Tiger of the Week

Dr. Tina Carroll-Scott ’88 Is Vaccinating Her South Miami Community

‘We need to pivot now, because our communities are being devastated’

Dror Liebenthal ’15 Is Democratizing Philanthropy

Liebenthal co-founded Bold.org, a platform to connect donors and students seeking scholarships

Libby Modern ’95 Is Moving Public Policy With Art

‘I’m interested in how these projects become little experiments,’ Modern says

Joel Slemrod ’73 Finds Humor in History of Taxes

Slemrod reveals that throughout history, governments have raised revenue by taxing almost everything

Jeremy Hubball ’69 Is Helping Children, One Village at a Time

‘We may be doing this totally on our own, but let’s see what we can do’

With Baseball Analytics, Jonathan Erlichman ’12 is Changing the Game

Erlichman’s career in baseball almost never began

Amanda Ramcharan ’11 Helps Develop Technology to Improve Farming

In her spare time, Ramcharan is restoring an 1870 Victorian mansion in St. Louis

Twins Cass Cliatt ’96 and Lasagne Wilhite ’96 Are Building Inclusivity

‘I can think of no greater mission than to help people with their civil rights’

Giri Nathan ’13 Is Covering Sports From Outside the Box

‘The messages players and teams put out into the world can shape public opinion’

Classicist James Romm ’88 Resurrects Ancient Thebes

The job of the historian is ‘not letting past be forgotten, not letting heroic deeds go unsung’

Gregory DiFelice ’89 Is Bringing Back ACL Repair With New Technology

‘It’s been a total game changer for my patients and I’

Sarah Beth Durst ’96 Conjures Magical Worlds In Her Novels

‘Fantasy is a literature of hope and empowerment,’ says Durst

Jud Brewer ’96 Is Helping People Unwind Their Anxiety

‘If you fall, you can’t beat yourself up’

Connor Diemand-Yauman ’10 Provides Job Training to Boost Low- Wage Workers

Diemand-Yauman co-founded Merit America to help those without college degrees reach middle-income occupations

Yasmeen Almog ’17 Is Predicting Bone Fractures With AI

‘The potential use cases are pretty limitless’

Jac Schaeffer ’00 Is Building on the Marvel Universe with ‘WandaVision’

‘I love opportunities to look at characters in big, exaggerated ways’

Cameron Bell ’16 Is Finding Free Tutors For Students During the Pandemic

‘I see myself as a teacher, no matter where I am’

Patrick Harrel ’16 Helped Keep the NBA Playing During the Pandemic

When the NBA created a bubble, Harrel brought his expertise in data science

Shin-Yi Lin ’11 Is Contributing Science to New Jersey’s Maternal Health Policies

‘The importance of maternity work did not wane during the pandemic’

Guitarist Stanley Jordan ’81 Is Sharing His Lauded Techniques

‘I want other people to experience this’

Columnist Catherine Rampell ’07 Shows Why Policy Changes Matter

At 29, Rampell became one of the youngest columnists in The Washington Post’s history

Ellie Rizzo ’13 Is Bringing Medical Orchestras Together

‘We think it is important to support this humanistic movement in medicine’

Jeff Halpern ’99’s Coaching Helps Tampa Bay Lightning Win Stanley Cup

‘The best part of the job is that you’re in this think tank of great hockey minds’

Kari Ostrem ’97 Is Opening a Boarding School in Ethiopia

‘You focus on human dignity and finding common ground’