aligning strategies across jurisdictions. Learn how companies manage international IP portfolios, the growing role of arbitration […]
Día de Niños: Mock Trial: April 24
@ SLS: Room 80 Moot Courtroom Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesIn partnership with the San Mateo County Library, Stanford Latinx Law Students Association is excited to invite schoolchildren and their guardians from surrounding Latine communities to come and have a mock trial. This event is for the schoolchildren and their guardians. We will be hosting a trial for the schoolchildren led by members of our […]
Dean's Welcome Tour: Twin Cities: April 24
Eleven 1111 W. River Parkway, Minneapolis, MNWe invite you to join Dean George Triantis, JSD '89, for a special evening with fellow Minnesotan SLS alums. In conversation with Ivan Fong, JD '87, Dean Triantis will share news from Stanford, discuss plans for the year ahead, and most importantly, hear about your own Stanford Law School experience.
Día de Niños: April 24
@ SLS: Russo Commons - Student Law Lounge 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesWe plan to host a dinner for those who take part of our Día de Niño programming, where together with San Mateo County Library, we invite schoolchildren and their guardians from surrounding Latine communities to come and have a mock trial. This event is for the schoolchildren and their guardians.
Authoritarian Innovation: The Instrumental Use of Technology in Chinese Courts: April 25
@ SLS: Room 285 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin Rachel Stern (Professor of law and political science, Pamela P. Fong and Family Distinguished Chair in China Studies, UC Berkeley Law) for her talk on how courts in China use technology to promote authoritarian innovation. In conversations about technology in authoritarian states, technology is often assumed to super charge surveillance and fortify political control. […]