Cover Story
The 0.3 Percent
Veterans make up a tiny portion of the Brown population—but thanks to recent efforts, more and more post-military undergrads are busting stereotypes and bringing diverse backgrounds to campus.
November/December 2018
Features
Wrap It Up
Our 12th annual holiday gift guide.
A Symphony of Moments
RaMell Ross’s documentary about a black community in the deep south.
Upfront
Working Smarter
Operational excellence may not always grab headlines. But when it builds community… we’re all rewarded.
Online reading poll results
What do you like to read online?
War and Service
Brown is one of the few Ivies to offer a dedicated liaison for veterans on campus.
What Do You Think?
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“I applaud Catherine Nacier (“Pot Policy Wonk,” September/October). Good work out there. California is ahead of the game in the legalization process and the Feds need to step up.”
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“I was struck by Michael D. Woods’s dismissive tone (“What Do You Think?,” September/October; in response to “Breaking Down the Binary,” July/August). Decrying the dedication of eight precious pages to the transgender…”
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“I’m pleased Brown professors and students want a politically balanced spectrum—four years of exposure to one-sided ideas does not advance critical thinking, or the ability to find common ground. I am active…”
In response to Crossing the Political Divide (September/October 2018)
Under the Elms
Student Journalists, Statewide Impact
An undergrad-reported series on elder abuse may influence Rhode Island policy.
“You Belong”
Making Brown more inclusive for low-and middle-income students
Safe School
Endangered scholars find a haven at Brown
Dear President
A political scientist’s guide to the Constitution
The Price of U.S. Global Policing
Brown researchers did the math.
Walkout Celebration
This year’s Black Alumni Reunion honored the 50th anniversary of a seminal event in Brown history
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Faithful fido: Your dog will probably remember your scent forever, says psychology professor Ruth Colwill.
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If your friend gets a divorce, you’re 75% more likely to get one too, researchers from Brown, Harvard, and UC San Diego found.
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Want successful kids? Your choice of neighborhood matters, Brown and Harvard researchers reveal in their “opportunity atlas.”
Beyond the Gates
Fast Forward
Sofi Tukker takes the dance-pop world by storm
Dark Day
A woman sleeps away a year of her life
The Predictor
Theresia Gouw ’90: a long, successful run as a Silicon Valley investor
House Secrets
Twentieth-century history told through the inhabitants of a Prague mansion
The Genius Series
Ken Biller ’86 tells the life stories of famous masterminds
Politician. Human.
Masterminding “authentic” political ads
Selling Soccer
A former Ivy League star is now one of the sport’s main boosters in the South.
Go Ahead, Use Lard
A cookbook touts traditional “farm fats” in French cooking
A Brooklyn Brewery
Two Brown graduates start their own brewery after an influential trip to Belgium
Eye on the Sky
A soldier-scientist’s dreams take flight
Fresh Ink
New books by Nathaniel Philbrick ’78, Eric Klinenberg ’93 and Robin Green ’67.
The Classes
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Mark Brennan ’69 writes: “A couple years ago I wrote that I had completed 40 years of service as a priest in the archdiocese of Washington, D.C., serving at that time in a…
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Phil Squattrito ’82 writes: “This fall I began my 30th year as a chemistry professor at Central Michigan University—long enough that I am into my second generation of students. I continue to…
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Dorcas Lind ’89 has been appointed assistant vice president of diversity and inclusion at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City. She writes: “After being on the corporate/agency side for much of…
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David Taus ’01 married Katie Kirkpatrick (Princeton ’04) in a small family ceremony this past summer. In the greatest of coincidences, this now makes him first cousins with friend and classmate Chloe…
Farewell
In Memoriam
Robert A. Reichley
A farewell to the former BAM editor and “perfect PR man.” Read More: Robert A. Reichley
Obituaries
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James A. Bradley Jr. ’52, ’63 MAT, of Easton, Md.; June 12. He had a 40-year career in education as a teacher, was a department head in five independent schools from Rhode…
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Berenice A. Carroll ’60 PhD, of West Lafayette, Ind.; May 10. She was a scholar and activist who worked for world peace and women’s rights. She had been a professor in the…
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Alexis Saccoman ’04, of Aventura, Fla.; May 30. In addition to running his private psychology practice, he was also program director from 2013 to 2017 of AFY iTHRIVE, an early intervention program…
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Ashley M. Aguilar ’11, of Sonoma, Calif.; June 16. While at Brown, she volunteered teaching Providence children and after Brown worked with AmeriCorps for two years. She coordinated a Reading Partners Program…
Current Obsession
Humanities & Culture
Mid-Century Maven
Professor Lynne Joyrich ’84 AM, ’90 PhD and her vintage collections Read More: Mid-Century Maven