Historian Jonathan Gienapp challenges originalist interpretations of the Constitution
To understand the historical document, we need to understand its deeper historical context, Gienapp argues in a new book
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October 18, 2024
Philip Zimbardo, the psychologist behind the ‘Stanford Prison Experiment,’ dies at 91
Philip Zimbardo, the Stanford psychologist whose research examined how social situations shape people’s behavior, died Oct. 14.
October 4, 2024
Stanford art historian uncovers portrait linked to famed female Renaissance painter
Wrongly attributed, the painting was in storage in an Italian museum. Its discovery will likely lead to restoration and a flurry of scholarship.
October 2, 2024
H&S welcomes 19 new faculty members
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April 19, 2024
2024 cohort of Stanford Science Fellows named
April 15, 2024
Rachel Jean-Baptiste awarded 2024 David H. Pinkney Prize
December 13, 2023
2023: A year of books written by H&S faculty
November 9, 2023
Josiah Ober receives 2023 Barry Prize
November 2, 2023