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So, You Want to be a Software Engineer
Advice

So, You Want to be a Software Engineer

Well, here’s what it’s like in the office.

by Kalissa Greene

Of Presidencies and Pizza Parties
Columns

Of Presidencies and Pizza Parties

What’s on the menu at Hoover House—then, now, and next.

by Kathy Zonana

The President and the Communist
Features

The President and the Communist

From the time he took the helm at Stanford, J.E. Wallace Sterling fielded hypothetical questions about whether a member of the Communist Party could serve on the faculty. Then came the real test.

Planes, Trains, and Visas
Features

Planes, Trains, and Visas

What international students navigate in pursuit of a Stanford degree.

by Tracie White

Meet Caeden Greene
All Right Now

Meet Caeden Greene

How one student connects mechanics, meat, and mentorship.

by Annie C. Reller

Biblio File: What to Read Now — May 2024
Departments

Biblio File: What to Read Now — May 2024

New releases that inspire us.

Book Review: The Deal with Democracy
Departments

Book Review: The Deal with Democracy

New and Notable

by Jill Patton