Nationwide protests have arisen in response to the terrible murder of George Floyd by a police officer. In these challenging times, diverse Stanford groups are speaking out about pervasive racism, police brutality, and systemic violence against African Americans.

The California legislature passed a resolution formally apologizing for the state’s role in imprisoning Japanese Americans during World War II. Under order of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in February 1942, the U.S. government forced more than 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry into ten camps across the Western states.

Dr. Sonia Singh ‘08, a physician and Stanford alumna, has written a letter to young doctors joining a profession with a hectic schedule, grueling work hours, and patients’ lives on the line—all of which can contribute to a feeling of burnout.

Stanford Coalition for Planning an Equitable 2035 (SCoPE 2035) is a student organization founded in Fall 2016, as the University was shaping its 2035 campus development plan. With a daily population of 35,000, Stanford’s choices impact the local community in Palo Alto and Santa Clara County, and even alter regional Bay Area trends. The University’s development plans affect not only students, faculty, and administrators, but also numerous service workers journeying to jobs on campus every day.