June–August 2023

Running from the Bear

Douglas Diamond ’75 compares bank runs to a bear encounter gone bad—flee and you’re f@#%ed. His analysis helped save the U.S. economy in 2008 and won him a Nobel Prize last year.

Chance Emerson & the Series of Improbable Events

A band cobbled together before classes started freshman year has performed onstage in front of 3,000 people, opening for Blues Traveler. What’s next for Chance Emerson ’24 and his bandmates? First, homework.

Good Vibes

Gendo Taiko’s beat goes on

History Maker

The first woman to play Division I baseball

Suds Success

Students secure free laundry on campus

PhD Level Punches

Neuroscience meets boxing

San Francisco Rock Photographer

A History-making Black Judge

British Politics

Five minutes with Gabrielle Shammash ’24

Love Has Made a Difference

At 100 years old, “going on 75,” Lillian Affleck ’44 has put in at least six decades of service to others.

That Girl

Unknowingly, a young alum threw a lifeline to a trauma survivor. A 40-year friendship ensued.

Much-Lauded Meter

Legal Aid

A new online platform aims to untangle the immigration process

Hollywood Hot Streak

Michael Showalter ’92 directs A-list actresses in high-profile dramas

Are You a Flaneur?

The high art of meandering aimlessly

Justice Impeded

Joanna Schwartz ’94 takes a deep dive into how the law conspires to keep rogue cops from paying the price.

Royal Farewell

Rest Easy

An expert on why good sleep often eludes us

The Storyteller

Bridget Stokes ’04 wins an Emmy for directing A Black Lady Sketch Show.

Fresh Ink for June–August 2023

Books by Thomas Mallon ’73, Alissa Quart ’94, and Sarah Levy ’12.

“The Guy Who Teaches City Politics”

Professor James Morone on 40 years of teaching a course that’s become a Brown classic.

Twenty More for the Road

College is the place many people learn their limits with alcohol—and, sometimes, push way beyond them.

Star Students

To Test or Not to Test

A letter from the President