In the wake of the Charleston shootings, Stanford historian James Campbell writes about the history of African-Americans and the African Methodist Episcopal Church.

Stanford history professor Richard White discusses how at the turn of the last century, industrial philanthropists made large donations to "justify great fortune and attempt to use that to control the direction of societal and cultural change."

The Braden Grant, launched in 2011 by Stanford Storytelling Project founder Jonah Willihnganz, introduces undergraduates to the art of spoken storytelling.

Stanford linguist Penelope Eckert explains how pop-punk singer Tom DeLonge's phrasing comes from something known as "The California Shift."

Summer means it's time for the annual Stanford Jazz Workshop (SJW), an internationally recognized camp for middle school through adult students, and the Stanford Jazz Festival, a series of related concerts on campus featuring many of the SJW faculty members and world-class performing artists. The events run from June 20 to August 8...

Chinese Consul General in San Francisco Luo Linquan praised the historic restoration and preservation efforts of Stanford scholars who have helped create the Chinese Railroad Workers project.