Why Dance Matters

Buildings honor first American woman in space and a founder of the field of Native American mental health.

by Eliane Mitchell

Leland Stanford and I have one thing in common: railroad troubles.

by Chuck Fulkerson

Alexis Mantheakis, ’67, says the Parthenon sculptures belong at the Acropolis. And he’s willing to fight for them.

by Sam Scott

Geology students create creative tours for national parks around the country.

by Deni Ellis Béchard

Readers submitted more than 300 life hacks. Here are our favorites.

by Kathy Zonana

A pair of botanist-bloggers deconstruct the food we eat.

by Summer Moore Batte

People are happier, but less informed.

by Melinda Sacks

A culture scholar on beauty as currency and the purposes of plastic surgery.

by Diana Aguilera

Lisa Joy was a lawyer with a high-paying consulting job when she got the phone call that changed her life.

by Melinda Sacks

She stood up to sex slavery, censorship and ethnic cleansing. Now her influence is growing.

by Deni Ellis Béchard

Already a stunt pilot, this physics major is setting her sights higher.

by Jill Patton

This spring’s admissions fraud scheme poses challenges for higher education.

by Marc Tessier-Lavigne

A field guide to the new STANFORD.

by Kathy Zonana

Marc Tessier-Lavigne jams with the Band.

New releases that inspire us.

Kelly Catlin, Gr. ’20

by John Roemer

Peter Magowan, ’64

by John Roemer

Eleanor Emmons Maccoby

by John Roemer

Admissions scheme prompts firing of sailing coach, new safeguards.

by Kevin Cool