Freedom of Religion
It's now easier for observant Jews to move around campus on the sabbath while observing Jewish law.
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A Whale of an Honor
In the Heart of the Sea author Nathaniel Philbrick ’78 earns the Harris Collection Literary Award.
Old Building, New Name
Thanks to a $24 million gift from the Friedman Family Foundation, Wilson Hall will join the 21st century as Friedman Hall.
Clean Sheets
Remember waiting for a free washer and dryer in your dorm's laundry room? Now there's an app for that.
The Face of Syria
Syrians living in Rhode Island came to campus to talk to students about their lives and their culture.
Coding for Change
Sophie Houseer ’19 is helping girls harness the power of programming in some unusual ways.
Take Me!
Applications are up. Admission rate is down. So who did get into Brown this year? We break down the numbers.
“Hell for the Poor”
In April, people on campus did a reading of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Beyond Vietnam" speech on its 50th birthday.
David Cameron Visits Campus
When you come right down to it, the former prime minister asserts, "fake news" started with Josiah Carberry.
Fresh Ink
New novels about Supreme Court justices and working at a New York City tech firm; the story of a 19th century feminist you've never heard of.
Building an American Home
Jennifer Cheng ’05 writes poems about the wholeness and holeness of an immigrant home.
The Last Waltz
After almost 30 years of performing her songs, singer-songwriter Catie Curtis ’87 embarks on her final tour.
Another Pulitzer
Lynn Nottage ’86 wins her second Pulitzer for a play about factory workers in search of the American dream.
At Home
Photographer Tom Atwood ’94 offers memorable, and often slightly funny, contemplative portraits of LGBTQ people.
Twain Revisited
What ever happened to Huck Finn? He's back, thanks to the fertile imagination of Robert Coover.
Women of NASA
Maia Weinstock ’99 brings together space travel and women from STEM fields in a new set of LEGOs.
Smart Characters
The Americans actor Peter Jacobson ’97 is a self-confessed short, balding Jewish guy who takes on juicy roles.
What Success Looks Like
A reunion volunteer realizes that choosing class reunion speakers is a lot harder than it looks.
Moments of Hope
An exhibit of photos that find unexpected joy in broken places is on display at the Watson Institute through Mayt 31.
The Women of Brown
A May conference on campus celebrated 125 years of women at Brown.
Obituaries
Obituaries from the March/April 2017 issue.
Memories of Bob Scholes
To Professor Robert Scholes, who died in December, scholarship should be as much about play as about serious ideas.
What You Thought
Readers on student debt, post-election campus demonstrations, coverage of faculty deaths, and more.
Imperfect Produce
Imperfect Produce, cofounded by Ben Chesler ’15, delivers to your door fruits and veggies too ugly for your supermarket.