Stanford in Government

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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]

Events

In the interests of increasing political awareness and connecting students with opportunities in public service, Stanford in Government regularly hosts and co-hosts on-campus events. These range from policy lunches to big speaker events, policy conferences to SIG program info-sessions, and may include any number of other opportunities in the spirit of Stanford in Government. Here [...]

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Stanford in Government (SIG) was founded in 1963 as Stanford in Washington, a program that offered summer internships to students in Washington, DC. In 1983, the program was renamed Stanford in Government and experienced several turbulent years before becoming a founding program of the Haas Center for Public Service in 1985. Today, SIG is the [...]

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SIG Stipends Program

The SIG Stipends application, resources for finding an internship, and information on how to apply can be found in the “Application Details” section under the “Stipends Program” tab Please Welcome our First Annual Class of Stipends Recipients! They took internships around the country and the world working in media, health, art, labor, development, and environmental [...]

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