A Note to the Dumb

What makes Chiney Ogwumike, ’14, tick.

When the Stanford chapter of Sigma Chi pledged an African American nearly 50 years ago, it wasn't an act of rebellion. But the fraternity brothers’ stubborn stand against race-based membership rules became a civil rights skirmish on the national stage.

by Mike Antonucci

Can 22-year-old Michael Tubbs, ’12, MA ’12, start turning around one of America's most troubled cities?

by Sam Scott

Issa Rae, ’07, breaks out.

by Vanessa Hua

Nneka, ’12, and Chiney Ogwumike, ’14

Valerie Jarrett, ’78, has been behind Barack Obama for nearly two decades as a friend and adviser with special clout. Now the world is learning how this soft-spoken former lawyer became one of the most powerful women in the world.

by Roy S. Johnson