Javette D. Pinkney, class of 1980

Javette D. Pinkney, class of 1980

Abstract In this interview, Javette D. Pinkney begins by explaining the academic initiative and activist spirit that brought her to Brown. She fondly remembers a “feeling of community,” and campus dating, in spite of instances of racism. She describes her involvement...
Anita L. Schell, class of 1979

Anita L. Schell, class of 1979

Abstract In this interview, Anita L. Schell begins by discussing her family and the support she had from her parents to attend college. She then talks about her initial attraction to Brown University and her fond memories of the choir, which she participated in for...
Rita Duarte Marinho, class of 1979

Rita Duarte Marinho, class of 1979

Abstract In this interview, Rita Duarte Marinho discusses her experiences pursuing a doctoral degree in political science at Brown University from 1975 to 1979. Marinho begins by sharing some personal background. She describes growing up in New Bedford, Massachusetts,...
Deborah J. Greenberg, class of 1979

Deborah J. Greenberg, class of 1979

Abstract Deborah J. Greenberg begins her interview by sharing some family background information including her childhood in Chicago, her mother’s position as a therapist, and the world travels that were funded by her father’s position as a professor at the University...
Maggie M. Wenig, class of 1978 (interview 2 of 2)

Maggie M. Wenig, class of 1978 (interview 2 of 2)

Abstract In her second interview, conducted in 2013, Maggie M. Wenig begins by discussing her admission to Brown University, where she was involved with the Brown University Women’s Minyan. She discusses the rigor of the Religious Studies Department, the...