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Every Friday, we choose an alum who has been making headlines—for better or for worse.

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  • Stefan Pryor ’93, ’06JD: A turnaround plan for Connecticut schools.

    The phrase “Connecticut schools” might conjure images of blond children, green lacrosse fields, and black Lexuses. Despite Connecticut’s... Read on
    the staff | January 19 2012 12:18pm

  • 12/10/10: Kathryn Himmelstein ’09

    Kathryn Himmelstein ’09 majored in ethics, politics, and economics. All three come together in a study published this week in the journal... Read on
    the staff | December 10 2010 10:40am

  • R. Owen Williams ’07MSL, ’09PhD

    In this economy, most brand-new PhDs are grateful for a job—any job. But R. Owen Williams ’07MSL, ’09PhD, isn’t most new... Read on
    the staff | April 16 2010 04:44pm

  • Earl Phalen ’89

    A poor black child, abandoned at birth, is adopted by a civil-rights-loving Irish-American family outside Boston. The youngest of eight, Earl Phalen... Read on
    the staff | March 16 2010 04:31pm