 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.
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“professional daughter” says connecting with your mom is not
that hard, but you need to share the responsibility.
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 From dress codes to anything goes: a look at one hundred years of student chic on College Hill.
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 Campus mourns the death of Nigerian novelist and Brown professor Chinua Achebe.
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 In Washington this spring, President Christina Paxson took on the vexing question, what are the humanities worth?
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 Meet David Corn ’81, the Mother Jones reporter who dug up Mitt Romney's infamous 47 percent video.
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 Inspired by her mother, who worked three jobs to support her kids, Amie Darboe ’10 wants young women to aim high.
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 Pulitzer Prize–finalist Gina Gionfriddo ’97 MFA on the difficulties of balancing the politics of feminism with the pull of family life.
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 As director of the early music group Blue Heron, Scott Metcalfe ’85 is breaking stereotypes about Renaissance music.
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 After the Boston Marathon bombings, students gathered on the College Green to remember the dead and lthe wounded.
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 By contributing the Thriller Writers Archive to the John Hay Library, Jon Land ’79 aims to give page-turners a better rep.
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 The School of Engineering launches a fund-raising campaign, and two alums respond by giving $35 million.
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 Stephanie Thompson ’13 is a softball superstar, a budding neuroscientist, and an advocate for the homeless.
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 Lori Lieberman ’84 offers much-needed advice and flavorful recipes for people recovering from eating disorders.
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 Roland Laird Jr. '82, who died in February, founded the Inman Page Black Alumni Council and inspired young black men.
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Adam Berman ’94 combines Jewish spirituality with a love of the earth and a need to help others.
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 After Newtown, President Paxson welcomed a campus debate on regulating guns. But will any regulation make a difference?
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 A researcher sniffs her way through a rotten sneaker contest and learns a lesson about what grosses us out.
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 Perfumer Anne McClain ’05 creates narratives using the emotive power of scent.
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 Circle Dance, a new sculpture made of crushed aluminum roasting pans, invites whimsy on the Pembroke Walk.
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 In the late 1800s baseball reigned supreme at Brown and a victory could prompt students to get rowdy.
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A look at the Class of 2017.
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