April–May 2023

Brilliant.

Providence’s Jewelry District once supplied most of the nation’s costume jewelry sparkle. Now it’s home to some of the city’s hottest new restaurants and bars—and a significant part of Brown’s expanding campus.

Love & Joy

A course on African American culture cotaught by Professor Tricia Rose ’87 AM, ’93 PhD, and Professor Andre Willis—whose vigorous debates are part of their happy marriage—serves as a model for antiracism and radical love.

Mischief Makers

A new club revives old traditions of spirituality and silliness

Yelling, Screaming, and Fun

Former Brown track star Craig Kinsley ’11 on his unique coaching style

Fielding Questions

The latest Olympians on track and field’s coaching roster

Animals@Brown

Some members of the campus community are furrier than others.

A Lawyer and Seeker of Justice

Stephanie L. Robinson ’87, ’88 AM, A Lawyer and Seeker of Justice obituary

The “TV Allowance” Inventor

Randal P. Levenson ’68, the TV Allowance Inventor obituary

One Grange Hall, Two Alums,
and 9,000 Books

The birth of a place for books and community, in rural Maine.

Basic Training

Boston Public Library Love

Five minutes with Karim Zohdy ’25

Weekly Inspiration for women

Ecology and Inequality

Can we restore damaged ecosystems while also attending to human rights?

Global Gridlock

Can Dan Maffei ’90 speed up the supply chain?

Fresh Ink for April–May 2023

Books by Antonia Angress ’13, Ryan Lee Wong ’10, and Harris Solomon ’07 AM, ’11 PhD

Shell Game

Ronny Krishana ’95 hopes to restore NY’s status as the world’s oyster capital.

A Clutch Move

Artwork malfunction sparks a career in hot handbags

A Wide Net

Chazz Woodson ’05 aims to make lacrosse more racially diverse

Songs for Social change

Casting a Spell

Short stories inspired by fairy tales

Shell Game

Ronny Krishana ’95 hopes to restore NY’s status as the world’s oyster capital.

Gems and Joy

Unearthing Rhode Island History

A dig at a 19th-century College Hill home unveils stories about the textile industry, the European immigrant experience, and life in the Gilded Age.

Brown and Providence

Continuing to cultivate the relationship between the university and our local community.

Preserving Poetry, Byte by Byte

At the Brown Library, archivists seek to protect innovative digital art.