Japanese Prime Minister speaks on strengthening connections to Silicon Valley Qitong Cao May 1, 2015 0 Comments Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe spoke about his innovation initiatives and ideas of promoting exchanges between Japan and Silicon Valley in a speech at Bing Concert Hall on Thursday afternoon.... Read More »
Secretary of Defense speaks, announces cybersecurity plans Qitong Cao April 23, 2015 0 Comments Defense Secretary Ashton Carter announced the Pentagon’s new innovation initiatives and cybersecurity strategy at CEMEX today. Initiatives included building Cyber Mission Forces, enhancing security... Read More »
Shultz, Kissinger congratulate four student winners of Shultz Fellowship Qitong Cao April 16, 2015 0 Comments Winners of the 2015 George and Charlotte Shultz Fellowship for Modern Israel Studies were announced Wednesday morning during a breakfast reception at Hillel. George Shultz and Henry Kissinger, both... Read More »
Faculty members send letter to APIRL opposing divestment Qitong Cao March 4, 2015 5 Comments A combined 135 Stanford faculty members have submitted two different statements to the Advisory Panel on Investment Responsibility and Leasing (APIRL) opposing the recent call for Stanford to divest... Read More »
Q&A with Dan Banik, professor of online international development course Qitong Cao March 3, 2015 0 Comments Dan Banik was a visiting associate professor at Stanford’s Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) at Stanford’s Freeman Spogli Institute from July 2013 through July 2014. He... Read More »
Thomas Friedman talks divestment at Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture Qitong Cao February 12, 2015 26 Comments During a discussion with the Stanford community at CEMEX auditorium on Feb. 8, Thomas L. Friedman said he was “not for divestment” from companies allegedly aiding Israel. A three-time Pulitzer... Read More »