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What the Wilderness Letter Wrought
Features

What the Wilderness Letter Wrought

Stegner’s ‘labor of an afternoon’ struck a chord around the world.

by Daniel Arnold

Westword, Bound
Features

Westword, Bound

The written world of Wallace Stegner was one of calloused hands and expansive beauty. His most famous pupils saw things differently.

by Daniel Arnold

Biblio File: What to Read Now — July 2021
Departments

Biblio File: What to Read Now — July 2021

New releases that inspire us.

Book Review: Searching for Safe Haven
Departments

Book Review: Searching for Safe Haven

New and Notable

by Deni Ellis Béchard

Just Curious
Features

Just Curious

How a boy who played with fire (and mercury, and bleach) became a bioengineer who brought $1 origami microscopes (and paper centrifuges, and snorkel-mask PPE) to the world.

by Deni Ellis Béchard

History Scholar Who Saved New York Public Library
Farewells

History Scholar Who Saved New York Public Library

Vartan Gregorian, ’58, PhD ’64

by Rebecca Beyer

Journalist Who Pioneered Coverage of Silicon Valley
Farewells

Journalist Who Pioneered Coverage of Silicon Valley

Marion Lee Lewenstein

by Melina Walling

The Very Blue Debut of stanford.edu
All Right Now

The Very Blue Debut of stanford.edu

25 years ago, the chosen hue sparked a cry.

by Sam Scott

The Ticker - July 2021
All Right Now

The Ticker - July 2021

Stanford people in the news and on the move.

Advancing Racial Justice
Columns

Advancing Racial Justice

An update on Stanford’s efforts to promote a more just society and counter racism in our community.

by Marc Tessier-Lavigne