Dear Stanford in Government friends, The SIG team has had a busy and fulfilling year! During fall quarter alone, SIG hosted 37 separate events for the Stanford campus and secured 44 fully funded summer fellowships. During winter quarter we saw a record 245 fellowship applications submitted for 44 opportunities; we hosted a film screening and discussion […]
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Malaysian Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim Discusses Islam and Democracy
By Benjamin Sorensen, ’18 Editor’s note: Since this fall’s event, Mr. Ibrahim has lost his final appeal in Malaysia. His conviction for sodomy was upheld, and he now faces five years in prison. Stanford in Government echoes the U.S. State Department in expressing its deep disappointment and concern about the rejection of Mr. Ibrahim’s appeal. […]
President Obama Visits Stanford for Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection
By Sam Kurland, ’17 On February 13, Stanford in Government members joined the greater Stanford community in welcoming the White House Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection. Several SIG members had the opportunity to attend the summit’s morning session, where distinguished guests addressed a capacity crowd in Memorial Auditorium. Speakers included Secretary of Homeland Security […]
The Buena Vista Mobile Home Park Community: A Conversation About Affordable Housing
SIG chair Stefan Norgaard introduces panelists for the evening discussion. Riya Mehta, a member of SIG and Students for Education Reform, helped organize the event. Panelists (L to R): Mila Zelkha (InnVision Shelter Network), Candice Gonzalez (Palo Alto Housing Corporation), Don Barr (Professor of Human Biology, Stanford University), moderator Dennis Gale (Lecturer Emeritus in Urban Studies, […]
Former FBI Director Robert Mueller Talks Service and Security
By Gabbi Fisher, ’17 “You wouldn’t be here if public service wasn’t an option [for you],” Robert Mueller, the former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, told students at a Stanford in Government Policy Lunch on Tuesday, March 3. Previously the Acting Deputy Attorney General of the United States, Mueller officially took the helm […]
