A Hard Rain Fell John Nova Lomax, 27 Mar 2018 4 min read A Hard Rain Fell Hurricane Harvey, 27 million gallons of rain, and cleaning up the mess.
The Fire This Time Kerry Benefield, 27 Mar 2018 7 min read The Fire This Time After the most destructive fires in California history, how do you grapple with all that’s lost? And how do you help others put their lives back together?
Grace on Ice By Tina Vossugh, 26 Dec 2017 2 min read Grace on Ice We’re rooting for Polina Edmunds ’20 in the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
What We Owe Tatiana Sanchez ’10, 28 Sep 2017 9 min read What We Owe A Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter on the Ghost Ship fire and tales of human strife and resilience.
Courage Central Marty Sammon ’56, MBA ’63, 28 Sep 2017 15 min read Courage Central A paratrooper tells the story of September 1957, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Time for a Big Shift Meir Statman, 28 Sep 2017 9 min read Time for a Big Shift We work and save for decades. And then what?
The Lesson for Today Dorian Llywelyn, S.J., 28 Sep 2017 3 min read The Lesson for Today Education, data, and a Silicon Valley solution to help teachers better understand students in East San Jose and beyond.
The Most Important Lawsuit on the Planet Deborah Lohse, 28 Sep 2017 15 min read The Most Important Lawsuit on the Planet It seeks no monetary damages, just solutions.
Listening Is Her Superpower Jesse Hamlin, 15 Jun 2017 3 min read Listening Is Her Superpower Anna Deavere Smith work for the stage has been groundbreaking: focusing on moments of crisis and catching stories.
The Habit of Larceny Ron Hansen M.A. ’95, 15 Jun 2017 3 min read The Habit of Larceny An excerpt from The Kid, the story of Billy the Kid like it’s never been told
The Good, the Bad, and the Kid Steven Boyd Saum, 15 Jun 2017 11 min read The Good, the Bad, and the Kid In which we talk with Ron Hansen M.A. ’95 about truth and fiction and Billy the Kid—and when you can’t tell the good guys from the bad guys.
Wickedly Complex Michelle Marvier ’90, 15 Jun 2017 2 min read Wickedly Complex Emerging diseases, cyberterrorism, and food insecurity are tough nuts to crack. That’s why we need to put scientists and engineers together.