Events and News
The Public Policy Program hosts various events for both undergraduate and graduate students throughout the year. Speakers come from a variety of vantage points and share their views on a range of topics. We are able to draw upon faculty at Stanford, visiting policy makers at research institutions on campus, as well as inviting experts to share their experiences with students and faculty. To learn more, please click on the links below and visit the calendar section.
Sarah Flamm, BA '11, on the Economic Value of Citizenship
Recent Public Policy alumna, Sarah Flamm, co-authored a recent publication for the Migration Policy Institute on "The Economic Value of Citizenship for Immigrants in the United States". She currently works on the International Program and the Labor Markets Initiative as a Research Assistant for MPI. Public Policy Director Discusses the Costs the Political Corruption
Bruce Owen, Director of the Public Policy Program and the Morris M. Doyle Professor in Public Policy, spoke on 'The Costs of Political Corruption' at the Hudson Institute on July 18, 2012. Please visit here to view the video in its entirety. Otis Reid receives 2012 Dinkelspiel Award
Otis is also graduating with a major in Economics and with honors. He wrote his thesis on the Ghana Stock Exchange through the honors program of the Center for Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law. In addition to the Dinkelspiel, he also received the J.E. Wallace Sterling Award for Scholastic Achievement and the Ann C. Seminara Award for Outstanding Public Policy Senior. At Stanford, Otis has focused on his passion for African economic development. He spent one summer in Ghana at a think tank and another in Ethiopia working on financial inclusion. At Stanford in Washington, he worked on food security in the Office of African Nations at the U.S. Treasury. Otis has also been deeply involved with Stanford in Government, including serving as its chair this year. After graduating Otis will be traveling in Southeast Asia before settling in Chicago to work at McKinsey & Company. |
Otis Reid, BA in Public Policy and Economics, was a 2012 recipient of The Lloyd W. Dinkelspiel Award. This honor recognizes distinctive and exceptional contributions to undergraduate education or the quality of student life at Stanford. The contribution may be made for such activities as curriculum design, program development, advising excellence, residential education, committee leadership, or extracurricular education.