Dean of Undergraduate Education William M. Todd, offered a word of caution about Stanford's newfound endowment wealth.
In response to the market's recent dive, he said, "If you wait a few days to publish the article, this may be a non-problem, although the rest of us will have dropped off proportionately."
But no sooner had Todd spoken than stocks began rebounding. The Internet is not about to disappear--and neither is its university cohort.
Martin observes that any well-funded organization is a better contender in its field.
"If enough people give any organization enough funding, it can--with excellent leadership--become a strong competitor," he writes.
And as Kinnally says, "I do think that when you think of the computer industry...you think of Stanford."
Over a hundred years old, Stanford is still new, still different. To Kinnally, it's that same pioneer spirit.
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