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Inside China
Scholars have called her work indispensable and irreplaceable. Jean Oi s ) forays into rural China to document changes in post-Mao society have produced ) fresh insights into peasant politics, and a generation of inspired students.
by Diane Rogers
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A Campus Transformed
Fifteen years ago, the Farm was looking a little rundown. Dorms leaked, classrooms ) were dingy, and scientists languished in the so-called Then ) came the Loma Prieta earthquake, hundreds of millions of dollars in renovation ) projects, and an era of construction unmatched in University history. Here ) is how Stanford looks now.
by Theresa Johnston
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Who Killed Jane Stanford?
New investigations confirm she was poisoned by strychnine, but the case will never be solved. Someone got away with murder.
by Susan Wolfe
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America and the Paradox of Power
Dominant but vulnerable, the United States confronts terrorism and growing resentment abroad. How should it respond, and what do its actions say about the country? Six scholars weigh in.
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About a Boy
His death broke his parents’ hearts and spawned a university. But who was he? Recent revelations suggest a different Leland Stanford Jr. than many have imagined.
by Theresa Johnston
