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 […]
Final Newsletter Note
Dear Friends of SIG, As my undergraduate career and year as SIG Chair concludes, I pause to reflect not only on this year, but also on the last four. When I joined SIG freshman year I was excited for the speakers we’d host and the internships we’d fund. This year we hosted Sudanese activist […]
2017-2018 SIG Welcome Letter
Dear SIG Friends: My name is Alexis Kallen, and I’m thrilled to introduce myself as Chair of Stanford in Government (SIG) for the 2017-2018 academic year! Since my freshman year, the strong SIG community has helped me become a passionate change agent and find a home at Stanford. The friends I’ve made in SIG […]
Policy Response Recap
This year I lead one of the key branches of SIG’s Programming committee–Policy Lunches. Our mission is to foster intimate discussion between students and public servants. One such event we held fall quarter was titled Race & Ethnicity in American Politics: A Policy Lunch with Steve Phillips ‘86. In the spirit of understanding the […]
PPF Response to the Year:
Throughout 2016-17 SIG’s Public Policy Forum (PPF) worked hard to capitalize on the tremendous amount of energy and interest surrounding our politics and convert it into thoughtful policy discussions across campus. On November, just four days before the 2016 presidential election, PPF put together a mock presidential debate to encourage policy-centered dialogue in a […]