This spring, atheist Michael Newdow ’74 argued before the U.S. Supreme Court that requiring schoolchildren to recite the Pledge of Allegiance is unconstitutional. The problem is two words most Americans embrace: under God.

Farewell: Mary F. Diaz ’82

In 1999, Yann Danis was just another hockey-playing Canadian teenager. Five years and seven school records later, he is graduating from Brown and signing a contract with the Montreal Canadiens.

A celestial event that no living person has seen.

Cell phones make it easier to connect anytime, from any place. Or do they?

As the weather turns warm, why not have class outdoors?

On campus, it’s down a hallway with the comforting smell of burnt popcorn.

Jayne Finst, arguably Brown’s finest gymnast ever, ends her career with strength, grace, and a touch of sadness.

After twenty-five years running the family business—Berklee College of Music—he retires in June.

He aims to be among the first commercial astronauts.

When not writing poetry, she writes letters for others. All kinds of letters.

The University’s ambitious plans to expand its faculty and enrich its academics raise a crucial question: does the campus have room for all this?

Brown ups the ante on its commitment to academic medicine.

Black coaches remember Fritz Pollard ’19 with an annual coaching award.

Student musicians share the stage with a pair of veteran actors.

How might a university amend for the past? A committee considers.

A visiting Nobel laureate paints a picture of the nanoscale.

Thomas Wolfe thought he had problems. Exiled women writers speak.

The former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan describes its road to elections

Rhoda Flaxman

Thirty six hours out of prison, another Chinese dissident arrives on College Hill.

Alison Smith’s memoir of her teenage brother’s death is a story of devastating grief and surprising rebirth.

A senior’s first job interview lands her a spot on reality TV.

The latest in research on campus

Looking for culinary adventure in a show that’s half Food Network and half MTV.

Farewell: Margaret Borden Lawton ’27

Elmo Terry-Morgan ’74

Jen Chapin evokes the sultry voices of the ’70s, with smooth R&B and jazz harmonies.

The Confessions of Max Tivoli

Josh Cohen wants to free music from the media conglomerates.

Two political scientists explore the dark side of airline safety.

Coming-of-age fiction comes out kindly.

From the December 1939–January 1940 BAM