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Barbara Weiss Kimmel as the Bear

It’s a Bear’s Life

An account from the first woman to become Bruno.
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Going My Way

Editor Norman Boucher says goodbye to the BAM
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Ivy Day

A Place of Their Own

Legendary Pembroke dean Margaret Morriss spent her life fighting for women's rights.
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Graduating seniors taking a selfie.

Out the Gates, Into the Fray

The 250th graduating class made it through!
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Photo of Bob Traill ’43 and Judy Andrews Green ’68 in front of a car.

Road Trip

A Class of ’43 grad gets a lift to reunion from a fellow Mainer, Class of ’68
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Scott Poulson-Bryant with Brown ’08 buds Dobbs Hogoboom, Beau Gaitors, and Mackenzie Staffier

Two Reunions in One

Scott Poulson-Bryant started Brown ’88 and finished ’08
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Campus Dance ’18

The Commencement Weekend revel dates back more than 100 years.
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Photo of Alumni Field Day ’18

Field Day ’18

Alums gather for outdoor games
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Flip flop bracelets

Wrap It Up

Our 12th annual holiday gift guide.
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Results of the "What Do You Like to Read Online" poll.

Online reading poll results

What do you like to read online?
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Two people greeting each other at the Black Alumni reunion.

Walkout Celebration

This year’s Black Alumni Reunion honored the 50th anniversary of a seminal event in Brown history
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Neither Snow Nor Gloom of Night stopped Papa's Lunch Truck

Neither Snow Nor Gloom of Night

Papa’s Lunch Truck served students in all kinds of weather.
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MA’19 Classes Opener Camp Bruno Snake Dance

Back off, Bunny hop

Camp Bruno Snake Dance
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Photo of Teresa Elizabeth Gagnon mellone ’39, ’62 AM

100 Years of Gratitude

Teresa Elizabeth Gagnon Mellone ’39, ’62 AM at her 80th reunion
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Callas, 93, holding the honorary degree regalia

Robing Them Right

Ginie Callas ’48 has outfitted decades of honorary degree recipients
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Open Minds

For 50 years, Brown’s Open Curriculum has produced innovative leaders. What’s the next Big Idea?
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2069

Brown has spent 50 years ahead of the curve in higher education. What innovations will mark the next 50?
Education
illustrated portrait of George Morgan

Father of the Open Curriculum

Meet the emeritus professor who paved the way for the University’s signature approach to education.
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portrait of Jeannette Gonzales-Wright

Nevertheless, They Persisted

Meet seven extraordinary students graduating into a new world.
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BAM JJA Cover

Changes

Persistence in the face of a pandemic.
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collage illo of UHall

“Old Brick” at 250

From housing Revolutionary War soldiers to being occupied by student protestors: A brief history of University Hall.
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Artemis A.W. Joukowsky and Ruth Simmons

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Artemis A.W. Joukowsky ’55 was one of Brown’s biggest cheerleaders and fundraisers.
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Brighter Days

Hungering for contact, celebration, and a feeling of lightness.
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Image of 2021 Brown graduates by Nick Dentamaro

Passages

The vaccine, commencement, and the passing of Vartan Gregorian.
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portrait of Aidan Reilly

Emerging Victorious

Meet seven of the many exemplary students who thrived—and graduated—despite the pandemic.
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portrait of Vartan Gregorian in the NYPL

Beloved

Former President Vartan Gregorian, who transformed the N.Y. Public Library, then Brown, is perhaps most remembered for his generous spirit—and bear hugs.
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Image of spring weekend in 1986

Ah, Spring Weekend! 

Pre-COVID, it was all about crowds
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Image of Maddie Walters and Alejandro Ingkavet on Brown campus green

Hot Summer Studies

Most first-years had second semester over the summer—sans A/C
University News
Image of Providence skyline from pedestrian bridge

A Sense of Place

Reconnecting with campus and community
Student Life
Photo of Nikhel Sylvain, Amaan Kulatunga, and Bright Tsagli.

