The Arts
Cat Masterpieces
A new children’s book fills a famous museum with felines
What We Inherit
An unflinching memoir explores mental illness and family ties
Wings of Hope
How people and migrating butterflies connect across continents
Hidden in Plain View
Move over, birbs. There’s a new treasure in town.
Fresh Ink for June–August 2025
Books by Rita Bullwinkel ’11, Ken Conca ’82, and Scott Allen ’91 MD
James Wins a Pulitzer
Percival Everett ’82 AM became part of a very select club
The Banality of Kindness
Professor Emeritus Tony Molho on escaping the Nazis
‘Shift the Vibrations’
In Intro to Rap Songwriting, students learn to listen deeply.
Bitten by the Bug
Amy Teboul ’23 started her career as a film producer at Brown.
Fresh Ink for April–May 2025
Books by Javier Sandoval ’17, Suzannah Weiss ’13, Ria Mirchandani ’15, and Shivantika Jain Kothari
In Translation
Paige Aniyah Morris ’16 translates Korean literature into English
Don’t Read This
How Brown professors and alums are fighting a wave of book bans.
Innovation Lab
A Brown|RISD master’s program mixes design and engineering
Redefining ‘Retro’
’60s-era sunshine pop has returned to Brown and students are loving it
Think Again
The "genius" art of professor Tony Cokes
Granny Squares Everywhere
Five minutes with Rachel Kamphaus ’25
Radical Filmcraft
An Oscar-nominated new film from Professor RaMell Ross
Art + Athletics
A video series explores the shared language
Fresh Ink for January–March 2025
Books by Elizabeth Birkelund ’82, Ralph Watson McElvenny ’91, Mark Whortman ’79, and Debra Hendrickson ’83
Music Tech Wonk
JJ Wiesler ’96 uses cutting-edge digital tools to make sounds that come at you from all angles.
Throw Down
Brown Pottery Club wins its long-fought battle for a studio
Seeing a Different Way
An art installation sheds light on what it’s like to be visually impaired