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Before Del’s lemonade carts and assorted food trucks popped up on campus streets there was only John Reeves.
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What You Thought
Readers comment on cybersecurity innovations and remember professors Walter Feldman and Wendell Dietrich.
Behind the Veil
What can a single poem by Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Peter Balakian ’80 PhD tell us about our troubled relationship with Iran?
Fresh Ink
A young adult mystery, a history of public schools, the latest from Edwidge Danticat ’93 MFA, and more.
The Player
Screenwriter Mike Makowsky ’13 found success after reading the best scripts that were never produced.
Making History
The latest picture book by Emily Arnold McCully ’61 aims to "get girls to realize what their potential is."
Related to Everybody
A.J. Jacobs ’90 is the king of what's been dubbed "immersion journalism." His latest immersion is genealogy.
Off the Grid
Chicago's kibbitznest: books, brews & blarney, founded by Lewis Kostiner ’72, is a place to get off your phone and talk.
Myth Remaker
A new young adult fantasy by Aditi Khorana ’01 bears a scary—and inadvertent—resemblance to reality.
Cosmic Letters
ABCs from Space: A Discovered Alphabet by Adam Volland ’05 proves you can find letters anywhere and everywhere.
A Satirical Spotlight
A suprising number of alums staff the satirical website the Onion, which until this fall was edited by Cole Bolton ’04.
It’s Not Just Charlottesville
A panel of Brown professors led by President Paxson discusses white nationalism after the Charlottesville tragedy.
New Year, New Students
At Opening Convocation in September new students joyfully marched through the Van Wickle Gates.
Radio Silence
After years of budget deficits, WBRU decides to stream its programming and sell its FM signal to a Christian rock station.
Citizenship
In his address on campus in October, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar focused on social change, not basketball.
“Own the Stage”
Grammy Award–winner Rosanne Cash holds a master class for songwriting students then performs her songs for them.
Asbed Gets a MacArthur
Greg Asbed ’85 earns a MacArthur genius grant for his work organizing farm workers and promoting fair treatment.
Agreement
Brown strikes a deal with the Pokanoket Tribe over land once occupied by the Haffenreffer Museum.
Mid-Semester Switch
After the devastating hurricane, Brown, through the Leadership Alliance, welcomes students from the University of Puerto Rico.
The Brown Promise
All financial aid packages Brown offers students will be loan free. Can alumni help fund it?
Never Question?
A mother with an autistic son reveals how her Brown education—and cannabis—saved him.
Slabs and Witches
In a fall exhibit, longtime visual arts professor Richard Fishman showed an amazing range of art inspired by a single tree.
Obituaries
Obituaries from the September/October 2017 issue.
Beyond Data Alone
Brown's Data Science Initiative is expanding how we educate students across disciplines.