Why
Teach?
K-12 education continues to attract promising new teachers, including
dozens each year from Stanford. Keeping them is another matter.
this
dust of words
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.
On the Edge of Nowhere
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.
Plus: Excerpt
The Killing Fields
Luck of the Draw
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? Plus: Explanations
and Iterations Understanding the University's Draw guide
Location, Location, Location A
student's-eye view of the options
The
Karmic Capitalism of Chip Conley
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.