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History Lost, Humanity Found
Ever heard of the Russian famine of the early 1920s? Neither had historian Douglas Smith '85. In his new book, he tells the forgotten story of how the U.S. saved some 30 million people from starvation. Here, children kneel in gratitude at the arrival of American corn in the Samara village of Vasilevka on April 10, 1922. Read the full story. (Photo: Courtesy of the Hoover Institution Library and Archive, Stanford University)
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Faculty Reads: The Absurd Man by Major Jackson
Major Jackson, acclaimed poet and Distinguished Professor of English, shares a poem from his latest book, The Absurd Man, and speaks about his inspiration and writing process. Read more about Jackson's latest work. (Video: Ian Thomas Jansen-Lonnquist)
