Important things to know about Title IX following Betsy DeVos’s announcement yesterday Op Ed September 8, 2017 0 Comments In a speech yesterday at George Mason University, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced her intention to rewrite existing guidance on investigating campus sexual assault under Title IX of the... Read More »
Stanford Athletics and the profitability of amateurism Op Ed September 6, 2017 0 Comments With the start of another Stanford football season underway, the Stanford community — students, faculty, staff, administrators and alumni — should take a long look at the NCAA monolith our school... Read More »
An open letter to President Marc Tessier-Lavigne Op Ed July 11, 2017 0 Comments Congratulations on the near completion of your first year as Stanford’s president. Over the course of the past year, in numerous conversations, talks and statements, you have stated that Stanford... Read More »
Why we came to work with Edith Sheffer Op Ed June 27, 2017 0 Comments Last week, we learned that our doctoral advisor Edith Sheffer, an assistant professor of modern European history here at Stanford, was denied tenure. We are shocked and saddened by this news and... Read More »
In exile and mourning Venezuela Op Ed June 11, 2017 0 Comments Everything terrible and sickening that happens back home feels intensely preventable. It also feels absurd and inexplicable. Read More »
Stolen fire Op Ed June 7, 2017 0 Comments Stanford’s coverage of the event dismembered Díaz’s talk. Nowhere in the article are any of the direct condemnations of Stanford and other institutions of privilege. Read More »
Stanford Title IX data indicate that reform is still needed Op Ed June 2, 2017 0 Comments The figures released by Drell suggest that the unanimity requirement is distorting the pattern of outcomes as survivors actively avoid going through a hearing process that is slanted against them. Read More »
Property rights and Enbridge: A pipeline story Op Ed June 1, 2017 0 Comments My family's story offers a stark example of how unbridled corporate money and power can undermine our government, and how pipelines not only infringe upon the environment, but our basic American... Read More »