Holding the Door Open

3 nontraditional students help others find their way to college
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Ventures and Values

Our gift guide is back!
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Image of three men from Brown class of 1888

The Well-Accessorized Student
Student Life

From Isolation to Instagram

How COVID helped spawn a social media phenomenon
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image of Arn Chorn Pond in Cambodia

Seeking Global Stories

Keeping pace with 10,000 alums outside the U.S.
Sports & Recreation
Image of Bessie Rudd in Sayles Gym

Sporting Good

Celebrating a athletic pioneer
Student Life
Image of Bryan Guan, Tracy Pan, and Ben Michals

New Directions

The pandemic shifted these three seniors off careerist paths and into doing what they love.
University News
President Christina Paxson

Careers of Usefulness

Bringing a holistic approach to career services
Politics & Law
Image of Leslie Richards in the street

Getting There

The CEO of Philly’s transit authority is figuring out ways to improve riders’ lives
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A Reunion with Yourself

Reunion is about remembering who you are under whatever layers of artifice or exhaustion the years may have brought.
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Image of the "Rhode Island Mudflaps" bandmates on a porch with instruments

The Sweet Sound of Reunion
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Generous Connections

We cherish our connection to all of you. Thanks for reading!
Student Life
Image of Tevah Gevelber leaning on the bar with a cup of coffee in her hands

Rise and Grind

The Underground wakes up and smells the coffee
First Person
Korean style beef by UMAI

Baked-in Memories

How food transports us to people and places
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Image of Leslie Seeman and Barb Goldman standing behind the counter in the 1970's Brown University coffeeshop "Big Mother"

Big Mother Coffeehouse

’70s Heaven
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Image of the Van Wickle gates covered in snow in the early 20th century looking down College Hill

Amid snow they are an ornament.
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Image by Nick Dentamaro of South St. sign in Jewelry District in Providence.

Gems and Joy
Student Life
An image of students in the V-12 Navy College Training Program climbing over a structure on campus in the 1940s

Basic Training
Business & Entrepreneurship
Image of the book shelves of the Whitefield Library in Whitefield, Me.

One Grange Hall, Two Alums,
and 9,000 Books

The birth of a place for books and community, in rural Maine.
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Image of Lillian Affleck looking out a window with a smile on her face.

Love Has Made a Difference

At 100 years old, “going on 75,” Lillian Affleck ’44 has put in at least six decades of service to others.
Business & Entrepreneurship
Image of a beach chair

Inside the Gift Guide
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photo of Robert and Alexandra Ordine

28 Years, 2 PhDs, 1 Embrace

Through the generations, a father and daughter share a passion for science
Student Life
An archival image of students dancing on a snow-covered University green.

Snowball

From the Archives
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Zooming with the Fellas

Covid launched a “virtual Black barbershop” for ’80s alums.
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Archival image of Jane Pauley filming on campus.

“Today” Show dawns on Brown’s Campus

From the Archives
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Archival image of 3 members of the Brown Band in 1940

Brown Band 100th

From the Archives
Service & Advocacy
Image of Christina Paxson standing with Janet Yellen

Mentor with BrownConnect+

A letter from the President
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Image of a pile of archival Brown Daily Herald newspapers

The BDH in the News

From the Archives: The BDH is the subject of the news as well as its bearer
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Monochromatic image of two people dressed in silver and grey with a grey background.

The Ever True Krewe

In New Orleans, Mardi Gras is teeming with Brown alums.
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Archival image of Kenney Quad with onlookers in 1957.

A Stone for the Corner

From the Archives: the origin story of West Quad, now known as Keeney Quad.
First Person
Image of Lauren Eusebio through a ring light with a laptop on her lap

In Our Own Words

Letter from the four student guest editors of the Gen Z special issue.
University News
An image of Janet Cooper Nelson with students in tuxes in the foreground

Going Deeper

Beloved chaplain Janet Cooper Nelson retires after 35 years
Student Life
Archival image of women in a dorm room in Pembroke

Staring at Papers, Not Phones.
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Close-up image of Nate Poole and family in front of Bronze Bruno on Brown University Campus

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.
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Daffodils by Eilis Garvey

Beach Daffodils

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