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Places They Can’t Forget
Online Exclusives

Places They Can’t Forget

Students tell us how a quarter away from campus affected them.

by Melina Walling

The Branch Office
Columns

The Branch Office

Editor Summer Batte gets her wish to be the Stanford mascot.

by Kathy Zonana

It’s Not Easy Being Green
All Right Now

It’s Not Easy Being Green

An editor’s epic quest results in a documenTree.

Giving Away Silicon Valley’s Billions
Features

Giving Away Silicon Valley’s Billions

How Nicole Taylor, ’90, MA ’91, plans to put the ‘community’ back in ‘community foundation.’

by Melinda Sacks

The Problem With Philanthropy
Features

The Problem With Philanthropy

It's an exercise in power, says Stanford political scientist Rob Reich, MA '98, PhD '98.

by Melinda Sacks

The Giving Circle
Features

The Giving Circle

Alumnae and friends pool their funds for greater impact.

by Melinda Sacks

Shooting for a Better Deal
Features

Shooting for a Better Deal

WNBA Players Association president Nneka Ogwumke discusses new collective bargaining agreement.

by Ramona Shelburne