Miguel Sanchez is the Majority Whip of the Providence City Council from Ward 6 and an outspoken activist for Palestinian freedoms. In October 2023, Sanchez was fired from his position in Governor Daniel McKee’s office after protesting Israel’s ac...
Dr. Ashish Jha is a globally renowned public health leader currently serving as the Dean of the Brown University School of Public Health. A respected physician, Dr. Jha is acclaimed for his expertise in addressing major health issues. Appointed by Pr...
Ben Wikler, Chairman of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, runs what is touted by many to be the single most effective Democratic state party in the country—with no close second place. Wikler, 43, was born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin. He attended...
Peter Kornbluh is a senior analyst at the National Security Archive and director of the Archive’s Cuba and Chile documentation projects, having previously served as director of the Iran-Contra and Nicaragua projects. He has written several books, i...
Peter Kornbluh is a senior analyst at the National Security Archive and director of the Archive’s Cuba and Chile documentation projects, having previously served as director of the Iran-Contra and Nicaragua projects. He has written several books, i...
Maru Mora-Villalpando is an immigration activist with the group La Resistencia, working to improve the conditions at immigration detention centers and stop deportations. After years of leading high-profile protests to defend immigrants in the Northwe...
Maru Mora-Villalpando is an immigration activist with the group La Resistencia, working to improve the conditions at immigration detention centers and stop deportations. After years of leading high-profile protests to defend immigrants in the Northwe...
Her name may not be Beth Harmon, but like the fictional heroine of Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit, Anna Cramling Bellon is taking on the traditionally male-dominated world of chess and paving her own unique path to success. Known as Anna Cramling a...
Her name may not be Beth Harmon, but like the fictional heroine of Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit, Anna Cramling Bellon is taking on the traditionally male-dominated world of chess and paving her own unique path to success. Known as Anna Cramling a...
Jean-Pierre Aubry is the Associate Director of State and Local Research at the Center for Retirement Research (CRR) at Boston College. He oversees and conducts research and data collection, develops new analytic techniques for evaluating retirement b...
Jean-Pierre Aubry is the Associate Director of State and Local Research at the Center for Retirement Research (CRR) at Boston College. He oversees and conducts research and data collection, develops new analytic techniques for evaluating retirement b...
Dave Chandrasekaran ‘01 graduated from Brown University with a BS in Biology. He is now the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Voter Empowerment Project (VEP). VEP is a nonprofit that provides pro bono targeted assistance to frontline voting ...
Dave Chandrasekaran ‘01 graduated from Brown University with a BS in Biology. He is now the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Voter Empowerment Project (VEP). VEP is a nonprofit that provides pro bono targeted assistance to frontline voting ...
This is the first installment of The Providence Public School Takeover, a BPR interview series on the state of Providence public schools and the lessons the state takeover can teach us. Emily Kalejs Qazilbash is a Professor of Practice in Education a...
This is the first installment of The Providence Public School Takeover, a BPR interview series on the state of Providence public schools and the lessons the state takeover can teach us. Emily Kalejs Qazilbash is a Professor of Practice in Education a...
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) is the junior United States Senator from Rhode Island and has represented the Ocean State in the US Senate since 2007. He currently serves as Chair of the Senate Budget Committee and as a member of the Judiciary Committee, F...
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) is the junior United States Senator from Rhode Island and has represented the Ocean State in the US Senate since 2007. He currently serves as Chair of the Senate Budget Committee and as a member of the Judiciary Committee, F...
Sarah Skeels is a Professor at Brown, a researcher, an activist, and a world-class sailor. Skeels holds a BS in Exercise Physiology from the University of Virginia and an MPH from the George Washington University School of Public Health, with a focus...
Sarah Skeels is a Professor at Brown, a researcher, an activist, and a world-class sailor. Skeels holds a BS in Exercise Physiology from the University of Virginia and an MPH from the George Washington University School of Public Health, with a focus...
Alan Jenkins is a Professor of Practice at Harvard Law School, teaching courses on race and the law, communication, and Supreme Court jurisprudence. He has previously served as the President and Co-Founder of The Opportunity Agenda, Assistant to the ...
Alan Jenkins is a Professor of Practice at Harvard Law School, teaching courses on race and the law, communication, and Supreme Court jurisprudence. He has previously served as the President and Co-Founder of The Opportunity Agenda, Assistant to the ...
Dr. Megan L. Heckert ’00 is a Professor in the Department of Geography and Planning at West Chester University. Her academic focus is urban sustainability initiatives, particularly how they intersect with urban development policy. Recently, Dr. Hec...
Dr. Megan L. Heckert ’00 is a Professor in the Department of Geography and Planning at West Chester University. Her academic focus is urban sustainability initiatives, particularly how they intersect with urban development policy. Recently, Dr. Hec...
Jim Gray is the current Kentucky secretary of transportation in the administration of Governor Andy Beshear. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet maintains more than 27,000 miles of roadways along with 57 public airports and 33 public transportation s...
Jim Gray is the current Kentucky secretary of transportation in the administration of Governor Andy Beshear. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet maintains more than 27,000 miles of roadways along with 57 public airports and 33 public transportation s...
A Brown Professor of Cognitive Sciences for over 30 years, Steven Sloman heads the Behavioral Decision Sciences concentration with Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences (CLPS). Professor Sloman changed the way we think about thinking and ...
A Brown Professor of Cognitive Sciences for over 30 years, Steven Sloman heads the Behavioral Decision Sciences concentration with Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences (CLPS). Professor Sloman changed the way we think about thinking and ...