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Organizing alongside the ‘Beloved Community’: Police Accountability from the Grassroots

By Evander Deocariza, ’20 This summer I completed a Cardinal Quarter with PACT (People Acting in Community Together), a multiracial, multi-faith grassroots organization based in San Jose, CA. PACT has… Read more Organizing alongside the ‘Beloved Community’: Police Accountability from the Grassroots

Launching The A(bilities) Hub Initiative

By Zina Jawadi, ’18, MS ’19 Disability advocacy efforts have been vibrant at Stanford for decades, and over the past few years, students with disabilities have resumed advocating for a… Read more Launching The A(bilities) Hub Initiative

Corresponding with Criminal Justice: Letters that Brought Me Hope

By Samuel Feineh, ’19 It wasn’t until the summer after my sophomore year, through my second Cardinal Quarter opportunity, that I became more confident in who I am and what… Read more Corresponding with Criminal Justice: Letters that Brought Me Hope

Funding for social change

By Priscilla Acuna, ’17 (Human Biology) As someone uncomfortable at the idea of vast sums of wealth, philanthropy is perhaps a strange place to land for my first job after… Read more Funding for social change

Advocating for patients and policy change

By Brian Kaplun, ’18 (Human Biology), MS ’18 (Management Science & Engineering) I’ve wanted to be a doctor ever since I was a kid, but it was an experience as… Read more Advocating for patients and policy change

Notes from Magic Beach: small-town sustainability in southeast Alaska

By Madelyn Boslough, ’18 (Electrical Engineering) Sea lions sang me to sleep in the dusky pink afterglow of a midnight sunset in southeast Alaska. Their bellows, echoing across the strait… Read more Notes from Magic Beach: small-town sustainability in southeast Alaska

Building cultural sensitivity in conservation

Maria Doerr, ’17 (Environmental Systems Engineering) When the rain starts, we’re not ready. Ten of us stand in the truck bed, grasping the railing as the vehicle lurches down the… Read more Building cultural sensitivity in conservation

Seeing the invisible

By Jenn Ampey, ’19 (International Relations) The last strand of decorative lights fell into place as the clock struck 7:00 pm. After more than nine months of hard work, it… Read more Seeing the invisible

Know history, know self, know mental health

By Joriene Mercado, ’18 (Human Biology, Education) I was back in a high school classroom in my hometown of Daly City, California, to facilitate a workshop for nine students about… Read more Know history, know self, know mental health

Learning about my communities

By Vanuyen Pham, ’18 (History) “Why is sexual and reproductive health important to you?” I asked a student. I’m back in high school for the day. As part of my… Read more Learning about my communities