George Spencer
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Jamie Kreiner *11 Says Even Medieval Monks Got Distracted
Kreiner’s book and its applications to modern life have earned mainstream praise
After Teaching Students, Alain Sanders ’73 Is Teaching the Public
‘Be an alert, avid reader of as many different sources as you can,’ Sanders says
Scholar Michael Burlingame ’64 Searches for Truths About Lincoln
Burlingame has written or edited 20 books about Abraham Lincoln
Architect Peter Wheelwright ’75 Tells a Multigenerational Saga
‘Writing fiction … helps us to imagine what we could be in a better world’
Ornithologist John Fitzpatrick *78 Fosters Deep Connection to Birds
‘Early on, I said birds supply so many different powerful opportunities,’ Fitzpatrick says
Stacey Vanek Smith ’99 Is Teaching Machiavelli to Working Women
Pay inequity made Smith think ‘more about Machiavelli and how to navigate things that feel unfair’
Mythology Scholar Robert Segal *84 Shapes Religious Studies
Gnostic myths ‘postulate worlds and gods beyond our own,’ Segal says
Tropical Ecologist Winnie Hallwachs ’76 Is Tracking Insect Decline
‘You can feel it in your bones,’ says Hallwachs
Howard Wainer *68 and Michael Friendly *71 Give Data Meaning
The longtime friends penned a book on the history of turning numbers into images
Joel Slemrod ’73 Finds Humor in History of Taxes
Slemrod reveals that throughout history, governments have raised revenue by taxing almost everything
Classicist James Romm ’88 Resurrects Ancient Thebes
The job of the historian is ‘not letting past be forgotten, not letting heroic deeds go unsung’
Jud Brewer ’96 Is Helping People Unwind Their Anxiety
‘If you fall, you can’t beat yourself up’