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Emily Feng: Identity and Belonging In Xi Jingping's China
China’s president, Xi Jinping, has become the most all-powerful leader of the communist state since Mao, and his grip on the country has been strengt…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Shadi Hamid: The Case for American Power
Is the United States still the “indispensable nation,” former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright’s term to describe America’s leading role in the …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Crude Behavior: Venezuela and the Global Politics of Oil
On January 3, U.S. forces captured Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, and flew them to New York to stand trial for drug trafficking…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
‘Epicenter: The Struggle for Black Studies in the Bay Area’: Screening and Discussion
Please join us for a special film documentary screening of Epicenter:The Struggle for Black Studies in the Bay Area, followed by an intimate conversa…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Kitty Stryker on Sustaining Your Activism: Standing Up Without Falling Down
Balancing activism with personal life and relationships can be difficult. At this crucial time in our history, activists are burning out when we need…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel: Eat Your Ice Cream
Americans are confronted with a wealth of sources of often questionable information about how to live better and longer. From the “Wellness Industria…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Bruce Henderson: Midnight Flyboys
Join us as Bruce Henderson shares the previously untold history of a top-secret operation in the run-up to D-Day in which American flyers and Allied …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Wajahat Ali: How to Fight Fascism with Humor, Heart ... and Hummus
Join Wajahat Ali for a timely conversation on his insights into the fragility of democratic institutions, his work fighting racism and extremism, and…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Under the Weather: The Climate Crisis is a Health Crisis
As the planet warms, the story of climate change is increasingly becoming a story about human health. Rising temperatures, wildfire smoke, flooding, …
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Silicon Valley Reads 2026: Bridges to Belonging (EXPLICIT)
At a time when some may feel divisiveness and isolation is pervasive, this year’s Silicon Valley Reads theme explores the concept of belonging in uni…
5 months, 4 weeks ago