From conferences to colloquia to special events, the Center fosters new conversations about the West among scholars and students, policy-makers and journalists, civic leaders and community members. To receive alerts of coming events, please send your name, affiliation, and email address to westcentermail@stanford.edu. Explore our pages below to find out more about:
2007-08 Events
Environmental historian Philip Fradkin read from his new Stegner biography:
Wallace Stegner and the American West
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Co-sponsored by The Bill Lane Center for the Study of the North American West
and the Stanford Creative Writing Program
Troubled Waters Lecture Series: Water in the West
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 7:30 pm
Kresge Auditorium, Stanford University
Speakers:
David Freyberg, Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Stanford University;
David Kennedy, Donald J. McLachlan Professor of History, Stanford University;
Jeff Mount, Roy J. Shlemon Chair in Applied Geosciences, U.C. Davis
Moderator: Jeff Koseff, Perry L. McCarty Director, Woods Institute, Stanford University
The Energy and Environmental Public Lecture Series is co-sponsored by the Stanford University School of Earth Sciences, and the Woods Institute for the Environment.
Lectures are free and open to the public. Seating is limited, so please arrive early.
Risser Prize Forum: "The Environmental Fallout of the Cold War"
Judy Pasternak, 2007 Risser Prize Winner
Karen Dorn Steele
Richard White
Jim Bettinger
Jim Bettinger, Dawn Garcia, Tammy Frisby, Karen Dorn Steele, Richard White, Judy Pasternak, David Kennedy
A seminar about the health effects of US government uranium mining on Indian reservations.
Featuring 2007 Risser Prize Winner Judy Pasternak, LA Times
Karen Dorn Steele, Spokane-Spokesman Review
Professor Richard White, Margaret Byrne Professor of American History, Bill Lane Center Co-Director
Thursday, March 13, 2008 4:00 pm
Arrillaga Alumni Center
326 Galvez Street, Stanford University
There will be a public reception following the event.
Co-sponsored by the The Bill Lane Center for the Study of the North American West and the John S. Knight Fellowships for Professional Journalists
Conferences
The Center sponsors one to two conferences each academic year that explore different aspects of the study of the West and involve scholars, journalists, business leaders, and policy-makers.
Colloquia in the North American West
This monthly speakers' series provides opportunities for scholars to discuss works-in-progress with a broad audience and are open to all members of the Stanford community.
Special Events
Open to the Stanford community and members of the public, these events include nationally prominent speaker appearances, expert panel discussions, student seminars and presentations, and events in the performing and visual arts.
Co-Sponsored Events
The Bill Lane Center collaborates with other organizations at Stanford and beyond, co-sponsoring lectures, symposia, and other public events on a range of topics.
Past Events
Rethinking Mexican Immigration: A Roundtable
In October 2006, the Center brought some of North America's leading scholars and commentators on immigration reform together for a public forum. For a report of what happened and links to useful resources, click here.
