November/December 2019

illustration inspired by Charles Schultz's Peanuts
Humanities & Culture

Losers for the Win

A new book of essays looks at why we love Charlie Brown
illustration of student being arrested at a demonstration
History

Fighting for Their Future

Lauren Maunus ’19 and Emma Bouton ’20 have been on the front lines of the growing youth environmental movement.
Model wearing earring from the 2019 Gift Guide
Business & Entrepreneurship

Bright.

This season’s best ideas for gifts—and giving—from businesses and nonprofits founded by Brown alums

Under the Elms

Zhou mid-rotation on the ice
Student Life

Fans Everywhere

An Olympian in line at the Ratty

Content

Photo of musician Licity Collins ’94
The Arts

Say it Through Song

Licity Collins ’94 releases live album
Illustration of pregnant woman holding her belly
Science & Tech

Adios, Amniocentesis?

Testing for genetic abnormalities with a simple swab of the cervix
Photo of Emma Butler ’20
Student Life

Underwear for Everyone

A website where women with disabilities can buy intimate apparel that actually works—and read about fashion and sex
Third World Transition Program students on campus
Student Life

“You Belong Here”

The Third World Transition Program celebrates 50 years

Beyond the Gates

Image of Ellie Gravitte ’17 on Women's Production Program
The Arts

I’m In

Ellie Gravitte ’17 directs commercial for “A Million Little Things”
Illustration of Julie Esdale ’09 PhD
Science & Tech

Digging for Answers

An archaeologist finds clues in the wilds of central Alaska
Photo of Lindsay Gottlieb ’99, Assistant Coach of Cleveland Caveliers
Sports & Recreation

Going Pro

A women’s college basketball coach jumps into the NBA
Photo of podcast producers Charlie Harding ’09 and Nate Sloan ’08
The Arts

World of Pop

A hit podcast decodes popular music
Photo of Teach of the Year, Takeru Nagayoshi ’14
Education

Teacher of the Year

Making AP English exciting
Photo of Jessica Pan ’07
The Arts

Testing the Limits

An introvert experiments with life as an extrovert
Photo of Bill Lichtenstein on the air at WBCN in 1973
First Person

Revolutionary Radio

Filmmaker Bill Lichtenstein ’78 tells the WBCN story
Photo of Greg Flynn ’86 of The Flynn Restaurant Group
Business & Entrepreneurship

Fast Food Nation

Meet Greg Flynn ’86, king of chain restaurants
Photo of Astra Taylor ’01
Filmmaking

Core Concept

In search of the meaning of democracy

From the Editor

Nov/Dec 2019 cover featuring salvaged-wood blocks from 2019 gift guide
University News

What’s Fit to Print?

Is the BAM's letters page a forum, a space that belongs to all alumni? Or is it a platform that must be guarded?

From the President

Photo of Jill Pipher, Brown University's vice president for research
University News

Every Bright Mind

Jill Pipher, Brown’s vice president for research, on how Brown is opening new frontiers.

Current Obsession

Yutong Liu ’20
First Person

Hitting the Grad Center Bar

Yutong Liu ’20

Fresh Ink

Costalegre by Courtney Maum ’01; Elderhood: Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, Reimagining Life by Louise Aronson ’86; and The Paper Wasp by Lauren Acampora ’97
The Arts

Fresh Ink

New books by Courtney Maum ’01, Louise Aronson ’86, and Lauren Acampora ’97

Courses of Study

Illustration of Toni Morrison
Education

Radical Vision

Life, death, love, and humanity through the eyes of Toni Morrison.

The Big Search

Illustration of fruit flies with bottle and bowl of fruit
Science & Tech

Reprogramming Mother Nature

Experiments with coding animal genes stand to teach us a lot about ourselves.