Gordon S. Wood
A titan of American history and beloved pillar of the University
History
“Murderous Mary” Lives
Joe Penza ’03 has found his calling as an archivist of arcana for a rural Tennessee community.
Nuclear Fiction
A new novel of Atomic Era intrigue and romance—based on real life
Not Your Idea of a Kodak Moment
A new book explores the photo industry’s dark past.
The Declaration’s 250th
A lifetime American history buff curates an exhibit on our founding document
Fresh Ink for June–August 2025
Books by Rita Bullwinkel ’11, Ken Conca ’82, and Scott Allen ’91 MD
The Banality of Kindness
Professor Emeritus Tony Molho on escaping the Nazis
Land of Six Hundred Thousand Despots
The autobiography of an enslaved man describes 1800s America
From the Archives: Students Respond to “Confused Times”
BAM’s May 1970 article on Vietnam War protests
The Brown Alum who Almost Became President
From the Archives
Brown Band 100th
From the Archives
Curveball
A day at the Tokyo Yakult Swallows’ ballpark changed everything
Fresh Ink for November–December 2024
Books by Larry Tye ’76, Brianna Craft ’13 MA, and Jay Dolin ’83
Can We Rescue “Freedom”?
A popular historian on our elusive national value
Resilience
48 years after "Operation Babylift," Chris Norlund ’03 AM found his Vietnamese family.
Share the Knowledge
A roundup of topical new books by Brown faculty
A Challenge at the Outset
From the Archives
Red/Blue America
Are competing national myths the root cause of our divided nation?
When the University Cadets Went to War
From the Archives
How to Read a Picture
A course applies seminal texts to classic LGBTQ images and films to show how imagery has been used to fight oppression.
Complex Truth Telling
A letter from the President
Unearthing Rhode Island History
A dig at a 19th-century College Hill home unveils stories about the textile industry, the European immigrant experience, and life in the Gilded Age.
Tracing Family Trees
Five minutes with Jake Garfinkle ’23