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Revisiting Milwaukee: Learning About My Hometown Through Service

By Elyse Cornwall, ’22 The first time I drove to Moody Park, I suppressed my nerves about driving into an area known for reckless driving. I reminded myself that these… Read more Revisiting Milwaukee: Learning About My Hometown Through Service

Flying Solo at the Santa Lucia Conservancy

By Max Klotz, ’20 When I made it to the trailhead, Hall’s Ridge was still blanketed in mist. I couldn’t see 15 feet from me, let alone the views down… Read more Flying Solo at the Santa Lucia Conservancy

Redesigning Justice: Transforming Housing Courts to Housing Centers

By Leya Elias, ’21 Only at Stanford could I take a class that allowed me to use legal design to create and test innovative solutions to a pressing challenge in… Read more Redesigning Justice: Transforming Housing Courts to Housing Centers

Policymaking by Empathy: Interning at the State Department

By June Lee, ’21 It’s 8:10am when I walk into the office, my blouse lightly dampened by my walk under the merciless Washington, D.C. sun. As I head to my… Read more Policymaking by Empathy: Interning at the State Department

My Most Important Lesson

By Thomas Allen Wehner, ’20, MS ’21 When I first started as a tutor with the High School Support Initiative (HSSI) freshman year, I didn’t realize the depth of the… Read more My Most Important Lesson

Unequal Treatment: Exploring Unconscious Bias in Health Care

By Nikki Apana, ’20 “One nurse told me I look like a dope fiend. I said, ‘Well, I am not who you think I am.’ I was actually very sick.…… Read more Unequal Treatment: Exploring Unconscious Bias in Health Care

Girls Run the World in Gorongosa National Park

By Eric Wilburn, MS ’18, MA ’18 Gabriela “Gaby” Curtiz grew up just down the road from Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique. The park is one of the most biodiverse… Read more Girls Run the World in Gorongosa National Park

Engaging the Public in Advocacy for Survivors of Sexual Violence

By Elizabeth Kim, ’22 3, 2, 1. We were rolling.  It was only my third week as End Rape on Campus (EROC)’s campus data fellow, and here I was, speaking… Read more Engaging the Public in Advocacy for Survivors of Sexual Violence

The Value and Validity of Nontraditional Education Paths

By Tess Stewart, ’21 Last summer, I had the pleasure of working as an admissions and recruitment intern at Year Up, an education nonprofit that aims to take young adults… Read more The Value and Validity of Nontraditional Education Paths

Starting Small for Big Change: Edith Asibey, MA ’97, on Tiny Habits

By Erika DePalatis, ’19 “How do we convince people to get involved, to take action in worthwhile causes?” This is the question that motivates Edith Asibey, MA ’97. Born in… Read more Starting Small for Big Change: Edith Asibey, MA ’97, on Tiny Habits