Fellowships and Stipends: A Year in Review
This summer, thanks to alumni support, Stanford in Government is sending 85 students to engage with policy as public service through SIG-funded Cardinal Quarter policy fellowships and stipends. We received over two hundred applications for both the fellowships and stipends programs and were impressed by the diversity of student interests. Our team was pleased to […]
General Events
Other education events showcased a range of policy conversations of interest to students. In the fall, we hosted Steve Ballmer, former CEO of Microsoft and founder of USAFacts, a website devoted to helping make the government more accountable to its citizens by creating and making accessible a comprehensive set of data on the government. Mr. […]
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 […]