BIOGRAPHY | RECENT PUBLICATIONS

The Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences began in 1954 as one of the first institutes for advanced study in the world. More than 2,300 respected scholars have held prestigious residential Fellowships in this rustic and tranquil setting overlooking Stanford University’s main campus.

We have supported generations of leading scholars and their important work. Today, now part of Stanford, the Center continues to be globally respected as a source of knowledge and a model for collaborative scholarly enterprises worldwide.

To all scholars seeking information about this unique Center where disciplinary boundaries blur and creative thinkers join together to address critical issues facing today’s society, I offer a warm welcome. To all friends, former Fellows and neighbors -- near and far -- interested in our work and the latest news about our Fellows, I welcome you to our website.

Iris F. Litt, M.D.
Director, The Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences
at Stanford University and CASBS Fellow, Class of 1984-85