The events of 1969-70 changed Brown and the world around it. A novelist remembers the uncertainties and tensions that are the stuff of good historical fiction.
When a mother dies, young people are often scarred by a grief they don't understand. Sociologist Lynn Davidman may be helping a new generation chart a healthier path.
For years, Brown was an imagined place for Cedric Jennings '99. When he finally arrived on campus, though, the adjustments he faced were daunting and all too real.