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With 1,379 PhD students across 48 programs, the Graduate School keeps getting stronger and stronger.

A writer discovers the liberating world of steampunk, where fashion meets art and self-expresssion.

Ira Magaziner ’69, the chief architect of the New Curriculum, tells the inside story of how it came to change the University forever.

A panel of alumni governors—and one rejected applicant—wonders: are states leading the way to bipartisanship?

Will technology permanently change the way college students learn? Will campuses become obsolete?

Jim Yong Kim’82, the president of the World Bank, has a modest goal. He is trying to change the world.

U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez ’83, the son of Dominican immigrants, discusses his life and beliefs.

How do you celebrate a 250th birthday? With fireworks, VIPs, cheering students, and a 650-pound birthday cake.

On a campus visit, the Aga Khan warned against religious fragmentation and urged a return to pluralism.

Biologist Kenneth Miller ’70 receives a major Roman Catholic award from Notre Dame for his work debunking creationism.

Maya Finoh ’17 and Eugenia Lulo ’16 create two new magazines, one focusing on racial identity and one featuring travel stories.

Brown took its 250th anniversary celebration on the road to New York City's Lincoln Center in April.

When President Paxson urged students to get involved combating climate change, many rose to the challenge.

New books from alumni and faculty include a novel of abducted schoolgirls, a history of ping-pong, and the online lives of teens.

Randall Poster ’84 is a music supervisor for Wes Anderson and Martin Scorsese. Why is his new CD a collection of Civil War songs?

In her new CD, Mary Chapin Carpenter ’81 has dresses up some of her old songs with new orchestral arrangements.

Do you like to grill? Paula Marcoux ’82 takes outdoor cooking to the next step, using fire pits and Middle Eastern bread ovens.

In a new Showtime series, a news producer lines up top journalists and media celebrities for a humanized look at a contentious issue.

Singer-songwriter Jocie Adams ’08 leaves The Low Anthem and fronts a new band called Arc Iris.

New York Yankees operations analyst David Grabiner ’05, ’08 ScM tells you which stats to follow and which to ignore.

Thanks to team members like Rebecca Freedman ’14, gymnastics won the Ivy Classic again this year.

As an analyst for the NY Yankees, David Grabiner ’05, ’08 ScM hopes his computer skills will win him a World Series ring.

Obituaries from the March/April 2014 issue.