A Ridiculous Situation
At a Commencement forum, Robert De Niro talks acting, television, and the election of Donald Trump.
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Graduate Degrees
With so much emphasis on undergrads, don't forget that Commencement makes a lot of graduate students very happy, too.
Who Got the Honoraries?
A look at those men and women Brown thinks were worthy of this year's honorary degrees
Boxless Thinking
Delivering the baccalaureate inside First Baptist Church, Hamilton's Daveed Diggs ’04 redefines the graduation speech.
Trump’s Troubles
At a Commencement forum, former Obama ethics czar Norm Eisen ’85 takes on Trump's ethics.
Circus Medicine
Pediatric oncologist Joshua Schiffman ’96, ’00 MD thinks elephants can help us overcome cancer.
Obituaries
Obituaries from the May/June 2017 issue.
Write Every Day
A farewell to Mark Baumer '11 MFA, who died last December while walking barefoot across the country.
Loving Hate Relationships
Brendan Alper ’09 invents Hater, a dating app that matches people based on the things they hate.
Mead in Brooklyn
Raphael Lyon ’98 founded New York City's first "meadery," which offers an ancient honey wine that's becoming a hipster favorite.
Coconut Balls for Sale
Homesickness for Honolulu prompted Gail Stringer ’88 to open the Hawaii General Store—in Seattle.
A Higher Calling
In Austin, Texas, Ashton Cumberbatch ’79 has combined activism and religion to create a life of service
Whiz Kids
In 1954 Brown toppled reigning champion University of Minnesota to become champs on NBC's The College Quiz Bowl.
What You Thought
Readers react to coverage of Delaware Governer Jack Markell ’82, student reaction to President Trump, student debt, and other stories.
The Activist
To Myacah Sampson ’17, who is black and Navajo, economic inequality is inseparable from racism.
Cultural Anthropologist
Providence native Lehidy Frias ’17 never dreamed of going to Brown. Now she's on track to become an anthropology professor.
Mr. President
Undergraduate Council of Students president Viet Nguyen ’17 wants to increase access to higher education.
The Visualizer
Daniel Kunin ’17 designed a popular website that teaches math through interactive visualizations.
The Education MC
Austin Martin’17 grew up listening to hip-hop. Now he's using it to enhance the vocabulary of minority students.
The Survivor
After gymnast Tori Kinamon’17 picked up a flesh-eating bacteria, she published a study showing that athletes are especially at risk.
The Problem-Solver
Computer scientist Nifemi Madarikan ’17 has used his experience to advocate for more diversity in science and technology.
Discovering Who You Are
If our futures are built on our pasts, the few years undergraduates spend at Brown are often the foundation on which their lives will be constructed, one job, one break, one dream, one setback at a time. Most undergraduates discover the intellectual passion that will shape the rest of their lives during this brief, intense time.
Riding the Wind
Last winter, Deepwater Wind, headed by CEO Jeff Grybowski ’93, generated North America’s first electricity from offshore wind.
My Mother the Radical
International relations professor Peter Andreas spent his childhood with his mother as she chased revolution in South America.