Living on Mars Time
Ralph Milliken ’03 ScM, ’06 PhD is one of the scientists telling the Mars rover Curiosity what to do. Here's what he's telling it, and why.
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Campus in the Summer
Think the campus is quiet, verdant, and dull during the summer? Guess again. From aspiring athletes to international scholars, the learning just keeps on going.
First Readings
Freshmen this summer read Sons of Providence, President Paxson was one of many faculty members to lead discussions of the book.
New President, New Class
President Christina Paxson and the Class of 2016 have something in common: they're getting settled into their first semester at Brown.
American Pastoral
When urban studies concentrator Chia Chen-Speidel ’11 moved to San Francisco, she discovered she didn’t like cities. So she became a goat herder.
Sex and God
As a frat member, Damon Owens ’88 enjoyed casual sex. Now he works full time promoting the Catholic Church's teachings on sex, abortion, and family planning.
Spreading the Wealth
As president of the Joyce Foundation, Ellen Alberding ’79 hands out $40 million a year to help people devise big solutions to our biggest problems.
For Whom the Bells Toll
Thirty years ago, Connie Engle ’58 volunteered to ring handbells in her church. Now she's a campanologist and has taken bell ringing to a whole new level.
Go Bears!
An alumnus sends in this photo, asking if anyone knows the identity of the football fan waving a Brown pennant.
It’s All About Home
Julie Carlson ’83 and Josh Groves ’84 found careers in the blogosphere by remodeling a house in California. They just might help you remodel yours.
Public Intellectual
Timothy Snyder ’91 argues that Hitler and Stalin had one thing in common: they made the early twentieth century one of the bloodiest periods in human history.
Music from the Depths
When his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer, Leigh Marble ’97 directed his anger into music, producing Where the Knives Meet Between the Rows, a remarkable CD.
Larger Than Life
Five years ago, Alison Klayman ’06 was just another recent American graduate in Beijing. Until she made a film chronicling the life of one of China's leading artist-activists.
The Weekend That Was
Commencement 2012—Were you here? Or did you miss it? In either case, take a look at the BAM’s Reunion and Commencement slideshows. We photographed the entire weekend—from Campus Dance to the procession down College Hill and Commencement exercises on Sunday.
Metal Works
In Providence’s Steel Yard, Clay Rockefeller ’03 has created a nonprofit that trains industrial and fine artists while creating jobs.