Justice. Now.
8 alums on the promise and perils of our national reckoning over race.
Nitana Hicks Greendeer ’03 is a leader in the effort to bring the Wôpanâak language back.
For Heidi Kim ’87, combating racism is a lifelong practice deeply rooted in her Christian faith
Astronaut Jessica Meir ’99 on being at zero gravity and zero risk of COVID-19
“I add in capital letters a word missing in this sentence (Race Rx, April/May): “It’s harmful to perpetuate the idea that race is biological, but it’s still everywhere in AMERICAN medical education.”…”
“The student research on anti-discrimination laws to protect those using housing vouchers in “From Scholarship to Shelter” (Courses of Study, January-March) is about making the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program work for…”
“I entered Brown in 1959, hoping to get a degree in Applied Mathematics. Little did I realize the straight-jacket that I was getting myself into and how it would ruin my life…”
Why removing “bad apples” won’t fix the police Read More: Rotten Culture
Record-breaking long jumps
“Undone science” refers to data that have been ignored while other research gets done. Partly in the name of racial justice, some Brown folks are working to bring that information to light.
A non-punitive approach
Leading R.I.’s fight against COVID-19
Alum directs Pixar short film
A Twin Cities college president’s Day One was the week of the riots
The COVID-19 Compiler predicts trouble spots and trends
Exploring racism in a new coming-of-age novel
A storyteller for the stars
Books by Anna Solomon ’98, Amity Gaige ’95, and Kelly McWilliams ’11
A new book shows how 1970s shows like Sesame Street shaped a generation of kids.
Breakfast cereal for the 21st century
Julia Burbank Chin reports on how she is faring in the days of the coronavirus. “The uncertainty of the whole thing is so challenging. I feel as if I am in eternal…
Michael Levy writes: “After 50 years as a lawyer, 37 with the U.S. Department of Justice, I retired last September. I have spent the spring semester teaching Cybercrime and Evidence at the…
Al Gerstein writes: “Naomi and I continue to do well, no great increase in the negative aspects of the aging process. As with everyone else, we are now embarked on a significant…
Russ Kinne writes: “I’m still living in mid-coast Maine; will be here forever, I think. Great place, great people. Living in a nifty little log house and driving my 11th Subaru (Maine’s…
Six Questions for Makedah Hughes ’19 Read More: A Jamaican American in Paris
Arlene Rome Ten Eyck ’43, of East Providence, R.I.; Mar. 1. She worked for a short time as a social worker before joining the staff at Bradley Hospital. For six months she…
Marilyn Davison Sanborn ’52, of Falmouth, Mass.; Mar. 24. She earned master’s degrees in education and library science from the State University of New York and Villanova University, then was a teacher…
Deborah L. Homsher ’74, of Ithaca, N.Y.; Mar. 16. She won a Wallace Stegner writing fellowship at Stanford University and followed with an MFA in fiction writing from the University of Iowa.…
John C. Kelleher III ’93 ’07 MD, of Los Angeles; Jan. 26, of brain cancer. At the time of his diagnosis he was completing training at the New Center for Psychoanalysis in…
Women’s gymnastics coach Jackie Court led the team through many victories. Read More: Joy and Determination
Engagement efforts ensure high-quality education for Providence students.
From the Editor: Staying true to Brown’s ethos
Five minutes with Hasiba Zandi ’21 Read More: Old-School Photography