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January–February 2020
Education
Father of the Open Curriculum
Meet the emeritus professor who paved the way for the University’s signature approach to education.
Ever True
2069
Brown has spent 50 years ahead of the curve in higher education. What innovations will mark the next 50?
Ever True
Open Minds
For 50 years, Brown’s Open Curriculum has produced innovative leaders. What’s the next Big Idea?
Under the Elms
Student Life
Fixed It.
A better deal for Brown vets
Humanities & Culture
Whichever Way You Wear It
Brown Black Hairitage likes your style
Obituaries
In Memoriam
Bye, Felicia
Suzanne Whang ’86 ScM found the humor in everything, even if it killed her
Content
Science & Tech
Speaking for Trees
As head of American Forests, Jad Daley ’90 looks to the woods to help solve climate change.
Education
A Major of One’s Own
Independent concentrations are a flagship of the Open Curriculum.
Here are 5 being pursued today.
From the President
University News
Brown’s Endowment
The president on how the endowment is doing and what it has made possible.
Beyond the Gates
The Arts
“We All Fall Down”
A new play focusing on family and religion premieres in Boston
Medicine & Health
Born Too Soon
A new book examines the rise in premature births
Science & Tech
Alien Worlds
A new book of short stories from award-winning author Ted Chiang ’89
Service & Advocacy
Changemakers
The Brotherhood/Sister Sol hits 25
The Arts
DIY Influencer
A craft blogger takes off
Medicine & Health
Locker-Room Doc
Philadelphia’s top orthopedic surgeon for star athletes
Filmmaking
Portrait of Conflict
Filmed in the jungles of Colombia,
Monos
is being compared to
Apocalypse Now
.
The Arts
“You’re Not a Monster”
New bite-size series starring Kelsey Grammer and Eric Stonestreet
Hospitality
Word of Mouth
There are no recipes at King, in Manhattan’s SoHo. “Everything is verbal in the kitchen,” says Clare de Boer ’12.
Current Obsession
First Person
Not Even Looking at My Grades
Oren Karp ’20 "went crazy" with the New Curriculum.
Fresh Ink
The Arts
Fresh Ink
Books by Karen Dukess ’84, Akemi Johnson ’04, and Susan Rebecca White ’99
Courses of Study
Politics & Law
From Scholarship to Shelter
Student research bolstered legislation to stop housing discrimination in R.I.