To Thomas Perez ’83 government should act to make America a fairer place for the powerless. That’s why Republicans call him a radical ideologue and President Obama wants him to be his secretary of labor.       

A “professional daughter” says connecting with your mom is not that hard, but you need to share the responsibility.

From dress codes to anything goes: a look at one hundred years of student chic on College Hill.

In Washington this spring, President Christina Paxson took on the vexing question, what are the humanities worth?

Campus mourns the death of Nigerian novelist and Brown professor Chinua Achebe.

Meet David Corn ’81, the Mother Jones reporter who dug up Mitt Romney's infamous 47 percent video. 

Inspired by her mother, who worked three jobs to support her kids, Amie Darboe ’10 wants young women to aim high.

Pulitzer Prize–finalist Gina Gionfriddo ’97 MFA on the difficulties of balancing the politics of feminism with the pull of family life.

As director of the early music group Blue Heron, Scott Metcalfe ’85 is breaking stereotypes about Renaissance music.

After the Boston Marathon bombings, students gathered on the College Green to remember the dead and lthe wounded.

By contributing the Thriller Writers Archive to the John Hay Library, Jon Land ’79 aims to give page-turners a better rep.

The School of Engineering launches a fund-raising campaign, and two alums respond by giving $35 million.

Stephanie Thompson ’13 is a softball superstar, a budding neuroscientist, and an advocate for the homeless.

Lori Lieberman ’84 offers much-needed advice and flavorful recipes for people recovering from eating disorders.

Roland Laird Jr. '82, who died in February, founded the Inman Page Black Alumni Council and inspired young black men.

Adam Berman ’94 combines Jewish spirituality with a love of the earth and a need to help others.  

After Newtown, President Paxson welcomed a campus debate on regulating guns. But will any regulation make a difference?

A researcher sniffs her way through a rotten sneaker contest and learns a lesson about what grosses us out.

Perfumer Anne McClain ’05 creates narratives using  the emotive power of scent.

Circle Dance, a new sculpture made of crushed aluminum roasting pans, invites whimsy on the Pembroke Walk.

In the late 1800s baseball reigned supreme at Brown and a victory could prompt students to get rowdy.

A look at the Class of 2017.