A New York Times bestseller with over 5 million copies sold, Professor Randy Pausch's moving and inspirational book is based on his extraordinary Last Lecture. 'We cannot change the cards we are dealt ...

Randy Pausch, a computer-science professor who became internationally known for his inspiring “Last Lecture,” passed away in Chesapeake, Virginia, Friday after losing a battle with pancreatic cancer.

For about two hours every Tuesday and Thursday last semester, I would sit in the back of Mason Hall 1448 and listen to my Literary Cognition professor detail the cognitive benefits of storytelling and ...