Stanford PACS affiliated faculty and scholars teach courses and seminars for undergraduates, masters and Ph.D. students. Topics range from philanthropy and civil society to governance, policy, and more. Hands-on courses offer ways to translate ideas to action. To see when specific courses are offered, search the Stanford course directory here.
Stanford PACS’ flagship course is the year-long research workshop, intended for graduate students conducting research on the nature of civil society or philanthropy and advanced undergraduates doing research of writing senior honor theses on related topics.
How will artificial intelligence change the way you live, work and learn? What skill sets will you need in the...
Read MoreTaught by Lucy Bernholz, Toussaint Nothias, Jonathan Pace, Argyri Panezi, and Cadence Willse.
In a short three decades we’ve seen the hope for digital networks shift from liberating and democratizing to an anxious...
Read MoreTaught by Lucy Bernholz, Toussaint Nothias, Jonathan Pace, Argyri Panezi, and Cadence Willse.
The Comm230X +1 Speaker Series highlights evolving perspectives at the intersection of the social sector, digital technology, and contemporary society. Winter...
Read MoreCo-taught by Woody Powell, Rob Reich, Paul Brest
Year-long workshop for doctoral students and advanced undergraduates writing senior theses on the nature of civil society or philanthropy. Focus...
Read MoreTaught by Bill Meehan
This course seeks to provide a survey of the strategic, governance, and management issues facing a wide range of nonprofit...
Read MoreTaught by Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen
Appropriate for any student driven to effect positive social change from either the for-profit or nonprofit sector, Strategic Philanthropy will...
Read MoreTaught by Bruce Sievers
What is the basis of private action for the public good? How are charitable dollars distributed and what role do...
Read MoreTaught by Rob Reich, Mehran Sahami, and Jeremy Weinstein
Teaching team: Rob Reich, Professor of Political Science and, by courtesy, Professor of Philosophy and of Education, Stanford Mehran Sahami,...
Read MoreTaught by Rob Reich, Mehran Sahami, and Jeremy Weinstein
Ethics, Public Policy, and Technological Change is a new undergraduate course whose aim is to explore the ethical and social...
Read MoreTaught by Nate Persily
This course will cover contemporary challenges to democracy presented by the Internet. Topics will include disinformation, polarization, hate speech, media...
Read MoreTaught by Paul Brest and Mark Wolfson
The course will be structured around the perspective of a foundation or a high net worth individual who has decided...
Read MoreTaught by Paul Brest
GSB graduates will play important roles in solving many of today’s and tomorrow’s major societal problems—such as improving educational and...
Read MoreTaught by Bill Meehan
Giving away money well-i.e., achieving genuine planned impact in a measurable way–turns out to be as hard or harder than...
Read MoreThis ongoing, free course introduces the strategic framework that underlies any social program–whether concerned with health, education, drug abuse, or...
Read MoreTaught by Nathaniel Persily and Luciana Herman
California recently passed SB 759, the “Every Vote Counts Act,” to codify requirements allowing voters a chance to fix their...
Read MoreTaught by Paul Brest, Nathaniel Persily, Dan Ho, and Rob Reich
In recent years, social media platforms have faced public scrutiny for their practices in managing controversial content. New technologies are...
Read MoreTaught by Lucy Bernholz and Divya Siddarth
Digital Security and Civil Society: Course Overview from Stanford PACS on Vimeo. This class will instruct students in the political...
Read MoreTaught by Robb Willer, Professor of Sociology, Psychology, and Organizational Behavior
Where do individuals’ political attitudes and behaviors come from, and how can they be changed? In this class we will...
Read MoreTaught by Robb Willer, Professor of Sociology, Psychology, and Organizational Behavior
Advanced research workshop with a focus on new theory and research, recent publications, and current research by faculty and graduate...
Read MoreTaught by Lucy Bernholz and Rob Reich
Digital tools have changed the way we volunteer, give money, and organize for social good. This class offered through the Stanford...
Read MoreTaught by Lucy Bernholz and Rob Reich.
We participate in our communities in many ways – as neighbors, volunteers, voters, donors, members of local organizations (PTAs, churches,...
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