To continue offering Cardinal Quarter fellowships during the pandemic, Stanford identified meaningful projects that students could do remotely at agencies and nonprofit organizations across the country.
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, Stanford’s Haas Center for Public Service has identified and connected students to remote learning, service and career opportunities.
Ayoade Balogun, who is pursuing bachelor’s degrees in African and African American studies and environmental systems engineering, recently returned to campus from a summer internship at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Coterminal student Rachel Hirshman, BS ’18, MS ’19, spent the summer in Hawaii helping plan and execute military exercises, an opportunity supported by the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.
Hundreds of Stanford students are currently engaged in public service fellowships locally, nationally and globally through the Cardinal Quarter program.
Journalist and alumnus Ted Koppel will be in residence at Stanford as the Haas Center Distinguished Visitor and will deliver the Haas Distinguished Visitor Lecture on April 18.
Whether learning advanced writing techniques, key concepts of social science research, or the intricacies of new technologies, students are applying what they learn to help organizations dedicated to improving the lives of people in need.
Students enrolled in Farmers, Scientists, Activists: Public Discourse on Food Economies acted as consultants, writers, interviewers, project managers, team members and citizens while collaborating with community groups during the winter quarter course.
Students enrolled in Communication Research Methods designed small-scale research studies for a local nonprofit organization that offers one-on-one tutoring to children.
