SIG Fellow Spotlight: Oakland City Planner’s Office
By Chiamaka Ogwuegbu I spent this summer working with the City of Oakland’s Strategic Planning Division. I came in liking urban planning, and came out loving urban planning. It was probably one of the best experiences I’ve had in my life. I’m often one for hyperbole, but please, believe me when I say that. I focused […]
Landesa Fellow Update
By Riya Mehta ’18 This past summer, I was the Stanford in Government Fellow at Landesa, an international nonprofit organization that partners with governments around the world to secure land rights for the rural poor. As a part of Landesa’s China team, I conducted international comparative legal and policy research on rural land laws and corporate […]
ZJCDC Fellowship Update
By Pedro Gallardo ’19 “Está en chino (“it’s in Chinese”). This is a common expression in Spanish used to describe situations in which you don’t understand anything. The expression that I grew up saying quite perfectly described my situation upon arriving at my nine-week fellowship at the Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention (ZJCDC) in Hangzhou, China. […]
California Energy Commission
By Akua McLeod ‘20 In so many ways, this summer at the California Energy Commission has exceeded my (already high) expectations. My time here has been nothing if not immersive – for two months I have basically lived and breathed energy, and if I’m being honest about my nerdiness, it has been awesome. For my […]
Senator Barbara Boxer urges Students to Go into Politics to Do Something
By Amanda Jaffe This year, Stanford in Government had the honor of hosting Senator Barbara Boxer as our big speaker. Senator Boxer, lifetime champion of women’s rights, the environment, universal healthcare, campaign finance reform, immigrant rights, and free education, spoke to students and community members about the importance of engaging in public service. The […]
2017 Stanford in Government Cardinal Quarter
Stanford in Government is an active partner in Stanford’s Cardinal Quarter program which supports students to pursue full-time quarter-long service opportunities. This year Stanford University is supporting 487 students; and SIG is supporting 83. Exciting in 2017 are important partnership with Stanford’s top interdisciplinary institutes. Journey around the world to see where Stanford students are […]