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New on Shelf, Stage and Screen

A new series from Warren Littlefield '74 has been picked up by Hulu. Dopesick, based on the bestselling book of the same name, is slated to premiere in 2021 starring Michael Keaton. The eight-episode limited series will offer a look at the opioid crisis in America. A former president at NBC Entertainment, Littlefield is the executive producer of The Handmaid's Tale and Fargo.

A new middle grade novel by Carrie Firestone '92 has earned positive reviews from The New York Times, Kirkus and Publisher's Weekly. Dress Coded is available from Putnam. Learn more at carriefirestoneauthor.com.

A performance of "Let It Go" by D Smoke and SiR on the BET Awards featured Jedidiah Collins '18. On campus, Collins was a member of Hip-Notiqs Step Team and participated in Koshare.

Hannah Barnaby '96 has published two new books for children and young readers, Monster & Boy and There's Something About Sam. The author of several books for children and teens, she was the first writer to earn the Children's Writer in Residency at the Boston Public Library. Learn more at hannahbarnaby.com/.

Alan Snel '83 has released Bicycle Man, a collection of stories from his years of bicycle travels. He is the founder of LVSportsBiz.com, which covers the business and politics of sports, stadiums and teams in the Las Vegas market. For copies, contact Snel at asnel@LVSportsBiz.com.

The Webby Awards recognized "Going From Broke" - an online series hosted by Daniel L. Rosensweig '83, president and CEO of Chegg and former HWS Trustee - with a 2020 People's Voice Webby for original online video reality series.

Current Issue

ATHLETICS

LIFE INTERRUPTED

The Work Ahead

The following reflections from faculty are the products of interviews conducted by Andrew Wickenden '09 in the late spring and early summer of 2020, in some cases edited and condensed for clarity.

On racism in the academy and anti-racist reform
by Khuram Hussain
On opportunity lost and opportunity found
Janette Gayle
On complicated data and the microcosm of injustice that is the justice system
by James Sutton
On the role of the arts in activism
by Donna Davenport
On "A problem of thought"
by Virgil Slade
On the psychology of personal values and communicating across political divisions
by Emily Fisher
On corrective justice and the powers that shape historical narratives
by Matthew Crow
On ignorance of racism and social epistemology
by Karen Frost-Arnold
On protest and lasting change
by DeWayne Lucas
On the vestiges of the Civil War and shortfalls of reconstruction
by Laura Free

More Faculty Reflections

On paradox, power and learning through discomfort
by Beth Belanger
On decolonizing the canon and the relationships between storytelling and social change
by Anna Creadick
On teaching, learning and practicing anti-racism
by Kendralin Freeman
On black bodies and white spectatorship
by Jiangtao Harry Gu '13
On self-interrogation and paying attention
by James McCorkle '76, P'20
On the purpose of racism and ways to defeat it
by David Ost
On the hidden reach of racial disparities
by J. Ricky Price
On social media and activism
by Leah Shafer
Chronicling Protests in Geneva
with Kathy Collins '09

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