Hip-hop music began as an expression of the hopes and fears of the inner-city poor. Then greed and violence corrupted it. It's a story that Tricia Rose, one of the first scholars to study hip-hop, believes has much to teach us about our culture and how we treat one another.

How a group of students went from learning to play poker in the basement of Faunce House to winning millions as tournament pros.

Profiles of seven members of the class of 2009 who ran into potentially overwhelming obstacles during their years on campus—and beat the odds.

A farewell to Irving R. Levine '44

A view of William H. Robertson addressing his fellow seniors in 1912.

A look at who received honorary degrees at Commencement.

Baccalaureate speaker Fareed Zakaria offers a global vision of hope.

The class of 1959 reflects on the varied lives its members have lived over the past five decades.

A recent graduate’s quixotic quest to climb the highest peak in every state.

Before class ball caps, alumni wore reunion badges.

Check out our coverage of the grand weekend's events.

The Boldly Brown campaign has transformed the University’s fund-raising.

Entrepreneurship students kick-start their careers with a fair-trade tea.

Engineering students unveil the formula car they designed, built, and raced.

Last December, Carly Sieff '09 got it into her head that her fellow students needed to ride their bikes more.

The varsity team celebrates a half-length win at the Henley Royal Regatta in England.

Brown parent Jack Nicholson on campus to headline the Ivy Film Festival.

Historian Edmund S. Morgan returns to Brown.

Before September triggers a whole new sports year, we review the best of 2008–09.

Director Sam Mendes assembled a reunion’s worth of alums for Away We Go.

Surgeon Calvin Lee ’93, ’97 MD debuts at Carnegie Hall with the YouTube Symphony Orchestra.

Diane Arbus's "Family in Brooklyn" part of the show "The Art of Caring: A Look at Life Through Photography," on display at the New Orleans Museum of Art, which the the brainchild of art collector Zachary Morfogen '50.

Rebecca Joy Fletcher ’90 revives forgotten Yiddish songs.

London-based Dhani Harrison '01 will sing, play guitar and keyboards at the Lollapalooza festival in August.

Inspired by an IHOP menu, two graduates take off for China.

A lyrical memoir about what it takes to survive in Homer, Alaska.