September–October 2021

Cover Story

Prayer...and Power

Paula Clark ’84, the first Black and first female Episcopal Bishop of Chicago, on building a truly inclusive ministry.

What Do
You Think?

“The problem extends beyond those who have no way to pay fines or restitution. Spouses and other family members are first deprived of whatever support the defendant might otherwise provide and, second,...”
—Deborah Young Detering ’62
Vancouver, Wash.
In response to Failure to Pay (A–M’21):
“I write to urge BAM to continue its current policy on letters. It saddens me to learn that Brown graduates seek anything less. I also abhor the sentiments and beliefs expressed in...”
—Judith A. McGaw ’68
 Portland, Ore.
In response to Northern Aggression (J/A’19):
“All most of us know about nuclear power is based on 50-year-old technology. (What was your phone like 50 years ago?) ”
—Richard Pohle ’61
In response to Follow the Money (M/J’16):
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Under the Elms

Politics & Law

Aim High

Can a decentralized, encrypted national gun registry bridge the partisan divide? Read More
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Features/Beyond the Gates

Sports & Recreation
Illustration of football in a dream bubble by Kelsey Dake

No-Touch Football

The Bears are heading into the fall season quite unbruised, after their year of social distancing, virtual practices, and zero play. A look at the game plan.
Medicine & Health
Image of Dr. Jeffrey Mazique

The Only Doctor

On the COVID front line in remote Northern Michigan
Politics & Law
Divestment illustration by Fernando Cobelo

Monetary Morality

Students often push the University to ditch “immoral” investments. Results have varied.
The Arts
Illustration of Randall Poster and Josh Deutsch

Reunited—and It Sounds So Good

Childhood friends merge music ventures
Sports & Recreation

Dashed

Tokyo, 2020: Olympics canceled due to COVID. Tokyo, 1940: Olympics canceled due to WWII. Star sprinter Ken Clapp ’40 had hoped to be there.
Image of Clapp running the 220-yard dash in 1939
The Arts

Untold Stories

The songs of Julian Saporiti ’17 AM ’22 PhD are lost pieces of Asian American history cradled in melodies and chords.
No-No Boy's Julian Saporiti

Short Takes/Alums

The Arts

Spice Up Healthy Cooking

A new vegetable-forward cookbook. Read More
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THE CLASSES

Skeleton Crew

Members of a Women’s College (later Pembroke) anatomy class pose with skulls and bones in 1905. Read More

The Classes

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August 30th, 2021

Donna Gordon writes: “My novel What Ben Franklin Would Have Told Me is due out from Regal House in June 2022. While at Brown, I received the Kim Ann Arstark Award in...
August 31st, 2021

In March, Derek Livingston was named the director of new play development/artistic associate at the Utah Shakespeare Festival. In this newly created position he will be responsible for reenvisioning and overseeing the...
August 31st, 2021

Michael J. Hsu ’97 has been appointed by U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen ’67 as the first deputy comptroller of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and will assume...
August 31st, 2021

Lillie Marshall writes: “For those who enjoyed my daily cartoon in the Brown Daily Herald from 1999 to 2003, you can now follow my artwork online at drawingsof.com, an educational cartoon site....

Obituaries

August 19th, 2021

Maxwell A. Sturtz ’40, of Somers, N.Y.; Nov. 11, at 101 years of age. While at Brown he participated in baseball, football, and crew, in addition to working at WBRU. After graduation,...
August 19th, 2021

Patricia J. Collins ’54, of Branford, Conn.; Mar. 21, of pancreatic cancer. She was a Tony Award–winning lighting designer. After graduating from Brown, she spent a year at Yale Drama School. She...
August 19th, 2021

Mark J. Plesent ’83, of New York City; Feb. 19, of cancer. He joined Working Theatre as an intern in 1989 and quickly became managing director. He served as development director of...
August 19th, 2021

Elizabeth Bird ’90, of Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.; Mar. 28. For more than 20 years she taught courses on film, media, and art history at UC Berkeley, UC San Diego, California College of...

Current Obsession

First Person

18th-Century Swordplay

Five minutes with Kris Cho ’22 Read More