May/June 2009
Front Page
The Prophet of Dollars & Sense
whitney_thb.jpgWhen Meredith Whitney ’92 started predicting economic doom four years ago, her Wall Street colleagues thought she was crazy. She even got a death threat. Now when she speaks, the markets listen. Closely. Very, very closely.
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Creating Better People

kim_main_thb.jpgJim Yong Kim ’82, the Ivy League’s first Asian American president, talks about race, sports, citizenship, and training students to change the world.

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Everyday History
foxpoint_thb.jpgThree grad students help a local neighborhood rediscover its past, while teaching a new generation of schoolchildren that history lives on in the memories of their own families and neighbors.
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Word Player
natanlast_thb.jpgNatan Last ’12 designs crossword puzzles for the New York Times.
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The Killer Within
mulakwa_thb.jpgThe plays of Ugandan graduate student Charles Mulekwa focus on the violence and humanity of his war-ravaged homeland.
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Latte with That Novel?
books1_thb.jpgThe Brown Bookstore joins the twenty-first century.
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Dressed for Danger
pov_thb.jpgDonning Kevlar, a doctor discovers a new relationship between life and death.
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Greenhouse Classes
nalini_thb.jpgNalini Nadkarni ’76 teaches inmates about the natural world.
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Goodbye, Columbus
christophercolumbusday_thb.jpgThe Brown faculty renames Columbus Day.
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A Story Stripped to the Bone
gander_thb.jpgPoet and writing professor Forrest Gander writes a haunting first novel about friendship.
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Visionary Thinker
genensky_thb.jpgSam Genensky ’49, ’58 PhD has spent his life advocating for those with partial sight. 
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The Ladies Make Him Laugh
shiraki_thb.jpgRyan Shiraki ’92 directs comedies by women, for women. If he could just get his movies into theaters, women could actually see them.
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Kid Power
young_alum_thb.jpgA proposal to choose younger trustees gains crucial support.
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