Summer 2026 University News Sounds Kosher? Halal, Yeah In 2023, Brown Dining Services added kosher and halal stations in the Ratty. We checked in with Hallel Abrams Gerber ’28 and Layla Ahmed ’27—two current diners—to get the specifics. University News The Leftovers Alums, we asked for your Ratty memories, however dim. Here’s a sampling. University News Farewell, Little Africa Curt Harris ’92 remembers a Ratty enclave for Black students that has since faded away. University News The Ratty Daddy Chatting with dining services VP George Barboza, who has been with the Sharpe Refectory for 36 years. University News The Ratty at 75 The lines! The trays! The alcoves! The Turkey Tet’... (RIP)! Let’s celebrate the diamond anniversary of the dining hall so many once called home. The Arts Back to Brooklyn Xochitl Gonzalez ’99 has found literary success with three novels about Latina strivers in the New York City borough where she grew up. Politics & Law The View from College Hill The Trump administration has demanded more conservative voices within academia, but scholars across the spectrum insist the true spirit of viewpoint diversity is alive and well at Brown. Under the Elms Education Ralph, Meet Bob A course looks at Ralph Waldo Emerson and Bob Dylan in conversation across centuries. Humanities & Culture Will Tagalog Be Taught at Brown? Petition for a new language program Sports & Recreation Top of the Leaderboard Alex Semenenko ’26 rises up the judo ranks Sports & Recreation Rock Stars Students start a club for competitive climbers Ever True Pressed into Memory Brown preserves a collection of the Dec. 13 memorial flowers Student Life Brown loves PVD Musicians thank Providence Obituaries In Memoriam Hip Hop Jurist Current Obsession Student Life Talking to the Animals Five minutes with Rahel Selemon ’26 From the President University News Partners in Discovery A letter from the President Beyond the Gates The Arts Honey Wafers Medicine & Health Brain Tumor Breakthrough UCLA’s Dr. Linda Liau ’87 has extended survival rates in some patients with glioblastoma. The Arts Design Duo Architects and childhood friends have been building since Brown. The Arts Tuneful Travels Producer Ana González ’15 traveled nationwide with cellist Yo-Yo Ma to explore how music and place intertwine. Science & Tech Behind the Digital Revolution Marc Etkind ’87 isn’t just documenting history, he’s making it, at Silicon Valley’s Computer History Museum. Sports & Recreation GenX Running Champ The Arts Murder on Ice Best-selling author Wendy Walker ’89 drew from her experience as a competitive figure skater for Blade, her latest page-turner. Fresh Ink The Arts Fresh Ink for Summer 2026 Reviewed by Edward Hardy The Big Issue Medicine & Health The Primary Care Crisis Why many Americans can’t find a doctor and what to do about it. The Big Search Science & Tech Creative Destruction Peter Howitt, Brown professor emeritus of economics, awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize.
