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10/15, Denver, CO
Happy Hour
10/15, Ann Arbor, MI
Fall Gathering
10/17, New York City, NY
Selective College Admissions
(Dean James Miller ’73)
10/17, Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia Cares Day
10/18, Cambridge, MA
Head of the Charles Regatta
10/18, Bryn Mawr, PA
Admissions Workshop
(Dean James Miller ’73)
10/20, Baltimore, MD
Monthly Book Club
(Marion Winik ’78)
10/20, Providence, RI
The Ancient World at Brown
(Prof. Susan Alcock)
10/22, London, England
Art Restoration Tour and Demonstration
10/22, Boston, MA
Entrepreneurship at Brown
(Prof. Emeritus Barrett Hazeltine)
10/22, Chelsea, New York
Brown Bash 2009
10/25, Phoenix, AZ
Wine and Cheese Gathering
10/28, San Francisco, CA
Ensuring Academic Excellence at Brown
with President Ruth Simmons
10/28, Salt Lake City, UT
America’s Continuing Problem with Evolution
(Prof. Kenneth Miller ’70)
10/29, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Life in the UAE
(Richard Olsen ’81)
10/30, Seattle, WA
Ensuring Academic Excellence at Brown
with President Ruth Simmons
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Novelist Edwidge Danticat ’93 MFA has won a MacArthur Foundation “Genius Award.”
Erroll Southers ’78 has been nominated to head the Transportation Security Administration.
Founder of Grist magazine Chip Giller ’93* received a Heinz Award for attracting new audiences to environmental issues.
Bill Moyers interviewed new Dartmouth College president Jim Yong Kim ’82 about healthcare and his new job.
Christine Hunsinger ’08 MPA* is leading the new Moderate Party of Rhode Island.
Lee Rolontz ’84 — called VH1’s “Development Diva” — was hired into the company by Lauren Zalaznick ’84, a classmate she had never met.
Public radio host and L.A. Derby Doll Alex Cohen ’93 trained the Whip It cast for the roller derby film.
Evite co-founder Josh Silverman ’91 describes how he became president of Skype.
Mark Bear ’84 PhD founded a biotech company that has raised $30 million to develop a new autism treatment.
Playwright Zayd Dohrn ’99 discusses growing up with radical parents, Beijing during the SARS epidemic, and more.
Medical anthropologist Vincanne Adams ’81 was honored for her contributions to the study of traditional Asian medicine.
Amy Sohn ’95 discusses life as a parent in Park Slope and her new novel Prospect Park West.
Meena Seshamani ’98, in the Office of Health Reform, may play a critical role in figuring out how to finance the President’s health care plan.
Computer scientist turned asset manager Axel Merk ’91, ’92 ScM is launching a fund that will allow average investors to play the markets with $2,500.
An op-ed by Alfie Kohn ’79 that challenges thinking on disciplining children was a most frequently e-mailed article by NYTimes.com readers.
An online community launched by Merrill Stubbs ’99 and Amanda Hesser allows home cooks to showcase their talents and recipes.
Michele Perchonok ’77 creates tasty and healthy meals for NASA’s orbiting space-shuttle crews.
Fiasco Theater, an acting ensemble made up entirely of Brown/Trinity Rep Consortium MFA alumni, performed Cymbeline at New York’s Access Theater.
Alexis Saccoman ’04 and his brother won $80,000 on the ABC show Shark Tank.
Liam D. Pierce ’08 is a gondolier in New York’s Central Park.
Adjunct Professor Kipp Bradford ’95 is contributing to Rhode Island’s knowledge-based economy. (Video: 24 min.)
Francesca Gregorini ’90 and Tatiana von Furstenberg ’91 returned to Rhode Island, the birthplace of their friendship, to shoot their film Tanner Hall.
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Rajiv Kumar ’05, ’11 MD received a Community Health Leaders Award from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Walker Williams ’11 and two other Brown students launched a job-search website to match employers with Providence area college students.
