ASSU Speakers Bureau

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ASSU Speakers Bureau

The ASSU Speakers Bureau is a student-run organization that brings a wide variety of well-known speakers from fields such as politics, service, entertainment, technology, the arts, and academia to Stanford.

Episodes

  1. 12/16/2009

    The End of the War on Terrorism

    Senator Joseph Lieberman discusses the idea that the War on Terrorism can most successfully be fought not through militant means, but instead through ending extremist ideology by teaching ethical, moral, and tolerant ideals. (November 30, 2009)

    4 sec

  2. 02/18/2009

    Art, Politics, Judaism, and the Mind of David Mamet

    A unique voice in contemporary letters, David Mamet is an Academy Award-nominated screenwriter and a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright as well as a director, novelist, poet and essayist. (January 28, 2009)

    3 sec

  3. 11/10/2008 · VIDEO

    Journey From the Psychology of Evil to the Psychology of Heroism [Contains Explicit Content: Images and Language]

    Why do good people turn evil? How important is the nature of the "apples" vs. the "barrels" in which they are stored? In what sense are evil and heroism comparable? Philip Zimbardo attempts to answer some of these questions. (October 9, 2008)

    3 sec

  4. 11/16/2007 · VIDEO

    Homelessness in Perspective (Video)

    The San Francisco Chronicle's Kevin Fagan and Brant Ward, contributors to the "Shame of the City" series, discuss their work on homelessness, its effects, and what can be done to curb the problem of homelessness nationwide. (October 30, 2007)

    5 sec

  5. 11/13/2007

    Homelessness in Perspective

    The San Francisco Chronicle's Kevin Fagan and Brant Ward, contributors to the "Shame of the City" series, discuss their work on homelessness, its effects, and what can be done to curb the problem of homelessness nationwide. (October 30, 2007)

    5 sec

  6. 05/29/2007

    An Evening with Alan Dershowitz

    Alan Dershowitz, esteemed author, lawyer, and Professor of Law at Harvard Law School discusses the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and related debate on college campuses. (May 13, 2007) l

    5 sec

  7. 03/30/2007

    An Evening with Sandy Froman

    Sandy Froman, president of the National Rifle Association and a Stanford alumnus, delivers a defense of civil liberties under the Bill of Rights, focusing on the relationship between the first and second amendments.

    3 sec

  8. 03/30/2007

    Journalism and the World

    Christiane Amanpour, CNN’s Chief International correspondent, delivers the inaugural Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture. This event was made possible by Hillel at Stanford, Stanford University’s Office of the President, and The Office for Religious Life.

    5 sec

  9. 03/30/2007

    An Evening with Dr. Paul Farmer

    Dr. Paul Farmer, co-founder of Partners in Health, argues for health care as a basic human right. This event was made possible by Stanford Dance Marathon and the Freshman Dean’s Office.

    5 sec

  10. 03/30/2007

    Facing AIDS: Why We Can’t Wait

    Dr. Jim Yong Kim, co-founder of Partners in Health and Professor of Medicine and Social Medicine at Harvard University, gives the keynote address of the FACE AIDS Forum. This event was made possible by FACE AIDS at Stanford and the Dean's Ofiice.

    4 sec

  11. 03/30/2007 · VIDEO

    An Evening with Dr. Paul Farmer

    Dr. Paul Farmer, co-founder of Partners in Health, argues for health care as a basic human right. This event was made possible by Stanford Dance Marathon and the Freshman Dean’s Office.

    5 sec
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