Share the Knowledge
A roundup of topical new books by Brown faculty
Politics & Law
Lending Pols Some Star Power
A celeb-based strategy for winning elections
“First, Ask a Judge”
A country doctor seeks to clarify the rules in Idaho’s ban
The Anthropology of Homelessness
In ANTH 1301, future doctors and policymakers get immersed in research and realities.
Divestment: Students for & Against
Two groups of activists made their case this spring
“Built to Hold Disagreement”
Balancing student safety and freedom of speech
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A Crisis for Children
A letter from the Editor
Rights + Wrong
No one’s pro-domestic-violence. Until you start looking at state laws, where protecting victims often loses out to protecting gun rights.
Ice-Breaker
As glaciers collapse, a community comes together.
Doc Politics
Healing more patients by changing health policy
Family Matters
Hard work. Personal responsibility. Republican presidential candidate Larry Elder ’74 aims to re-parent America the way his dad raised him.
Affirmative Reaction
A letter from the Editor
Strait Talk Across Rough Waters
A student-run program gets young people from China and Taiwan talking.
Legal Aid
A new online platform aims to untangle the immigration process
Justice Impeded
Joanna Schwartz ’94 takes a deep dive into how the law conspires to keep rogue cops from paying the price.
“The Guy Who Teaches City Politics”
Professor James Morone on 40 years of teaching a course that’s become a Brown classic.
Global Gridlock
Can Dan Maffei ’90 speed up the supply chain?
Rx for “Information Disorder”
Disinformation is making us sick, literally. Asking the right questions and training the right people may be the cure.
All the Pigs in China
To make good food choices these days, you have to sort out global trade, politics, and environmental issues. Even experts can’t do it.
17 Steps to Save the Planet
Paula Caballero ’84 came up with international goals for sustainable development, created a road map of how to get there—then got every nation on earth to agree.
Through the Iron Curtain
As Russia’s war on Ukraine gives a new generation a taste of what authoritarianism is all about, Debby (Wilson) Pattiz ’89 remembers her semester on the other side of the Berlin Wall.
Free and Fair Elections
New Jersey Secretary of State investigates fraud
Holding the Line
Through women’s empowerment groups, class action lawsuits, protests, and clinic defense, Brown students and alums have worked to obtain, preserve, and protect abortion rights for more than 50 years.
Getting There
The CEO of Philly’s transit authority is figuring out ways to improve riders’ lives