Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences
The School of Humanities and Sciences (H&S) is the center of a world-class liberal arts education at Stanford University.
H&S encompasses 23 departments—from art and art history, English, and history to economics, mathematics, and biology—as well as 25 interdisciplinary programs.
As the university’s largest school, H&S serves as the foundation of a Stanford undergraduate education no matter which discipline students pursue as a major. All undergraduates take a range of courses in H&S that challenge them to think critically about the world and their roles in it.
Graduate students work alongside world-renowned faculty to pursue and shape foundational research that leads to breakthroughs and discoveries that shed new light on the past, influence the present, and shape the future.
Together, faculty and students in H&S engage in inspirational teaching, learning, and research every day.
Jamming with Joshua Redman
Democracy and Disagreement: Why African American Relative Disadvantage in U.S. Society Persists
Democracy and Disagreement: Professionalization of College Athletics
Democracy and Disagreement: Wealth Tax
Democracy and Disagreement: U.S.-China Policy
Democracy and Disagreement: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Democracy and Disagreement: Presidential Immunity
Democracy and Disagreement: Composition of Supreme Court
Democracy and Disagreement: College Admissions
Democracy and Disagreement: Hate Speech
Democracy and Disagreement: Reparations
Kant Lecture Series: Mind Around Us, part 2 – November 7, 2024
Kant Lecture Series: Mind Around Us, part 1 – November 6, 2024
Department of Economics
Democracy and Disagreement: Applying What We've Learned
Democracy and Disagreement: Protecting Children on Social Media
Democracy and Disagreement: Government Regulation of Social Media
Democracy and Disagreement: Meritocracy
Democracy and Disagreement: Israel and Palestine
Democracy and Disagreement: Gun Regulation
Democracy and Disagreement: Kidney Markets
Democracy and Disagreement: Institutional Neutrality
Stanford Science Fellows
Democracy and Disagreement: Legacy Admissions at Universities
Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Biology Research Building montage
McMurtry Building montage
Big Ideas: Innovation with MacArthur Fellow Heidi Williams
Big Ideas: Natural Language Processing with MacArthur Fellow Dan Jurafsky
Big Ideas: Experimental Physics with MacArthur Fellow Monika Schleier-Smith
Big Ideas: Bioorthogonal Chemistry with Nobel Laureate Carolyn Bertozzi