
We Show What We Have Learned and Other Stories
The literary, historic, and fantastic collide in Clare Beams ’04’s collection of short stories, We Show What We Have Learned and Other Stories. By capturing the strangeness of being human while exploring layers of emotional complexity, Beams illuminates the ways we attempt to transform ourselves, our surroundings, and each other.

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October 2025
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott ’92; President Eisgruber ’83 defends higher ed; Julia Ioffe ’05 explains Russia.