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The Computer and Education at Brown: SYMBOLS OF A CHANGING TIME

From the Archives
Ever True
Daffodils by Eilis Garvey

Beach Daffodils

In times of upheaval, can small acts of hope really matter? A letter from the Editor
University News
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Diversity of Perspectives

A letter from new v.p. for diversity and inclusion Matthew Guterl
In Memoriam
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Sustainability Pioneer

Harold Ward was an environmental studies elder, beloved by students and colleagues.
In Memoriam
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The Good Fight

Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards ’80 fought injustice of all kinds
In Memoriam
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Theater Maverick

Richard Foreman ’59 mesmerized the downtown NYC performance scene
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.
Student Life
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Staring at Papers, Not Phones.
The Arts
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Sundance Success
Medicine & Health
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What a Long, Healing Trip

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

Helping low-income kids see themselves as college material
The Arts
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Fresh Ink for June–August 2025

Books by Rita Bullwinkel ’11, Ken Conca ’82, and Scott Allen ’91 MD
Sports & Recreation
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An Epic Island-Hopping Hike

Michael Lemmel ’88 created a trail that connects 22 islands off Stockholm
Humanities & Culture
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What’s So Bad About Tribalism?

Michael Morris ’86 explores how cultural cues can be harnessed for good
Sports & Recreation
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Game Changer

“Coach Ballgame” is putting the fun back in youth sports
The Arts
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James Wins a Pulitzer
Student Life
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Seeing Stars

Five minutes with Elliot Stravato ’27
History
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The Banality of Kindness

Professor Emeritus Tony Molho on escaping the Nazis
Sports & Recreation
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Playoffs, at Last!

Ivy League football teams will finally have a shot at post-season competition.
Student Life
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Study Break

Brown undergrads seek southern comfort in line-dancing.
University News
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Going Deeper

Beloved chaplain Janet Cooper Nelson retires after 35 years
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.
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.
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.
History
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Land of Six Hundred Thousand Despots

The autobiography of an enslaved man describes 1800s America
University News
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Higher Ed Under Fire

How Brown is responding
Science & Tech
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Man + Machine

Brown's new AI czar Michael Littman ’96 PhD
University News
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How long can we keep telling the truth?

A BAM Forum, Alumni Weekend 2025
History
Archival image of a student cutting another student's hair in 1970.

From the Archives: Students Respond to “Confused Times”

BAM’s May 1970 article on Vietnam War protests
Science & Tech
Archival image of Leon Cooper sitting at table with microphones in front of him.

From the Archives: Super Scientist

Nobel Prize–winning physicist Leon Nathan Cooper
In Memoriam
Archival image of Leon Cooper smiling.

A Physicist and a Humanist

Nobel Prize–winning physicist Leon Cooper saw science as a thing of beauty
In Memoriam
Close up image of Jan Tullis outside.

Love on the Rocks

Geologist Jan Tullis was a uniquely adored mentor to generations of students
In Memoriam
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Postmodern Lit Pioneer

Robert Coover deconstructed the classics and predicted the digital age
Student Life
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Mass Calendar Invites

Five minutes with Zachary Amiton ’25, ’25 ScM
University News
Christina Paxson in front of a classroom.

Discovery Through Dialogue

A letter from the President
The Arts
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Bitten by the Bug

Amy Teboul ’23 started her career as a film producer at Brown.
Politics & Law
Cara Mund is speaking to a crowd.

From Pageantry to Politics

Former Miss America Cara Mund ’16 on running as a pro-choice Republican
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.
Medicine & Health
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Better Birth

Med student Bintou Diarra’s doula collective helps Providence mothers thrive
The Arts
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Fresh Ink for April–May 2025

Books by Javier Sandoval ’17, Suzannah Weiss ’13, Ria Mirchandani ’15, and Shivantika Jain Kothari
Medicine & Health
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The Gender Q

Gen Z is forcing a reckoning over traditional ideas of male and female.
Politics & Law
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Reforming Probation

A young alum takes aim at Rhode Island’s prison pipeline
Service & Advocacy
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Basic Training

Zanagee Artis ’22 empowers the next generation of climate activists
Science & Tech
Close-up image of Aaron Gokaslan with a concrete brick wall behind him.

AI’s Robin Hood

Aaron Gokaslan ’18, ’19 ScM, gives the secrets of AI to the people
The Arts
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In Translation

Paige Aniyah Morris ’16 translates Korean literature into English
Science & Tech
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Science Fair Dropout

Bioengineer Cel Welch creates devices that streamline cancer detection.
Humanities & Culture
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Why—and How—Should We Care?

Pre-med senior Myles Ringel does a deep dive into empathy.
Science & Tech
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Bite-Sizing Climate Action

A Brown-based podcast fights climate-change overwhelm, one “let’s break this down” episode at a time.
Politics & Law
Illustration by Mar Hernández of scissors cutting books.

Don’t Read This

How Brown professors and alums are fighting a wave of book bans.
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