Alumni Profiles
Spotlight stories on alumni who are leading, innovating, and making a difference.
No More [Lovin’ That] Dirty Water
Enjoying the Boston Harbor’s Renaissance This Summer
by Nell Porter-Brown
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
Straight-Up News
Chris Wallace has “the toughest job of any television journalist.”
by Craig Lambert
Roxanne Guenette
Seeking answers to science’s biggest questions
by Jonathan Shaw
Shaping Cities
Stephen Gray pioneers equitable urban design.
by Jacob Sweet
Due Process
Jeannie Suk Gersen on the law, trauma, and “the rhetoric of believing”
by Lydialyle Gibson