Nancy Y. Bekavac is an American academic and former lawyer who served as the sixth president of Scripps College from 1990 to 2007, becoming the first woman to lead the institution. Raised in Clairton, Pennsylvania, she earned her undergraduate degree...
Miguel Cardona began his career as a fourth-grade teacher before becoming the youngest principal in Connecticut and later the state’s first Latino Commissioner of Education. As the second Secretary of Education of Puerto Rican descent, Cardona over...
David Himmelstein is a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at Hunter College in New York City. He is known for his widely cited studies on patients’ rights issues and structural problems within the US healthcare system. His 1984 study on patie...
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 ...
Andrea (Andi) Friedman is a nationally recognized leader in reproductive rights. She manages a high-level team working to change the narrative on abortion and is a leading thinker and strategist in the field. She previously served as Director of Repr...
Andrea (Andi) Friedman is a nationally recognized leader in reproductive rights. She manages a high-level team working to change the narrative on abortion and is a leading thinker and strategist in the field. She previously served as Director of Repr...
Tom Nichols is one of America’s leading intellectuals, political and cultural commentators, and experts on international security, Russia, threats to democracy, and nuclear policy. Nichols is a staff writer for The Atlantic and the author of the bo...
Tom Nichols is one of America’s leading intellectuals, political and cultural commentators, and experts on international security, Russia, threats to democracy, and nuclear policy. Nichols is a staff writer for The Atlantic and the author of the bo...
Sammus, aka Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo, is a Black feminist rapper, producer, and activist. She is the David S. Josephson Assistant Professor of Music at Brown, and the co-founder of Brown’s Black Music Lab. Her research interests include hip hop praxi...
Sammus, aka Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo, is a Black feminist rapper, producer, and activist. She is the David S. Josephson Assistant Professor of Music at Brown, and the co-founder of Brown’s Black Music Lab. Her research interests include hip hop praxi...
Samuel W. Bell is a Democrat representing District Five (Providence) in the Rhode Island Senate. District Five contains the neighborhoods of Mount Pleasant, Elmhurst, Federal Hill, Valley, and the northern portion of the West End. Bell grew his roots...
Samuel W. Bell is a Democrat representing District Five (Providence) in the Rhode Island Senate. District Five contains the neighborhoods of Mount Pleasant, Elmhurst, Federal Hill, Valley, and the northern portion of the West End. Bell grew his roots...