2001 Cynthia Lowen wrote and produced “Bully,” an acclaimed documentary that looks at adolescent cruelty and adult paralysis in the public schools. The film weaves together five stories from different parts of the country, including grieving families of boys who committed suicide. Cynthia’s work has been published in journals including A Public Space, Best New [...]

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1944 Carl Christ emailed us the following note: “Dear Friends: Some of my CC friends from the early 1940s may like to know that The Alumni Assn. of Johns Hopkins U (where I taught economics from 1950 to 2005, with an occasional absence) has given me their Heritage Award, given to a few alumni and [...]

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1974 Biff Birkenmayer is celebrating his 21st year in the title insurance industry as a sales representative and continuing education instructor for the Colorado Real Estate Commission. • Gay Witherspoon and her artwork were featured in an article in the Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wash.) newspaper this spring. Gay says she used to draw and paint in [...]

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1990 Todd Prusin, a librarian at Georgia State University in Atlanta, has been promoted to assistant professor. 1991 Brian Joseph is senior director of Asian and World Programs at the National Endowment for Democracy in Washington, D.C.; he promotes democracy in Asia. • Shan Sethna was selected as one of The Christian Science Monitor’s “People [...]

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