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This week, on March 5, the Haas Center for Public Service and the Levin Center for Public Service & Public Interest Law will host a panel at Stanford Law School featuring the 2026 Distinguished Visitors: Thomas Lee, Kris Perry, Libby Schaaf, and Regi Young.
These local leaders shape ...policy-driven systems through government, public agencies, or large-scale nonprofit organizations. Their work addresses economic barriers such as housing and food insecurity, education inequity, and public infrastructure. These issues directly affect communities locally and beyond.
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What does the future hold for civil liberties in America?
Anthony Romero of the ACLU talks with Stanford Legal podcast's Professor Pam Karlan and sheds light on the many legal challenges we face today. From a Supreme Court showdown on birthright citizenship to pressing issues around ...voting rights, Romero offers a profound insights on how these cases could reshape the landscape of civil rights law.
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What if education policy started by asking students what they actually need?
Through "Roses Talk," a research initiative from Stanford’s Center for Racial Justice and Graduate School of Education, Stanford student-researchers partnered with San José Unified to elevate the ...voices of “at-promise” high school students, the ones too often left out of policy decisions.
Students called for more counselors, earlier career guidance, and improvements to everyday learning conditions. The result: research-driven recommendations grounded in lived experience.
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At Gunderson High School in South San José, California, a group of students gathered last year to talk about what school could be—if it worked bett
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Professor Jud Campbell, JD ’11, continues to reshape constitutional scholarship with his groundbreaking research that examines the evolution of 18th-century constitutional thinking. His latest article, “Determining Rights,” challenges modern interpretations of the Bill of Rights, emphasizing ...the founders' intent for rights to evolve through civic deliberation.
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