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March/April 2019
The Arts
Far From All Fair Guidance
At dusk, a Puritan woman wakes up from a nap in the woods.
Business & Entrepreneurship
Angel Investing
Angelique Brunner ’94 is is revitalizing some of Washington’s most blighted neighborhoods.
Business & Entrepreneurship
Tricky Business
The U.S. is entering a weed boom—but the federal government still outlaws the substance.
Under the Elms
Politics & Law
Fair Chance
Can you live a lawful life after prison?
University News
International Expansion
World Bank leader joins the growing Watson Institute
Sports & Recreation
Speed Queen
Sophomore Sydney McKee takes the wheel
The Arts
A Freshman Oscar
Charlotte Silverman ’22, for
Period. End of Sentence.
Humanities & Culture
Fashion’s Scholar Editor
André Leon Talley AM ’73 headlines Ivy Film Fest
Obituaries
In Memoriam
Joseph L. Tauro ’53
His decisions transformed countless lives, in the courtroom and beyond
From the President
University News
Supporting Schools
The Annenberg Institute's work to create equity and improvement across K-12 public education
Beyond the Gates
Business & Entrepreneurship
Fleece Busters
Saving our oceans from microfiber pollution
The Arts
Tumultuous Times
A new book chronicles higher education in the Sixties
Science & Tech
Continental Scale
Beth Conover ’87 heads up a new policy center with far-reaching conservation goals
The Arts
The Cartoonist
Enlivening investment banking reports
Science & Tech
Pathology Breakthrough?
Betting on AI to revolutionize how we detect and treat serious disease
The Arts
A New Reality
The latest novel by Leni Zumas ’94 imagines the impact of restricted reproductive rights
Sports & Recreation
Riding the Dream
A longtime cycling coach helps underprivileged youth
Religion & Spirituality
Looking at Death
Reimagine End of Life is really about living fully
The Arts
Bergman: A Year in a Life
Film examines the life of director Ingmar Bergman
The Arts
Ma Maisel
The roles keep coming for actress Marin Hinkle ’88
The Arts
Fresh Ink
New books by Lauren E. Oakes ’04, Katharine Smyth ’03 and Rowan Ricardo Phillips ’98 AM, ’03 PhD.
From the Editor
University News
Pot Policy
Sure, big corporations are poised to create Big Weed—but so far, they can’t.
The Classes
Ever True
Back off, Bunny hop
Camp Bruno Snake Dance
Current Obsession
Sports & Recreation
Ice Hockey, Played Badly
Noah Cowan ’19
Courses of Study
Humanities & Culture
The Art of Display
Brown’s extensive collections give an art history PhD student the opportunity to put curation theory into practice.
The Big Issue
Politics & Law
Our Incarceration Addiction
Why are so many Americans in jail? Liberals and conservatives may disagree on the reasons, but there’s some consensus on solutions.