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Inside AI

Brown’s first AI czar Michael Littman takes on artificial intelligence just as everything’s up in the air. He’s ready.

Science & Tech

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Food Fights

In her latest book, former chef and current food science professor Charlotte Biltekoff ’00 AM, ’06 PhD bites into processed food and the politics of knowledge.

Education

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Guardian

Erroll Southers ’78, who was racially profiled as a kid in New Jersey, is now one of California’s leading experts in law enforcement, campus safety, and homeland security.

Humanities & Culture

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Influence.

Current students and Gen-Z alums who document their work, expertise, and day-to-day lives for a global audience.

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Humanities & Culture

What’s So Bad About Tribalism?

Michael Morris ’86 explores how cultural cues can be harnessed for good

Ever True

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Circle of Support

When young parents Nate Poole ’04 and Tamara Lam-Plattes ’04 found their lives upended by a serious injury, Brown friends rallied round.

In Memoriam

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The Good Fight

Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards ’80 fought injustice of all kinds

Medicine & Health

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What a Long, Healing Trip

From law school to the growing field of psychedelic-assisted mental health therapy

History

Land of Six Hundred Thousand Despots

The autobiography of an enslaved man describes 1800s America

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Sports & Recreation

An Epic Island-Hopping Hike

Michael Lemmel ’88 created a trail that connects 22 islands off Stockholm

On Campus

History

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The Banality of Kindness

Professor Emeritus Tony Molho on escaping the Nazis

Student Life

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Study Break

Brown undergrads seek southern comfort in line-dancing.

Medicine & Health

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When Doctors Make Mistakes

A film aims to show why the malpractice system isn’t working—and what might.

The Arts

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‘Shift the Vibrations’

In Intro to Rap Songwriting, students learn to listen deeply, engage with a complex art form, and share their hearts.

Student Life

Seeing Stars

Five minutes with Elliot Stravato ’27

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University News

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June 9th, 2025

Bob Recktenwald ’75 PhD writes that he “taught at universities across Asia till this century.” Currently, he’s been broadcasting hundreds of his new observations, searchable on the internet at “Extra Thoughts by...

June 9th, 2025

OpenAI hired Leah F. Belsky ’02 as its first general manager of education. In this role, she will work to bring the artificial intelligence startup’s products to more schools, boost its engagement...

June 9th, 2025

Jordan Roter is a published novelist, professional screenwriter, TV writer, and producer living in Los Angeles. Her new novel, Moms Like Us, was published by Little A in May 2025.

June 9th, 2025

After the death of his father, Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV, Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini ’95 was appointed Aga Khan V, the 50th hereditary imam of the Ismaili Muslims. The late Aga...