SIG Hosts Debate Between Karl Rove and Robert Gibbs
Stanford in Government was proud to host a political debate between noted Republican strategist and key Bush advisor Karl Rove and former Obama press secretary Robert Gibbs on April 24th, 2012. The event was moderated by Stanford political science professor Rob Reich, who asked a series of hard-hitting questions on topics ranging from America’s two [...]
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 [...]
Thursday, Feb. 9th: Lunch with Palo Alto Superintendent and School Board Member About Local Education
Stanford in Government is pleased to host Palo Alto Unified School District Superintendent Kevin Skelly and Sequoia District School Board Member Allen Weiner for a conversation about current issues in local public education. Please RSVP to sigccp@gmail.com to join us on February 9 at 12:30 in Old Union 220. Lunch will be provided.
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 [...]
SIG Hosts a Conversation with Kofi Annan
On Thursday, November 10th, 2011, SIG hosted former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan for a conversation about food security in Memorial Auditorium. In front of an audience of 1400, he offered his thoughts on topics ranging from the role of African governments in ending hunger, the international community’s commitment to agriculture, and the interface [...]
Jared Cohen Discusses “21st Century Statecraft” with SIG
On January 12th, 2011, Stanford in Government hosted Jared Cohen ’04 for a talk on “21st Century Statecraft” in Cubberley Auditorium. SIG Chair Valentin Bolotnyy ’11 opened the event, in which Cohen, who is a SIG alum, discussed his time at Stanford and as the youngest ever member of the National Security Council, where he [...]
SIG Organizes a Nuclear Quartet
On November 12th, 2010, Stanford in Government hosted Henry Kissinger, Sam Nunn, William Perry, and George Shultz for a discussion of nuclear non-proliferation moderated by CISAC fellows Philip Taubman after a screening of the documentary Nuclear Tipping Point in the Bechtel Conference Center in Encina. The unique event, featuring men who had held senior positions in government for [...]
SIG Alumni Brunch
On October 24th, 2010, SIG hosted many of its alumni and other members of the Stanford community who had been engaged in public service, including Stanford president emeritus Donald Kennedy, who led Stanford from 1980-1992, during which time the Haas Center for Public Service was created. The event allowed SIG alumni to reminisce about their [...]
