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Stanford Women Winter Welcome 2024

By Joyce Essuman, ‘26 and Ellen Petrill, ‘77, ‘78 On the chilly winter evening of February 20, 2024, Cap and Gown convened the 18th...

Spring Brunch 2023

This year, our Cap and Gown community had the privilege of hearing from sociologist Sara Jordan-Bloch, who shared her story through anecdote

Spring 2023 Virtual Event

with Olga Trusova, author of Calm Living: Simple Design Transformations to Fill your Space With Tranquility on Tuesday, April 4th. What...

In Memoriam

Cap and Gown has lost two longtime members and supporters of Cap and Gown, Ruth Waters ’55 and Judith Kays ’57 ’59. We want to honor them...

Stanford Women Winter Welcome 2023

Be Free from Fear. Be Audacious! By Sage Sanderson, '26 and Ellen Petrill, '77, MS '78 “Fear is learned!” said Dr. Iris C. Gibbs, in her...

Insights Over Ice Cream 2022

Welcome to a new academic year! Stanford Women’s Cap and Gown is elated for the year ahead of us. Our organization’s mission is to foster...

Leader Award Ceremony 2022

On a sunny spring afternoon, we gathered at co-president Alicia Purpur’s local family home to celebrate leaders in our community. We...

Spring Brunch 2022

The Destination is an Illusion: Embrace the Journey As Miley Cyrus sings in The Climb, "Ain't about how fast I get there. Ain't about...

Winter Welcome 2022

Farnaz Khadem, the Vice President of University Communications, shared her life lessons and story about 50 enraptured Stanford community...

Finding the Story and Crafting your Own: A Day in the Life of a CNN Reporter

In May 2021 and in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month, Stanford Cap and Gown hosted a virtual discussion with CNN national correspondent...