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More than music: Stanford students and Canyon Oaks youth build connections through sound

A Cardinal Courses partnership between Stanford and Canyon Oaks Youth Center demonstrates how co-creating music builds reciprocal relationships and teaches students the practice of community-engaged research.

Introducing the 2026 Haas Center awardees

The Haas Center celebrates the students, staff, and partners who help support service at Stanford.

How transportation grants turn service into sustained partnership

Student service organizations use transportation grants from the Haas Center to partner with local organizations.

Citizenship in Action course expands class conversations beyond campus

This winter, the Haas Center collaborated with COLLEGE lecturers on ETHICSOC 10: Citizenship in Action, an experiential companion course to COLLEGE 102: Citizenship in the 21st Century.

Learning to tell stories that matter

Stanford lecturer E’jaaz Mason guides students in community-engaged filmmaking on environmental issues affecting Bay Area communities

Daniel E. Ho receives Roland Prize for public service in law and policy

By partnering with government agencies and engaging students in real-world policy challenges, Ho models how universities can advance knowledge while serving the public.

Four local leaders bring systems change into the classroom

As public-sector institutions face growing pressure, Stanford is bringing local leaders who have confronted systemic challenges into the classroom to work with students on innovative solutions.

Happy holidays from the Haas Center!

Thank you for being part of public service at Stanford in 2025.

Celebrating 40 years of service at Stanford

Explore our online gallery and podcast in honor of the Haas Center's 40th birthday.

Education Partnerships at the Haas Center

Education programs at the Haas Center help strengthen learning outcomes for local youth and cultivate mentoring and leadership skills for Stanford students.

Mosaic: 40 years of the Haas Center for Public Service

A three-part podcast series explores the past, present, and future of service at Stanford.

#ChoosePublicService: An interview with ALOK

Former Gardner Fellow, ALOK, ’13, MA ’13, reflects on how early public service work continues to guide their advocacy alongside a global creative career.

Reflections on Technology, Equity, and Community

The 2025 Haas Distinguished Visitors share insights from their work in public interest technology while learning alongside Stanford students and faculty.

Cardinal Course Blends Urban Planning with Public Service

Rigorous engagement with urban planning principles and hands-on community service are the twin pillars of Rick Kos’ urban sustainability course.

Cardinal Careers Current Fellow Spotlight

Estefania Acuña Lacarieri, ’23, MA ’24, is a coordinator for the Girls & Women Strategy Team at the United Nations Foundation through a Ford Fellowship.

Pilot course explores themes of democratic citizenship through local field trips

The "Citizenship in Action" pilot course explored COLLEGE 102 themes through field experiences and classroom reflections.

New program offers interactive service learning opportunities for sophomores

Sophomore Public Service Immersion Program participants built on their education in the classroom through trips to visit several nonprofit organizations in the Bay Area.

Mark Duggan is the recipient of the 2025 Roland Prize

Professor Duggan is being recognized for his work to engage students in economic policy research to find solutions for real-world issues.

Four changemakers in public interest technology named 2025 Mimi and Peter E. Haas Distinguished Visitors

Introducing the four local entrepreneurs working in the public interest technology sector that have been named as the 2025 Distinguished Visitors.

Family Weekend 2025

Learn about the Haas Center and Cardinal Service at the Haas Center Family Weekend Open House on February 21, 3:00-4:00 pm.