“Together, Forever Green,” our 40th class reunion, was celebrated in Hanover just a few weeks ago. We promise to share stories about hiking Moosilauke 44 years later, reconnecting with Dartmouth friends as well as making new ones, dancing the night away on the Gold Coast, dining on Baker lawn, programming, including entertainment provided by the College, and more soon. While academia is on everyone’s mind, we decided to check in with the professors in our class. Josh Bornstein, director and assistant professor of educational leadership at Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) in New Jersey, was granted tenure in March. “While taking education courses in the basement of Silsby, it became clear I wanted to be in education. Learning about Paolo Freire inspired my work as a community and union organizer, teacher, and principal in schools between New York and the D.C. area. Now at FDU, “it’s gratifying to be in a place that supports my teaching and research on leaders committed to justice for schools to work for all kids.” From the campus of Pacific University in Oregon, Phil Ruder, a professor of economics, writes, “Being a Spanish language teaching assistant for the Rassias Center launched my teaching career. Beginning as a Spanish teacher at Buckingham, Browne, and Nichols School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, led to a Ph.D. in economics and a professorship at Pacific University. My favorite part about teaching is seeing my former students, years later, once they have become interesting people.” Nancy Langston is an environmental historian, artist, author, and distinguished professor of environmental history at Michigan Technological University. She writes, “My goal as an environmental historian is to understand how human and ecological communities have influenced each other’s histories.” Becky Ankeny recently shared an update on Nancy, who has been accepted for a residency in 2024 with the Arctic Circle expedition! Every year the program brings international artists and scientists together to sail around Svalbard, Norway, as they work on projects focused on climate change in the Arctic. Nancy plans to combine her paintings of arctic reindeer and other migratory wildlife with a narrative of her observations in an illustrated book.

It’s with sadness that we share the news that Toby Brewster passed away peacefully on March 16, surrounded by his family following a long illness. After graduating from Dartmouth and Harvard Graduate School of Education, Toby worked for 35 years in education, the majority spent at St. Paul’s School in Concord, New Hampshire. A full obituary is available on dartmouthalumnimagazine.com.

From historic Elberon, New Jersey, along the Jersey shore, Debra Himelman, who lives with her boyfriend, sent her regrets to have missed our 40th reunion due to mobility issues. After surviving a tragic fall in 1999, she is now a paralyzed amputee. She navigates her world with a walker or wheelchair. Her last visit to Hanover was for our 10th reunion in 1993. She plays acoustic guitar and writes songs, which she finds therapeutic. An avid reader, Debra is currently reading and enjoying Jean Korelitz’s The Latecomer.

—Shanta Sullivan, 1541 North Sierra Bonita Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90046; shantaesullivan@gmail.com; Elliot Stultz, 2600 N. Flagler Drive, #503, West Palm Beach, FL 33407; elliotstultz@yahoo.com