David Stark and Bob Scott: "A Friendship Beyond Sociology"

March 20, 2026

The Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) at Stanford University recently published a touching article about Professor David Stark's decades-long friendship with former CASBS associate director Bob Scott. Professor Stark is currently in Palo Alto as a 2025-26 CASBS fellow. Read the article to find out how Scott's undergraduate lectures at Princeton in the 70's inspired Professor Stark to become a sociologist!