Alumni Profiles

Spotlight stories on alumni who are leading, innovating, and making a difference.

No More [Lovin’ That] Dirty Water

Enjoying Boston Harbor’s Renaissance this summer

by Nell Porter-Brown

Fighting for Afghanistan

The sound of a bomb detonating breaks the stillness of Kandahar’s morning hours. To Sarah Chayes ’84, in her office in the small...

Imaging Public Health

Images are integral to the way human beings understand the world around them. As a physician and a photographer, Judith R. Peterson ’82...

Helping Out, Abroad and at Home

En route to the math placement exam, Annette Ghee ’83 met classmate Burt Hamner. Each one thought the other cute… and they were...

Strangers in the Rangeland

Gilbert Gale uses all tools at his disposal to fight invasive plants in Western grasslands.

by Jonathan Shaw

Stuart Chase

On a chilly autumn day in 1911, Stuart Chase entered the Boston Public Library and, finding a seat in the economics section, composed a personal...

by John M. Carfora