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Symposium Series 2019-2020

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The 2019-20 symposium series continues the Center's rich tradition of engaging the public. All symposia take place at CASBS with a reception at 5:00pm and the talk from 5:30pm - 6:45pm. Please watch for our email invitations for each symposium. Attendance is free, but seating is limited and registration is required.

For more information about the symposium series, please contact us at casbs-events@stanford.edu.

November 14, 2019 - Today's Technologies, Tomorrow's Humans

This event is sponsored by CASBS as part of the Ethics, Society, and Technology Hub at Stanford University. The Hub, a new Presidential Initiative, aims to stimulate, coordinate, and amplify projects and initiatives across institutes and centers on campus.

Panelists:

Rene Almeling

Rene Almeling 
CASBS Fellow 2019-20

Associate professor of sociology 
Yale University

R Alta Charo

R. Alta Charo 
Berggruen Fellow at CASBS 2019-20

Warren P. Knowles Professor of Law and Bioethics 
University of Wisconsin

Guest Moderator:

Debra Satz

Debra Satz 
Vernon R. & Lysbeth Warren Anderson Dean of the School of Humanities and Sciences

Marta Sutton Weeks Professor of Ethics in Society 
Stanford University


February 25, 2020 - Contesting the Nation

Panelists:

Kathleen Belew

Kathleen Belew 
CASBS fellow 2019-20

Assistant professor of history 
University of Chicago

Jefferson Cowie

Jefferson Cowie 
CASBS fellow 2019-20

James G. Stahlman Chair in American History 
Vanderbildt University

Catherine Ramirez

Catherine Ramirez 
CASBS fellow 2019-20

Associate professor of Latin American and Latino Studies 
University of California, Santa Cruz

 

Moderator: CASBS director Margaret Levi


April 28, 2020 - The Price of Parenting: Investment in Children, College Debt, and Inequality

Panelists:

Nina Bandelj

Nina Bandelj 
CASBS fellow 2019-20

Professor of sociology 
University of California, Irvine

Caitlin Zaloom

Caitlin Zaloom 
CASBS fellow 2016-17

Associate professor of social and cultural analysis 
New York University

 

Moderator TBD