Telling Nigeria’s Story
Campus mourns the death of Nigerian novelist and Brown professor Chinua Achebe.
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Bell Gallery
At the Bell Gallery gallery.
Liberal Arts in Trouble
In Washington this spring, President Christina Paxson took on the vexing question, what are the humanities worth?
May Joy Return
After the Boston Marathon bombings, students gathered on the College Green to remember the dead and lthe wounded.
Engineering Growth
The School of Engineering launches a fund-raising campaign, and two alums respond by giving $35 million.
Fewer Guns–Or More?
After Newtown, President Paxson welcomed a campus debate on regulating guns. But will any regulation make a difference?
Fashion Statements
From dress codes to anything goes: a look at one hundred years of student chic on College Hill.
Do Thrillers Matter?
By contributing the Thriller Writers Archive to the John Hay Library, Jon Land ’79 aims to give page-turners a better rep.
The Memory Factory
Perfumer Anne McClain ’05 creates narratives using the emotive power of scent.
The Cure for Calorie Counters
Lori Lieberman ’84 offers much-needed advice and flavorful recipes for people recovering from eating disorders.
Post-Potter
Emma Watson ’13: Post-Potter
Slow Down & Listen
As director of the early music group Blue Heron, Scott Metcalfe ’85 is breaking stereotypes about Renaissance music.
Art and Life
Pulitzer Prize–finalist Gina Gionfriddo ’97 MFA on the difficulties of balancing the politics of feminism with the pull of family life.
ALUMS IN THE STATE DEPT: Breaking from Past History
As ambassador to Pakistan and a former colleage of Richard Holbrooke ’62, Richard Olson ’81 is near the epicenter of the U.S. war on terror.
ALUMS IN THE STATE DEPT: No Praying from the Podium
U.S. Department of State spokeswoman Victoria Nuland ’83 explains complex foreign policy in language your mother will understand.
On the Beat
Jonathan Bastian ’89 Jonathan Bastian had a midlife crisis. Then he became a cop. Now he's making a difference in citizens' lives.