Event Videos

Join the Bill Lane Center for a virtual discussion on the new book, "World II and the West It Wrought," with its editors and contributing authors. From the publisher : "Few episodes in American...

Small communities outside of national parks and other major natural amenities throughout the western U.S. are becoming increasingly popular places to visit and live. As a result, many of these gateway...

Seventy five years ago, John Steinbeck wrote a brilliant little novel to entertain soldiers fighting in Europe and the Pacific during World War II. In it, he depicted the world of Monterey, California...

Join us in welcoming Justin Farrell to Stanford! From the publisher: Billionaire Wilderness takes you inside the exclusive world of the ultra-wealthy, showing how today’s richest people are using the...

The Lane Center is excited to welcome Roland De Wolk to speak about his new book. From the publisher: American Disruptor is the untold story of Leland Stanford – from his birth in a backwoods bar to...

Synopsis and video available Read a synopsis of the symposium and watch the complete video: Burning Man: A Journey Through a Desert Oasis of Art and Technology. This program explores the creative...

The State of the West Symposium is a biennial gathering at Stanford University to take stock of the economic and fiscal health of the western region. It features academic researchers, business and...

The State of the West Symposium is a biennial gathering at Stanford University to take stock of the economic and fiscal health of the western region. It features academic researchers, business and...

In a departure from previous gatherings, the 2018 Eccles Family Rural West Conference took the form of an academic workshop focused on collaborative governance. Panels explored how collaboration in...

An ArtsWest Program Featuring the Guerrilla Girls Photographs from the Event Photographs by Rosa Urrutia Images, from left: “Series 1, No. 8” by Georgia O'Keeffe; “Anonymous, Modesto, 2012” by Katy...