Alumni Profiles
Faith through Film
The “Accidental Talmudist” on making Jewish movies
by Max J. Krupnick
Thomas Starr King: Protector of the Union, and Yosemite
Brief life of a transcendentalist out West
by John Buehrens
Putting the Music in Musical Theater
Composer Zoe Sarnak’s warm-hearted songs
by Lydialyle Gibson
A Surfing Author’s Children’s Book
In the swim with Bonnie Tsui
by S.I. Rosenbaum
Radcliffe Women Share Their Stories
An ambitious oral-history project captures the lived experiences of alumnae.
by Meena Venkataramanan
Melvin Miller ’56: “Not going…to stand aside”
The founder, editor, and publisher of The Bay State Banner profiled
by Juliet Isselbacher
A Life in Harmonica
Scott Albert Johnson finds his path.
by Jacob Sweet
Finding Voices
Marilyn Booth translates Arabic literature for Anglophone readers.
by Spencer Lee Lenfield
“Like Driving at Night”
Maggie Shipstead’s time-spanning, globe-circling new novel
by Dan Kelly
Keeping Them Close
A pediatrician cares for a city’s children.
by Nell Porter-Brown
The Bottomless Sport
Andrew Rueb’s experience on the professional tennis circuit informs his coaching.
by Jacob Sweet