YEAS is an organization designed to provide law and graduate students at Stanford who are interested in issues surrounding youth and education a place to network, discuss career issues, and meet alumni who are currently youth advocates. It is designed to be both social and informative, with events that are practical as well as rewarding on a personal level. We especially hope to provide an informational resource for those who hope to pursue a career in youth and educational advocacy, though we welcome anyone who is interested in these issues in any capacity.
We recognize that SLS already has a large number of student organizations, but we nevertheless feel that a strong need exist for such an organization. Boalt has had a similar organization for quite some time, and it has successfully bridged the gap between youth advocates in the school of law and education. Similarly, here at Stanford the Environmental Law Society has thrived in large part because of the strong environmental community that already existed. This community was created because of the strong academic and clinical program already at Stanford in environmental law. A similarly strong program exists for issues of Youth and Education, with the Youth and Education Law Project in its 10th year at Stanford, current and past Skadden fellows in these areas, and courses offered in education reform. At the recent “Shaking the Foundations” conference, the event on education reform was the single most attended session, nearly filing room 290. In short, we feel that this organization in not only needed, but is quite late in forming in relation to a longstanding desire for such a group.
For more information, contact:
Brian Bilford 2L; Chair: bbilford@stanford.edu
Marc Tafolla Young 3L; Co-Chair: mtafollayoung@stanford.edu