Special Events
We hosted and co-sponsored a variety of inspiring speakers including California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, ’80, JD ’84; former U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice, ’86; former U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power; Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza; and civil rights activist Carmen Perez. In November, Rice engaged an audience of over 300 students and Stanford affiliates in […]
Looking Forward with SIG’s Incoming Chair, Olivia Martin
Dear Friends of SIG, It is an honor and a privilege to accept the position of chair of Stanford in Government for the 2018-19 year. SIG has been a formative part of my Stanford experience, from being a SIG Fellow at the California Department of Education after my freshman year, to leading our Get Out […]
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 […]