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What Elizabeth Jameson Wants You to Know About Human Fragility
Features

What Elizabeth Jameson Wants You to Know About Human Fragility

After being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, the former civil rights lawyer began creating provocative works of art from the scans of her own diseased brain.

by Melinda Sacks

You’re the Fact Checker Now
Advice

You’re the Fact Checker Now

How to become a better reader in the age of unreliable news feeds.

10 Ways to ‘Get Involved’
Essays

10 Ways to ‘Get Involved’

Based on slightly exaggerated actual attempts.

by Summer Moore Batte

It Isn’t Your Dorm, But It’s OK
Community

It Isn’t Your Dorm, But It’s OK

How do you make a space into a home? These alumni share their tricks.

by Melinda Sacks

My Life Right Now
Online Exclusives

My Life Right Now

Learning to adult isn’t easy. Ten alums saw power in numbers, so they moved in together.

The Power of Place
Online Exclusives

The Power of Place

Inside the museum that shimmers with light on the National Mall—“a rich picture of African American life.”

Podcasts
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Podcasts

The Stanford Out Loud podcast series presents Stanford magazine stories like you've never heard them before.

Why Jane Stanford Limited Women’s Enrollment to 500
Features

Why Jane Stanford Limited Women’s Enrollment to 500

And what happened next.

by Sam Scott

The Yeh-Yeh Brotherhood
Campus

The Yeh-Yeh Brotherhood

Identical twins discuss the bonds they share, and the similar paths they have taken.

by Jill Patton