Behaving ethically & with professional integrity

Convening faculty members from Stanford and other prominent universities across the country who have been involved in sexual assault prevention and changing campus culture, panelists will share information, strategies, and potential solutions. Our goal is to advance dialogue about sexual assault with students, staff, and faculty at Stanford and beyond. This panel will educate and empower the growing network of faculty committed to breaking the culture of sexual assault.

The Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality is hosting the third annual Berkeley-Stanford Conference on Inequality. This year’s featured topics: education and labor markets.

Schools and Inequality

• The Role of Colleges in Intergenerational Mobility - Emmanuel Saez
• Socioeconomic and Educational Inequality - Sean Reardon
• Can Schools Level the Playing Field? - Rucker Johnson

Labor Markets

Julienne Lusenge is Director of the Fund for Congolese Women and the President of Women’s Solidarity for Peace and Intergrated Development (SOFEPADI), a coalition of 40 women’s organizations in the Eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). SOFEPADI works to defend and protect women’s rights and provide support to survivors of sexual violence by advocating for justice. Julienne became an activist in 1998 when inter-ethnic war arrived at her doorstep. After witnessing members of armed groups raping and brutalizing women in her community, Julienne was compelled to act.

From phone screenings to Skype calls to multi-day onsite visits, the interviewing stage of your job search can cause a lot of stress. Learn and practice how NOT to crash and burn at a job interview in this interactive session.

Arne Bakker, PhD, assistant director of Career Communities – PhDs & Postdocs in Natural & Social Sciences, BEAM, Stanford Career Education

No matter how excellent your ideas, most significant achievements require the ability to communicate with and influence others. This workshop examines the theory, research, and practice of negotiation across a variety of settings. It provides multiple opportunities for students to develop negotiation skills through role-plays, exercises, and useful analytical frameworks.

Application deadline is 11:55 PM; Sunday, May 8, 2016.

Join the Clayman Institute for a presentation by the world-renowned gender issues and sexual assault expert Dr. Jackson Katz. The talk will tackle the difficulty of encouraging men to attend programs on sex and gender issues, as well as moving past defensiveness on the subject of gender violence. One aspect that will be focused on is educating men about these issues while avoiding placing the blame on them for centuries of sexism and oppression.

Wondering what other graduate students are thinking?  Interested in discussing "big questions" with a diverse group of students?

Apply to join a 12@12 or 12@6 group!

Over lunch at 12 noon, or dinner at 6 PM, 12 students and a faculty or staff facilitator choose complex real-world questions to discuss over five meetings. This open-ended format appeals to students who enjoy tackling gnarly questions and who are open to challenges to their own worldviews.

As a future leader in industry, academia, government or your community, will you have the necessary leadership skills to guide a diverse team towards achieving a common goal? How well will you work with teammates with vastly different backgrounds and experiences? Join us in an interactive, experiential leadership development workshop with renowned management consultant Milano Harden, to explore aspects of leadership including nurturing empathy, embracing difference, and cultivating understanding of diversity.