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Black, Pregnant and Grieving
Online Exclusives

Black, Pregnant and Grieving

‘For some of us, the journey to motherhood comes at a higher cost.’

by Herbrina Sanders

Word Nerd
Features

Word Nerd

John McWhorter is best known as a cultural critic who garners bouquets and brickbats from left and right alike. But he’s really a linguistics geek at heart.

by Deni Ellis Béchard

Change Is Crucial, and Slippery
Essays

Change Is Crucial, and Slippery

What a sea cucumber taught me about survival.

by Amber Wong

The Ticker — December 2020
All Right Now

The Ticker — December 2020

Stanford people in the news and on the move.

Historian and SLE Co-Founder
Farewells

Historian and SLE Co-Founder

Mark Mancall

by Rebecca Beyer

 Biblio File: What to Read Now — December 2020
Departments

Biblio File: What to Read Now — December 2020

New releases that inspire us.

Book Review: Long-Lost and Found
Departments

Book Review: Long-Lost and Found

New and Notable

by Julia Klein

Disease-Detection Pioneer
Farewells

Disease-Detection Pioneer

Sanjiv “Sam” Gambhir

by John Roemer