Cover Story
Stick It.
How do you get the world to work together, and fast, to get all of humanity vaccinated against COVID? Call on the charismatic “Indiana Jones of Public Health,” Seth Berkley ’78, ’81 MD
June–August 2021
What Do You Think?
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“Cole Triedman ’21 and Cartie Werthman ’21 are to be commended for their fine investigation into those who fund the movement to deny climate change. It comes as no surprise that those…”
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“I read with interest “Follow the Money.” In my day we had Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring,” and the discussions revolved around the expected new ice age. We have come a long way…”
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“In light of his deep shame for America and his joy in discovering roots in Lebanon, why did author Murphy come back?”
In response to The View From Tripoli (April–May 2021)
Upfront
Welcoming M. Grace Calhoun
Advancing Brown’s vision for athletics and recreation
Passages
The vaccine, commencement, and the passing of Vartan Gregorian.
Under the Elms
Politics & Law
Lessons from the Arab Spring
The uprisings that overtook the Arab world 10 years ago sparked a wealth of new scholarship. Read More: Lessons from the Arab Spring
Unfathomable
A submarine cruising Hillel House
Fire-truck Zoom
An unusual COVID classroom
Working Class Hero
A senior thesis on a legendary Panamanian boxer
Pandemic Problem Solving
A senior specializes in equity-based solutions
Features/Beyond the Gates
Ever True
Emerging Victorious
Meet seven of the many exemplary students who thrived—and graduated—despite the pandemic. Read More: Emerging Victorious
Beloved
Former President Vartan Gregorian, who transformed the N.Y. Public Library, then Brown, is perhaps most remembered for his generous spirit—and bear hugs.
A Billion Plus
In Land of Big Numbers, China’s government is an ever-present characte
The Storytelling Art
Award-winning illustrator and writer Brian Lies ’85 is hitting his stride
NBA Heights
Stephen Silas ’96 lands the top job at the Houston Rockets
Short Takes/Alums
A Sense of Community
How mentoring has cemented the TEAK program
A Celebration of Black Lives
A new book for kids ages 9 and up
Dark Instincts
A filmmaker draws from childhood for his newest thriller
Fresh Ink for June–Aug 2021
Books by Julia Zarankin ’97, Jennifer Dupee ’96, and Claire Holroyde ’01
System Overload
A new book offers strategies for strengthening our democracy through information technology
Manufactured Wilderness
Creating Yellowstone Park meant evicting longtime Native American residents
The Classes
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Eric Johnson, a podcast consultant in San Francisco, is hosting a new podcast called Follow Friday. The podcast is a weekly interview show about the Internet creators he admires and…
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Sangeeta Bhatia ’90, professor of health sciences and technology and electrical engineering and computer science at MIT, and Susan Hockfield, MIT president emerita, along with members of the MIT faculty, launched…
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Thomas Hatch published The Education We Need for a Future We Can’t Predict with Corwin. The book draws on 30 years of work learning from school reform efforts in the U.S. and…
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Lawrence Moss is representing Amnesty International at the United Nations, returning to active advocacy there after previous roles representing Human Rights Watch, Physicians for Human Rights, and the NYC Bar Association at…
Ah, Spring Weekend!
Pre-COVID, it was all about crowds
Hidden. Exposed. Targeted. Forgotten.
In 2021 America, Asians are targeted with violence yet still in the margins of our national conversation on race.
Obituaries
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Maximilian Y. Lenail ’21, of Palo Alto, Calif.; Jan. 29. He was to graduate from Brown in May 2021 with a concentration in neurobiology, and planned on applying to medical school and…
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Judith Lamb Juncker ’58, of Limerick, Me.; Feb. 11. She worked in the Gloucester Public Schools teaching second grade at Veteran’s Memorial School until her retirement. She also worked at the College…
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Alfred J. Petteruti ’54, of East Greenwich, R.I.; Jan. 19, from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. After graduating with a degree in electrical engineering, he attended graduate school at Yale and obtained a…
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Robert H. Breslin Jr. ’50, of Saunderstown, R.I.; Jan. 11. He studied law at Boston College and worked for the City of Warwick until the age of 90, beginning as Warwick’s assistant…
Current Obsession
The Arts
Rock ’n Roll Oldies
Five minutes with Greg Elliott, Professor of Sociology Read More: Rock ’n Roll Oldies