Senator Feinstein, ’55, Weighs in on NSA Surveillance, CIA Torture
By Emma Armstrong, ’18 At the final installment of the Security Conundrum speaker series on Thursday, May 28, Senator Dianne Feinstein, ’55 (D-CA), former chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, discussed the efficacy of surveillance programs, government oversight, and bipartisanship. Senator Feinstein pointed out the timeliness of the conversation, noting that Section 215 […]
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 […]
SIG Alumni Spotlight: Otis Reid, ’12
This is the first post in a series from Stanford in Government alumni who have continued on to further study and careers in public service. Otis Reid, ’12, was a SIG member from 2009-2012 and SIG Chair for 2011-2012. He is currently a PhD candidate in economics at MIT. He is from Chapel Hill, NC. I could talk for […]
Knight Journalism Fellow Shares Insights into Garment Manufacturing Industry
By Lauren Newby and Elena Bauer On Friday, October 31, Stanford in Government’s Campus Awareness Committee hosted a Policy Lunch with John S. Knight Journalism Fellow Christina Passariello. Passariello started out the lunch by sharing a brief history of the path she took into journalism and the many places it has lead her to since she […]
SIG Hosts Jonathan Jansen for a Discussion on Race and Reconciliation in Post-Apartheid South Africa
By Stefan Norogaard On Tuesday, November 4, SIG cosponsored a lecture and discussion with Professor Jonathan Jansen, the vice chancellor and rector of the University of the Free State (UFS) in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Jansen is one of South Africa’s most well known public intellectuals and is known to drive important debates about race, reconciliation, […]
Weyant, Nobel Laureate, Talks Energy Policy and International Relations
By Elena Bauer On Wednesday November 5, Stanford in Government hosted a Policy Lunch with Professor John Weyant of the Management Science and Engineering (MS&E) department. His research is primarily focused on global climate change policy options, and he has traveled the world influencing energy policy. Weyant was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize once in […]
