Books

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Crisis Management

Former Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner ’83 talks to Matthew Mosk ’92 about fixing a financial mess that arose from too much optimism and a system operating “with no cops and no rules.”

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Sea of Dreams

Eager to purge himself of “the wanderlust,” Brue Potter ’38 set out for a life of grand adventure. His aspirations ended right where they started: on an ill-fated voyage with famous playboy explorer…

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Opportunity Knocks

The first director of A Better Chance looks back on the early days of an innovative program that has opened doors for minority students.

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Nothing In Common

All because of an athletic—and quite persistent—classmate, an undergrad discovered her inner “sporty girl” more than 30 years ago.

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Wall Papers

History seminar students revisit the lives of alumni veterans who died in combat during the Vietnam War.

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Voices in the Wilderness

Dan Schreibman ’86 • Caroline Choi ’90 • Sam Stein ’04 • Liz Gannes ’04 • Esther Cohen ’79 • Diarmuid O’Connell ’86

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Deaths

The following is a list of deaths reported to us since the previous issue. Full obituaries, usually written by the class secretaries, may appear in the future on the DAM website, where…

Letters

Web Extras

Web Extras

Writer’s Canvas

BOOK EXCERPT: Heller’s second novel is a riveting suspense story about a painter who is fully experienced in the ways of personal loss, extreme violence and profound beauty.