Names in the news: Scholars, authors, and more

Published in the Jan. 18, 2012, Issue

In Cairo’s Tahrir Square, “the list of demands has changed little” and popular protest continues to play an important role, Fullbright scholar Sarah Mousa ’10 writes in a recent opinion piece. [Al Jazeera.com]

Baruch College provost James McCarthy *77 will take over as the new president of Suffolk University in Boston Feb. 1. [Boston Globe]

Michael Griffith ’87’s second novel, Trophy, was named one of the 25 best fiction books of 2011 by Kirkus Reviews. [Kirkus Reviews]

Was the 2009 federal stimulus “money well spent”? Reporter Michael Grabell ’03 examines that question in a new book that he discussed with Fresh Air host Dave Davies. [WHYY]

San Francisco 49ers assistant coach George “Geep” Chryst ’84 was credited with designing the “Vernon post,” a pass to tight end Vernon Davis that provided the winning touchdown in the 49ers’ Jan. 14 playoff win over the New Orleans Saints. [San Francisco Chronicle]

Elaine James ’83, a doctor in South Carolina, spent the last two years as a live-in physician for blues singer Etta James, who died earlier this week. (Though they shared their last name, the two women were not related.) [The Item (Sumter, S.C.)]