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"Jasmine Reid, an anthropology PhD candidate affiliated with the Center for African Studies, won the grand prize for her image Quarantine Birthday Portrait in Gold. The stunning self-portrait encapsulates the spirit of the past year...…

"The Stanford Alumni Association has selected senior Leya Elias to receive the J.E. Wallace Sterling Award, which is given to an undergraduate in recognition of service and contributions to the campus community.

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Every May, CAS celebrates its favorite African musicians, writers, and artists with its renowned African Languages and Cultures Night event. The gathering honors the African languages taught on campus through performance, with the captivating…

Stanford Today featured CAS faculty affiliate Dr. Vincent Barletta, associate professor of comparative literature and of Iberian and Latin American cultures, as one of seven Stanford scholars awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship. “I am happy to…

CAS celebrates Dr. Gabrielle Hecht being awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Fellowship. A CAS faculty affiliate, Stanton Foundation Professor in Nuclear Security, and a senior fellow at the Center for…