Barnett ’91 on Business

Executive editor at ESPN and former editor-in-chief of Ebony magazine, Amy DuBois Barnett ’91, delivered the keynote address at the Women in Business Leadership Conference held at Bowling Green State University on March 27. The theme of the conference was “Designing Your Career.”

Brown Women at TEDxProvidence

Anisha Sekar ’15, Mary Burke ’88, and Lucy Spelman ’85 presented at TEDxProvidence in May. Their expertise ranges from media and money, to economics, and even zoological medicine and art-based conservation efforts. Didn’t get a chance to see them in Providence? Watch their videos:

	Mary Burke ’88: Rhode Island's Economy
	Anisha Sekar ’15: Social Justice & Fiscal Integrity
	Lucy Spelman ’85: Saving Animals with Art

First Generation Students Come Together

This year Brown hosted a conference for first generation college students organized by the networking group 1vyG. 1vyG founder Jessica Brown ’16 grabbed a headline (and a video op-doc) in the New York Times for her work with the group. Jessica is a rising senior from Canton, Ohio concentrating in Business, Organizations, and Entrepreneurship. She is an active member of the first-generation student community at Brown and she currently serves as IvyG’s chief business development officer. Through 1vyG, Jessica has built a network of first generation college students across the Ivy League and partner institutions.

From Thailand to College Hill: How Brown Helped Me Grow as a Female Leader

by Alisa Chalerychit ’15
“Brown was a place that helped me grow especially as a female leader. I admire many of my female classmates who speak up for what they believe in.” Read Alisa’s story.

Moving the World Forward

Women’s Launch Pad mentor Caitie Whelan ’07 has a passion for bringing women into the global economy. Caitie recently launched The Lightning Notes, a short daily post that features striking stories and big ideas to remind us that we matter and that improving the world is our business. Check it out!

Why is it important to give back to Brown?

WLC member and mentor Nancy Kail ’84 feels it’s about responsibility: “As my parents and other role models have always done, it’s my responsibility – and my pleasure – to give back to Brown. Great universities such as Brown can best inspire great ideas, thinkers and doers if they continuously engage all parts of their community - students, faculty and alumni alike.”

As recent past president of Saving the Next Generation Foundation, a New York-based organization promoting the values of life, liberty, peace, and opportunity in a progressive, open-minded and inclusive Middle East, Nancy Kail is passionate about education, leadership and philanthropy. Want to learn more? Read her inspiring interview.