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Serving Community in EPA: A Conversation with Mayor Martinez

Old Union, Room 201 12-1pm Wednesday, March 7th Laura Martinez is the youngest elected official in East Palo Alto’s history. She is also the first Latina woman and East Palo Alto native to serve on City Council. First elected to City Council in 2008, Martinez served as Vice Mayor last year. She also works as […]

SIG Hosts Seminars with Senator Russ Feingold

All quarter long, SIG has been hosting seminars with former Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold, who is the Mimi and Peter E. Haas Distinguished Visitor this quarter. The seminars, such as the pictured seminar on “An Intelligent Military” – Senator Feingold’s vision of how to improve the operation of the intelligence services and the role of […]

Wednesday, Feb. 8th: James Fearon on Nuclear Weapons and Preventive War

This Wednesday, February 8, from 12:00-1:00pm in Old Union Room 220 SIG is hosting Professor James Fearon for a conversation on nuclear weapons and preventive war. Professor Fearon’s work focuses on interstate, civil, and ethnic conflict, and he will address how the past behavior of aspiring nuclear powers can inform our policies towards Iran. Lunch […]

SIG Hosts Nicholas Kristof

On January 21st, 2012, Stanford in Government hosted two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Nicholas Kristof for a talk about his book Half the Sky: From Oppression to Opportunity for Women Worldwide. The inspiring talk and spirited Q&A, moderated by SIG Chair Otis Reid ’12, were a special opportunity for Stanford students to engage with critical global […]