The most recent Directors’ College took place on the Stanford campus in June 2012, and 300 attendees had their choice of more than 65 sessions on topics ranging from “Building a Better Board” to “Health Reform: Implications for Business” and “Corporate Governance and Proxy Trends.”
Articles in ‘Public Policy’
Veterans and the Criminal Justice System
June 18, 2012 | Issue 86Lately, there’s a lot of news about veterans returning from Afghanistan and Iraq to uncertain prospects for a future outside of the military. But some are finding their way back into civilian life via education. The number of veterans coming to Stanford Law has surged during the past few years. And their pres ence on campus is being felt both in and outside of the classroom.
Three Strikes Project: Beyond Individual Client Representation
June 11, 2012 | Issue 86As California grapples with its budget and prison challenges, students enrolled in Stanford Law School’s Three Strikes Project have been chipping away at the issue since 2009 by representing incarcerated clients. To date, some 25 individuals sentenced to life in prison for nonviolent third strikes have been resentenced with their help. And last year, students enrolled in the project dove into something new.
The Death Penalty in the Hot Seat
June 11, 2012 | Issue 86John J. Donohue III, C. Wendell and Edith M. Carlsmith Professor of Law, has brought his economic expertise and empirical techniques to bear on a number of cutting-edge social issues. In stark contrast to many legal academics, whose work deals largely with the historical or theoretical, Donohue is renowned for [...]
Cuéllar Appointed to Education Commission
May 31, 2011 | Issue 84Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar (MA ’96, PhD ’00), professor of law and the Deane F. Johnson Faculty Scholar, was appointed to the Department of Education’s Equality and Excellence Commission to examine school finance, its impact on educational opportunity, and the potential for improvement of equity and achievement through federal policies. Cuéllar’s scholarship [...]