Ralph, Meet Bob
A course looks at Ralph Waldo Emerson and Bob Dylan in conversation across centuries.
Education
Will Tagalog Be Taught at Brown?
Petition for a new language program
“Gamifying” Vietnamese
An intro language course gets revamped as a video game–style quest.
Fresh Ink for Winter 2025-2026
Reviewed by Edward Hardy
Eat Your Bloody Vegetables
A recent group independent study project had students biting into the science and business of the booming alternative protein industry.
Fight Like an Egyptian
A course taught once each Brown generation re-enacts the ancient Battle of Kadesh.
Future Vision
Helping low-income kids see themselves as college material
Guardian
Erroll Southers ’78 is a leading expert in law enforcement, campus safety, and homeland security.
Is Careerism Ruining College?
How much should Gen Z students be emphasizing career prep? And what might be lost?
Barrett Hazeltine and ENGN 9
The little-known story of how two seniors facing a scary job market came up with the class destined to become a Brown classic
High and Lonesome
Old-Time String Band students learn Appalachian music the traditional way—by ear.
Digital Dig
Archaeology’s free field recording program—alum-created and Brown-subsidized
The Anthropology of Homelessness
In ANTH 1301, future doctors and policymakers get immersed in research and realities.
Affirmative Action for Rich Kids
An economist’s research shows how Ivy-plus schools favor wealthy applicants.
Mainstreaming Mindfulness
Professor Eric Loucks is on a mission
The Good Life
A course on happiness gets mobbed
The Art of Spectacle
Luis Campos ’14 gets real with his research into combat sports as a pro wrestler in Shanghai.
From Ballet to Brown
A former Swan Queen and Sugar Plum Fairy hit the books
International Interns
A Brown program matches students to positions in Tel Aviv, Berlin, and Stockholm
Human Studies
Professor emeritus Arnold Weinstein reflects on the “vicarious, experiential, and enlarging” field of comparative literature.
The College Problem
Will Bunch ’81 examines the dismal state of higher education
Affirmative Reaction
A letter from the Editor
Complex Truth Telling
A letter from the President