President’s Council on Wildlife Trafficking draws on work of Law School students Madeleine Han April 15, 2014 0 Comments On March 20, President Obama’s Advisory Council on Wildlife Trafficking met in Washington, D.C. to put forth recommendations for the implementation of its “National Strategy to Combat Wildlife... Read More »
The Rest is Silence: American Diplomacy on the Brink Winston Shi March 2, 2014 4 Comments Author’s note/correction: While the Budapest Memorandums on Security Assurances (1994) include promises by Russia, the United States and the United Kingdom to refrain from the use or threat of... Read More »
Stakes high for Silicon Valley this election Marianne Levine November 6, 2012 2 Comments Silicon Valley and Washington D.C. are 3,000 miles apart, but policy and economics tie them closely together. Though technology policy and regulation rarely make it into candidates’ stump speeches,... Read More »
Campus political groups gear up for election day Edward Ngai October 31, 2012 0 Comments Nearing the final week of the campaign, both the Stanford College Republicans and Stanford Democrats have sent students on canvassing trips in Nevada and are seeing increased enthusiasm as the Nov. 6... Read More »
Administrators await effects of Obama plans Mary Harrison February 13, 2012 1 Comment The Offices of Undergraduate Admission and Financial Aid are waiting to see what impact two national higher education initiatives, set forth by President Barack Obama in his Jan. 24 State of the Union... Read More »
Eikenberry assesses U.S. role in Afghanistan Marwa Farag January 31, 2012 0 Comments “We’ve done a lot there. We haven’t done it all well, but we should be proud of what we have done,” former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl W. Eikenberry M.A. ’94 said during his closing... Read More »
Obama quickens student loan change Josee Smith November 2, 2011 1 Comment A new federal policy change announced by President Obama last Tuesday, designed to help students manage their college loan debts, may not affect many students at Stanford, according to Director of... Read More »
Physics prof. Lev wins award for research John Burke October 7, 2011 0 Comments Assistant professor of applied physics Benjamin Lev, who moved to Stanford last month from the physics department at the University of Illinois, has been named by President Barack Obama to receive the... Read More »