Flipping the Bird

Starting with the Phoenix, his rock'n'roll hotel that rose from a shabby San Francisco neighborhood, this unorthodox businessman has created a stir in the hospitality industry. But his growing concern is more about people than buildings.

by Robert L. Strauss

A writer/photographer visited the tiny Canadian town of Wallace Stegner's boyhood, looking for clues to the author's world view. He found a setting both beautiful and austere, and the rugged character that shapes Stegner's stories.

by Jim Foley

When English professor John Felstiner stumbled upon a former student's decades-old honors thesis, he set out to renew his acquaintance with the student. What began as a casual inquiry became a monthslong search into a troubled past, with disquieting results.

by John Felstiner

K-12 education continues to attract promising new teachers, including dozens each year from Stanford. Keeping them is another matter.

by Christine Foster

The Toledo Six, a half-dozen sophomores-to-be, hope to outwit Stanford’s complicated housing draw and score a plum dorm assignment. They have a plan, but can they beat the house rules?

by Marisa Milanese

by Jennie Berry

Big fish in a little pond

by Jennie Berry

Building on Faith