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Famed African Writer Achebe Joins the Brown Faculty Chinua Achebe, the most celebrated and widely read African writer, has joined the faculty as a professor of Africana studies. He will oversee a “Colloquium on Letters” to foster greater knowledge of Africa. (Image: Justin Ide/Harvard News Office) |
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University Surpasses International Fundraising Goals With the help of regional advisory councils, the University has surpassed its international fundraising goals and fostered more direct connections with alumni, parents, and corporations in India, China, and the rest of Asia. |
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As Campaign Passes Original Goal, Advancement Head to Retire In seven years, senior vice president for advancement Ronald Vanden Dorpel ’71 AM has vaulted Brown to sixth in the nation in alumni giving. President Simmons says his leadership places Brown in an excellent position for finding a qualified replacement. |
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First-Year Seminars Offer “Outstanding Beginnings” From So You Want to Change the World to Chicken Little or Armageddon, First-Year Seminars offer students an introduction to academic life at Brown. Read how students like Natasha Go ’10 have benefited from these classes. |
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Musharraf Reflects on Pakistan’s Past* Speaking to a packed Salomon 101, former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf called fundamentalist terrorists the greatest threat to stability in the South Asian region. His wide-ranging speech touched on nuclear proliferation, the Talibanization of Afghanistan, and the challenges of leadership. |
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Brown Launches Global Health Initiative It is not widely known that there are many global health programs at Brown, such as a Kenya exchange program and a family medicine residency in Vietnam. A new multidisciplinary initiative aims to change that; it will coordinate, support, and raise the profile of Brown’s efforts to reduce health inequalities worldwide. (Image: Kevin Lewin/Brown University) |
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Legendary Professor Ed Beiser Dies at 67 Edward Beiser, a professor emeritus of political science and bioethics known to generations of students for his “Hard Choices” course, passed away last month; a farewell story will appear in the November BAM. Political science department chair Jim Morone welcomes alumni input/help in planning the memorial service. |
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Coolidge ’01 is New Muslim Chaplain During his sophomore year, David Coolidge ’01 converted to Islam. A decade later, he has come back to his alma mater prepared to offer guidance to students as the new Muslim chaplain. |
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Honduras Events Prompt Debates Sparks flew at the Third World Center as presenters and audience members discussed the political situation in Honduras. Shaun Joseph ’03 and City Councilman Miguel Luna described their week-long stay in Honduras; polarizing differences among listeners became apparent during the question-and-answer session. (Image: Zung Nguyen Vu/Brown Daily Herald) |
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Mayor Cory Booker Describes His “Love Affair” with Newark Praised by President Simmons as a “broadly educated problem-solver,” Mayor Cory Booker aspires to remake Newark as a latter-day city upon a hill. He spoke recently on campus about the challenges — including crime, poverty, and corruption. (Video: 16 min.) |
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Water Found on the Moon by Brown Faculty Geological sciences professor Carle Pieters headed a study that has upended thinking by leading to the discovery of water on the lunar surface. Professor Peter Schultz then helped a NASA mission slam a rocket into the moon to search for water ice. |
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Federal Stimulus Funds Fuel Brown’s Research Brown is competing for federal stimulus research funds to enhance its profile and widen the scope of its research activities. New awards are confirmed each week; as of October 9, 70 awards totaling more than $26.5 million will support biomedical studies, provide state-of-the-art research instruments, and more. |
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Professor, Students Contribute to Smithsonian Bracero Exhibition A new exhibition about the Bracero Program — the largest guest-worker program in U.S. history, created in 1942 — at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History includes powerful stories collected by Professor Matthew Garcia and his students. (Image: Leonard Nadel, National Museum of American History) |
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$1 Million NSF Grant Funds Grassroots Support Network for Women Geologists Women in the male-dominated earth sciences often experience isolation and low self-confidence. A new Brown-based peer support network is helping them succeed. The National Science Foundation awarded the group nearly $1 million over four years to expand its activities and outreach. (Image: Courtesy Meredith Hastings) |
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Stock Market Recovery. . . Without Real-World Economic Recovery? Mark Blyth, professor of political science, wrote about the current environment one year after the fall of Lehman Brothers and how Wall Street has gone from “too big to fail” to “too big to bail.” |
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Connect Through New Shared Interest Groups on Facebook, LinkedIn The Brown Alumni Association has launched a new genre of alumni groups based on substantive shared interests on these two popular platforms, and more are in the works! Check out the new dance, engineering, ethnic studies, and “green” groups for friends, news, and/or networking. |
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Is Your Reunion in 2010? Enter by 10/16 to Win a Free Reunion Package Update your contact information to make sure you get all the reunion news. Do it by October 16 and you could win free admission to all your class reunion events! Also see the Reunion website for advance info on schedules and rooming options. |
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Post Jobs and More on the Career Navigator Now more than ever, it’s important for Brown’s alumni network to be strong. Visit the Brown Alumni Career Navigator to learn about the BAA’s new online tools for self-assessment, career research, job posts/searches, and networking. You can post employment opportunities for alumni on the Navigator’s Brown Alumni Job Board. It is fast, easy — and free! |
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Human Rights Watch Director, Theater Founder, and 17 Others Honored On October 3, the Brown Alumni Association celebrated the impact alumni make on the world and at the University by honoring one Brown class and 18 individual alumni. Read about alumni who work to change the world and to strengthen Brown. |
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Football Beats URI, 28-20, for Governor’s Cup Brown turned in a tenacious effort to defeat Rhode Island, 28-20, in the 94th battle for the Governor’s Cup. Buddy Farnham ’10, who accounted for 274 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns, was named the National Special Teams Player of the Week. A week later, Brown stunned 19th-ranked Holy Cross, 34-31, on a last-minute field goal by Patrick Rooney ’11 in his first varsity appearance. |
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Ex-Brown Football Star Donates Brain to Science* Sean Morey ’99 is one of three active NFL players who have agreed to donate their brains upon death to science. Researchers are studying long-term risks associated with brain injuries in an effort to ensure the safety and wellbeing of contact sports athletes. (Image: Dave Silverman) |
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Freshman is Water Polo Rookie of the Week Four Weeks in a Row Svetozar Stefanovic ’13 made history as the first student-athlete to earn recognition from the water polo league in the first four weeks of collegiate competition. Head Coach Felix Mercado said of the streak, “[Stefanovic] is a phenom and he is only going to get better. So is this team.” |
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Penalty Shots Lead Field Hockey to 3-2 Victory over Vermont Leslie Springmeyer ’12 tallied a pair of goals in regulation, and the Bears went on to outscore Vermont, 4-1, in penalty strokes as Caroline Washburn ’12 stopped two Vermont attempts, with a third going wide. |
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Vote Now for the Coach of the Year The Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award celebrates the college football coach who best exemplifies sportsmanship, integrity, responsibility and excellence on and off the field. Vote today for your favorite coach. The winner receives $50,000 for charity and $20,000 for his school’s alumni association. |
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