School of Humanities and Sciences
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Samuel Page
Ph.D. Student in Slavic Languages and Literatures, admitted Autumn 2021
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsEastern European literature; Eastern European religions; literary theory.
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Ashwin Pillai
Master of Arts Student in Philosophy, admitted Autumn 2020
Other Tech - Graduate, Ethics In Society
Student Employee, Ethics In Society
Stanford Student Employee, VIS
Student Tour Guide, VISBioAshwin is a coterminal master's degree student studying Philosophy. As an undergraduate, he double majored in Philosophy and Political Science, minored in Music, and wrote a thesis in the interdisciplinary Ethics in Society honors program. On campus, he has been an intern at the Stanford Center for Racial Justice, an undergraduate fellow at the Constitutional Law Center, a Structured Liberal Education tutor and community connection, a Political Science department peer advisor, and an avid member of multiple vocal music ensembles (Stanford Mixed Company A Cappella and Stanford Chamber Chorale). His academic interests are primarily in democratic theory and American judicial politics. Next year, he will begin a Ph.D. in Philosophy at Harvard University before also pursuing a J.D. at Yale Law School.
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Greg Priest
Ph.D. Student in History, admitted Autumn 2011
BioI am a PhD candidate (ABD) in History of Science at Stanford. I focus on the history and philosophy of biology and the historical sciences, with particular interests in Charles Darwin and in the sciences of complex systems.
Before coming to Stanford, I was a lawyer, serving as a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and then representing Silicon Valley technology companies. I left the law for the software business, first as CFO of a publicly-traded software company, next as founding CEO of a software start-up, and finally as Chairman and CEO of a global, publicly-traded internet education company.
I did my undergraduate work at Princeton and got my law degree at Stanford. I also have a Masters of Liberal Arts from Stanford. I am married, have two children and one grandchild and am an avid hiker, skier, and cook.