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Margaret Atwood at Stanford Live

Margaret Atwood, Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, and winner of two Booker Prizes among other honors, graced Stanford’s Memorial...

The Show Must Go On! (COVID-19 and the Art of Zoom)

The COVID-19 crisis has dealt a staggering blow to the performing arts. Theaters have had to close. As have concert halls, including...

Sita's Story - "The Forest of Enchantments" by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni named many modern themes: the MeToo movement, single motherhood, and victim shaming as she spoke about Sita,...

Salman Rushdie's "Quichotte" - On the Road

Salman Rushdie describes the opioid crisis in his new book, "Quichotte." He had researched it for years following a family tragedy. His...

Eric Yuan, Zoom and the Pursuit of Happiness

My first experience with Zoom video conferencing was in a Stanford Continuing Studies class. In the spring of 2016, I decided to take an...

The Odyssey, and Going Home ("Nostos")

One of the great joys of living near Stanford University is access to many outstanding events that are open to the community. One such...

Silicon Valley Reads 2019: Books on Family History

Silicon Valley Reads “is an annual community program that selects books focused on a contemporary theme and offers free events throughout...

"Welcome to your Intellectual Home": My Smith College Reunion

"Welcome to your intellectual home!" These were the warm words of President Kathleen McCartney as she welcomed an auditorium filled with...

Take My Hand

The past few weeks have brought jolting news of deaths by suicide, of fashion designer Kate Spade, celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, and...

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