Miriam and Peter E. Haas Centennial Professorship Lecture on Public Service and the University
The Miriam and Peter E. Haas Centennial Professorship Lecture on Public Service and the University is held annually under the guidance of the Miriam and Peter Haas Centennial Professor in Public Service, and is sponsored by the Haas Center for Public Service. The current Professor, Al Camarillo, presented the inaugural lecture in 2004, and selects and works with annual speakers.
Michael S. Wald, Jackson Eli Reynolds Professor of Law, Emeritus, Stanford Law School, presented the 2008 lecture in April at Frances Arrillaga Alumni Center. His topic was "'Those Who Can, Do; Those Who Can't, Teach'...True? Lessons from Government Service." In this talk, Professor Wald reflected on his experiences working in local, state, and federal government positions while on leave from Stanford, describing how an academic background helps, and hinders, when working in the political world. He also looked at how government experience can influence teaching. A reception preceded the lecture, and both the reception and lecture were free and open to the public.
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| Professor Wald delivers the fourth Miriam and Peter E. Haas Centennial Professorship Lecture on Public Service and the University. | Presenting the Haas gift to Wald, James Chitty, Performing Artist with the Music Mural & Arts Project in East Palo Alto, thanks him for his consultation with the young local artists who created a neighborhood mural with a framed replica of their work. |
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Professor Wald and others engage in conversation at the reception prior to the Lecture. |
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(L to r) Miriam and Peter Haas Centennial Professor in Public Service Al Camarillo (History), Peter E. Haas Director Gabe Garcia, and Joy Simmons, MD ’74, Vice Chair of the center’s National Advisory Board (NAB). |
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(L to r) Phil Satre ’72 (Psychology), Stanford University Trustee; Howard Wolf ’80 (Psychology), VP of Alumni Relations and President of Stanford Alumni Association; and Jennifer Satre ’71 (Psychology), member of the National Advisory Board. |
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NAB members, Leticia Miranda MBA ’93 and NAB Chair Leslie Hatamiya ’90 (Political Science; JD ’97). |
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(L to r) Upward Bound donor Steven Merrill ’65 (Mathematics); Jon McConnell, Associate Director for Public Service Education; and NAB member Bill Somerville, President of Philanthropic Ventures Foundation, with Michael Wald. |
Past Haas Centennial Professorship Lectures on Public Service and the University
April 22, 2004 - Al Camarillo, Professor of History and Haas Centennial Professor in Public Service - Going Back to Compton: An Outsider's-Insider's Perspective on Public Service and Research in an At-risk Community
May 26, 2005 - Donald A. Barr, Associate Professor of Sociology - Wearing Many Hats: My Response to Homelessness as a Member of the Stanford Faculty and the Palo Alto Community
May 3, 2006 - Dr. Ira Harkavy, Associate Vice President and founding Director of the Center for Community Partnerships, University of Pennsylvania - Engaged Scholarship, Engaged Teaching, and Engaged Learning: Penn’s Faculty and Students in Partnership with Neighboring Communities
April 19, 2007 - Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond, Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education - Tending Our Gardens: Transforming Schools, Communities, and the Futures of Children