September/October 2016

Obituaries

Obituaries from the September/October 2016 issue.

Against Tyranny

Longtime professor of history Thomas E. Skidmore was one of the world's leading experts on Brazil.

Beauty with a Purpose

Miss Rhode Island, Shruti Nagarajan ’14, thinks a pageant can help low-income and minority students get into college.

Dr. Dope

This clown plays dumb so hospitalized kids can feel smart—and briefly forget their troubles.

Scout’s Honor

Jamaal Stephenson ’97, a former All-Ivy defensive back, now directs recruitment for the Minnesota Vikings.

Class Action

Tanya Hernández ’86, Robin Lenhardt ’89, & Kimani Paul-Emile ’93 believe legal scholarship can help with racial disparities.

“Best Crew Ever”

Brown sent its first boat to England’s Henley Regatta 50 years ago. This spring, that team got back on the water.

Wriston's Quad

Sixty-five years ago this fall, students moved into the newly dedicated Wriston Quad for the first time.

Head Case

By studying the effect of concussions on neurons, researchers hope to offer new insights into treatment.

Le Ratty

Ratty food has come a long way in recent years. Now it's even earned a three-star restaurant rating. No lie.

A New, Improved Sci Li

Next time you're on campus, enter the Sci Li. What you see may surprise you: more activity and fewer books.

Sailing for Science

Peter Baek ’19 loves fish, and he hopes it can lead to adventures in biology and medicine.

Holding Court

This fall's incoming students had a summer reading assignment: Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor's memoir.

Talking Past Each Other

Think our political speech has never been as polarized? A new study by economics prof. Jesse Shapiro says you're right.

Music for the Angels

Organist Mark Steinbach delivers on a rare invitation to play the great organ at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris.

Local Heroes

Brown gives 20 Providence public high school graduates $2,500 each to help them pay for college.

Bear Art

When students returned to campus this fall, many were stunned by a 23-foot blue bear on Simmons Quad.

Leading 101

A suite of new master’s degrees aims to help executives combine real world experience with academic study.

What You Thought

Readers tell us their beach reads, students remember Michael Harper, and other feedback from you.

Goldie's World

When Goldie Corash Michelson ’24, the oldest living American, died in July, Brown lost its last living link to a changing campus.

Beyond Formulas

Dean of Admission Logan Powell wants to bring together the most intellectually curious and hardworking students in the world.

Fresh Ink

Linking jazz to the structure of the universe, a debut novel about estranged best friends, and how money has spoiled college sports.

There's No Bad Major

College dvice for students and parents from longtime Cornell professor Daniel R. Schwarz ’65 AM, ’68 PhD.

Poems Suck

Poet and novelist Ben Lerner ’01, ’03 MFA on why everybody seems to hate poetry these days.

Complex Character

A new documentary codirected by Elyse Steinberg ’01 offers insight into sexter Anthony Weiner’s self-destructive ways.

Literary Cocktails

The menu at Lisa Amico Kristel ’83's restaurant features readings by such writers as The Danish Girl's David Ebershoff ’91.

Chronicle of an Epidemic

A character-rich new novel by journalist Tim Murphy ’91 is a kaleidoscopic history of the AIDS epidemic.

Juggling Identities

Spa Night, written and directed by Andrew Ahn ’08, is both an immigrant story and a coming-out narrative.

Sound Machine

To go along with their new music, Low Anthem have become impresarios as owners of Providence's Columbus Theatre.

Flinging Yourself In

Since her days on campus, Becca Labbe Karpinski ’94 has been a risk-taker. Now that she has kids, should she stop?

Finding Balance

So how in the world did a 5,000 pound boulder get 27 feet up a tree outside University Hall on the College Green?

Orlando Strong

After the massacre of 49 people at the Pulse nightclub on June 12, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer ’80 stood before a horrified country and offered a calm and composed antidote to chaos and overwhelming grief. Drawing on his 13 years as a can-do civic leader, Dyer kept his own emotions in check and went to work helping his community heal.

The Prince of Pinot

Using "biodynamic" farming techniques, Ted Lemon ’80 makes some of the finest chardonnay and pinot noir in the U.S.

Obituaries

Obituaries from the July/August 2016 issue