Center News and Notes

In remembrance of U.S. Senator Alan Simpson, former Lane Center advisory council member

March 17, 2025

Reflecting on the loss of distinguished statesman Alan Simpson, former member of the Lane Center’s Advisory Council and three-term U.S. Senator from Wyoming.

Zephyr Frank appointed new faculty director of the Bill Lane Center for the American West

March 12, 2025

A professor of history and environmental social sciences at Stanford, Zephyr Frank will transition into his role as Lane Center director on September 1, 2025.

Ketchikan calls itself “Salmon Capital of the World.” Does the title still fit?

March 3, 2025

Long since fish canneries built Southeast Alaska’s signature town, the trade is now being used to attract tourists. Read the latest in our online magazine, & the West.

Rural West

Eleventh Annual Eccles Family Rural West Conference

February 11, 2025

The California Water Institute and the Maddy Institute are collaborating with Stanford University’s Bill Lane Center for the American West to bring the Eleventh Annual Eccles Family Rural West Conference to Fresno State University on Wednesday, Feb…

ArtsWest

Greg Sarris joins Michael Krasny to discuss Native American identity

January 29, 2025

In our final podcast on the West in collaboration with Michael Krasny, Greg Sarris, author and chairman of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, discusses the complexities of Native American identity.