A Witness to Suffering
As a leukemia survivor, Suzanne Nolan ’73 brings unusual empathy to her job as hospital chaplain.
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An F in Retirement
At 76 years old, Minnesota's Ernest Lampe ’62 is just too young to hang up his stethoscope for good.
It’s Good!
In November 1915 a gifted kicker accomplished an athletic feat that changed Brown football for good.
Are the Hackers Winning?
Data thieves have your identity—and our political process—in their sights. Three Brown professors, including mathematics professor Jill Pipher, think they have a way to foil them, but law enforcement and intelligence agencies are saying, “Wait a minute! What if locking up your data also shields criminals and spies?” Is absolute privacy bad for the country?
The End
When Rick Moody was eight years old, Abbey Road became the consoling backdrop to his parents’ divorce.
Moving Us To Care
After studying exiled Syrians, political scientist Wendy Pearlman ’96 took a novel approach: "humanistic documentation."
Writing in Tongues
If you were born in another country and work in more than one language, where’s your real cultural home?
Call the Mopeds!
As Brown’s EMTs celebrate their 40th anniversary, one of the original volunteers recalls how it all began.
The Welfare of Others
Computer science professor John Savage begins his fifty-first year of research and teaching.
Looking Up
The August 21 eclipse may not have been total at Brown, but the community's enthusiasm was.
Communion
Father Albert Duggan ’03, Brown's Catholic chaplain, says Brown taught him about the diversity of paths to truth.
Immersive Education
Can virtual reality revive high school students' interest in history by giving them the illusion of being there?
Fresh Ink
Fresh Ink
A Unique Spiritual Journey
The latest novel by Roland Merullo ’75, ’76 AM is about a road trip by the Pope and the Dalai Lama.
Melancholy Lives
A mood of pervasive melancholy dominates this first short-story collection by Jeffrey Eugenides ’82.
Super Conductor
This fall, Vinay Parameswaran ’09 becomes assistant conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra.
Playing the Game
Will Lockhart ‘13 founded Brown's Go Club. Now he's codirected a documentary about the game.
Revisiting Hemingway
Mary V. Dearborn ’77, the first woman biographer of Hemingway, brings a new perspective to Papa.
Once Upon a Time
Valerie Tutson ’87, ’90 AM has been telling stories since she designed her own undergrad concentration about it.
Dead Head
Amir Bar-Lev ’94 directs Long Strange Trip, a new four-hour documentary about the Grateful Dead.
Fake But Free
A panel discusses how to distinguish fake news from actual journalism on social media—and how social media can help.
What It Means to Be “Good”
Katie Bayerl ’00 was a teacher who gave up the classroom for writing—until her love of teenagers pulled her back.
Commencement & Reunions
Check out our reunion slide show and coverage of all things Commencement, from Campus Dance to giving out degrees.
Handling Actors
Edwin Sherin ’52 directed thirty-six episodes of Law & Order and made James Earl Jones a star.