PACS Center Event on New Approaches to Philanthropy, Nov. 17

Published:  November 16, 2009 – 11:54 am

Join 21st century leaders in philanthropy to learn about how they launched successful new philanthropic models impacting society change. Moderated by Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society Executive Director, Kim Meredith.
WHEN: Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, 5:00 – 6:30PM
WHERE: Stanford Humanities Center, 424 Santa Teresa Lane
Panel will include:
Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen, Founder Silicon Valley
Social Venture Fund [...]

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PACS Center event with Martin Eakes, 10/15 at 4pm

Published:  October 13, 2009 – 12:41 pm

The first event of the 2009-10 year for the Philanthropy and Civil Society Center: a conversation with Martin Eakes, Founder and CEO of Self-Help. Rebuilding the American Dream: Microfinance hits home.

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Undergraduate Research at the PACS Center

Published:  September 29, 2009 – 10:03 pm

A new video produced about undergraduate research at the Center for Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS).  Take a look.

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Susan Moller Okin book event on October 16

Published:  September 25, 2009 – 2:28 pm

The political science department, in conjunction with the Ethics in Society Center and other campus programs, is hosting a special event on Friday, October 16 at 4pm.
The occasion is the release of a new edited book on the work of our late colleague Susan Moller Okin, Toward a Humanist Justice.  Debra Satz and I edited [...]

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Political Theory Workshop, Fall Quarter

Published:  September 21, 2009 – 9:33 pm

The Political Theory Workshop at Stanford University begins next Friday. Josh Cohen and I co-direct the workshop, and we’ve got a great line-up for the fall quarter. Full details about the workshop can be found here.

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The Dewey Seminar at the Institute for Advanced Study

Published:  September 16, 2009 – 7:38 pm

Along with Danielle Allen, I’ve helped to organize a series of activities on education, democracy, and justice — collectively called the Dewey Seminar — that will take place at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ.  The first event took place this week.

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New website

Published:  August 31, 2009 – 2:24 pm

Welcome to a new homepage.  With the help of a very able Stanford undergraduate, Travis Kiefer, I’ve now got a new homepage, powered by Wordpress, that will enable more frequent updates.  Take a look around and let me know if you have any suggestions.

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