Abernethy Lecture Series
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David B. Abernethy Autobiographical Reflections Lecture Series
Autobiographical Reflections" is a quarterly speaker series begun in 2006 in which distinguished retired professors speak about their early lives, careers, inspirations, and post-retirement experiences and perspectives. In 2019 the series was named for David Abernethy, Emeriti/ae Council Chair from 2006 to 2018. Lectures are available on the web through Stanford Apple Podcasts at Emeriti/ae Council Autobiographical Reflections.
Current Year Lectures:
- October 23, 2024 | 4 - 6 PM | The Stanford Faculty Club, Cedar Room
Lecture by Claude M. Steele, Lucie Stern Professor in the Social Sciences, Emeritus, entitled "A Talk for My Emeriti Colleagues." - February 27, 2025 | 4 - 6 PM | The Stanford Faculty Club, Cedar Room
Lecture by Philip A. Pizzo, David and Susan Heckerman Professor Emeritus, and former Dean, Stanford School of Medicine, entitled "The Threads that Connect a Life." - April 9, 2025 | 4 - 6 PM | The Stanford Faculty Club, Cedar Room
Lecture by Susan K. McConnell, Susan B. Ford Professor Emerita in the Department of Biology, will present "Different trees, same roots: My life as a biologist and photographer.”
Prior Year Lectures:
- November 15, 2023. Lecture by Michael Wald, Jackson Eli Reynolds Professor of Law, Emeritus, entitled "The Power of Social Context: Pipelines to the Top and Bottom."
- February 28, 2024. Lecture by Myra Strober, Professor Emerita at The Stanford Graduate School of Education, entitled "Ninety Men and Me — Some Autobiographical Reflections"
May 15, 2024. Lecture by John R. Rickford, J. E. Wallace Sterling Professor in the Humanities, Emeritus, entitled “Speaking My Soul: Race, Life and Language.”