Public Policy Program in the News2011 Public Policy Graduate, Teryn Norris, on NPR's "All Things Considered"
Norris co-wrote an op-ed in the Stanford Daily in October 2011, "When we saw the Occupy Wall Street movement rise this fall ... we felt like it was a really important time to step out and say this is how we think this is impacting universities across the country and why it's relevant to students today," Norris tells NPR. Nov 30, 2011 On Potato Chips and Social Class: Public Policy Alum, Josh FreedmanJosh Freedman, Class of 2011, co-authored an article in the December 6 issue of Gastronomica titled 'Authenticity in America: Class Distinctions in Potato Chip Advertising'. The study uses potato chips to analyze class identity in food marketing because "you can't use caviar, you can't use pork rinds, you have to use something everybody eats and that's potato chips," said Dan Jurafsky, a professor of linguistics. More on Josh's research project, and its conception, can be read in the November 30th issue of the Stanford Report. Otis Reid, Public Policy major and SIG chair, moderates discussion with Kofi Annan
Mr. Annan spoke to over 1,400 people in Memorial Auditorium on November 11th. His speech was sponsored by Stanford in Government, FSI and the Stanford University Speakers Bureau. Otis Reid, the current chair of Stanford in Government, and a Public Policy senior, introduced Mr. Annan and moderated the question and answer portion of the event. Read more about Mr. Annan's talk in the Stanford Report. |
Teryn Norris, Class of 2011, was featured on this weekend's NPR program "
Blaming leaders in America and abroad for not doing enough to combat climate change, former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan said continued failure to tackle the problem will result in worldwide hunger, social unrest and political turmoil. Student of the Month
Michael Kent
Michael is a senior simultaneously pursuing B.A. and M.P.P. degrees. His undergraduate concentration is in National Security and Counter Terrorism and his graduate studies focus on broader Science and Technology Policy. He has conducted research with a number of groups, including the Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC), where he analyzed the change in lethality rates in the US and USSR nuclear arsenal over the past 60 years, and with the Hewlett Foundation, where he researched the decision-making that led to the BP oil spill. While attending Stanford in Washington, Michael interned with Booz Allen Hamilton, where he worked with large government clients - most notably the Cost Analysis Division of NASA. Last summer, Michael researched out-of-pocket medical spending and the effect of informing the elderly of retirement savings at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR). Today, in addition to his studies, Michael serves as a research associate to the Omidyar Network, a philanthropic impact investment group located in Redwood City. On campus, Michael is a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity, on the panel of judicial affairs and the organizational conduct board, and a member of the Stanford Varsity Wrestling team. After earning his professional degree in 2013, Michael plans to enter the public sector as a consultant or technology policy analyst.