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March 27, 2023

Finding Connection and Inspiration Through Music With Radio Host, Guitarist, and Activist DeBraun Thomas ‘07

This is the twenty-eighth article in Bears Doing Big Things, a weekly column celebrating the stories of notable M-A alumni. Read last week’s article here. “I don’t know where I…

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March 21, 2023

From Class Clown To Stand-Up Comedian: Francesca Fiorentini ‘01

This is the twenty-seventh article in Bears Doing Big Things, a weekly column celebrating the stories of notable M-A alumni. Read last week’s article here. Fiorentini's portrait in the 2001…

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March 13, 2023

“I Win Less, But I Live More”: Iszac Henig ‘18 Embraces Authenticity as a Transgender Athlete

This is the twenty-sixth article in Bears Doing Big Things, a weekly column celebrating the stories of notable M-A alumni. Read last week’s article here. “I used to think that…

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March 6, 2023

Venture Capitalist Darian Shirazi ‘05 Talks Entrepreneurship, Kiteboarding, and Fatherhood

This is the twenty-fifth article in Bears Doing Big Things, a weekly column celebrating the stories of notable M-A alumni. Read last week’s article here. Shirazi's portrait in the 2005…

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February 27, 2023

Uncovering the Past with Medieval English Professor Spencer Strub ’05

This is the twenty-fourth article in Bears Doing Big Things, a weekly column celebrating the stories of notable M-A alumni. Read last week’s article here. Spencer Strub ‘05 has been…

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February 20, 2023

DREAMer and First-Generation College Graduate Lucía Esperanza ‘17 Shares Her Path Through the Education System

This is the twenty-third article in Bears Doing Big Things, a weekly column celebrating the stories of notable M-A alumni. Read last week’s article here. “Education is important to me…

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February 13, 2023

Chasing the Lesser-Told Stories with Documentary Filmmaker Alexandra Nikolchev ’01

This is the twenty-second article in Bears Doing Big Things, a weekly column celebrating the stories of notable M-A alumni. Read last week’s article here. “I love thinking about human…

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February 6, 2023

A Life of Service: Martin Alvarez’s Path From Struggling Student to U.S. Marine to Clinical Psychologist

This is the twenty-first article in Bears Doing Big Things, a weekly column celebrating the stories of notable M-A alumni. Read last week’s article here. In 1999, while Martin Alvarez…

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January 30, 2023

Biology Professor Duncan MacKenzie ‘71 Talks Sea Turtles, Fish, and Going With the Flow

This is the twentieth article in Bears Doing Big Things, a weekly column celebrating the stories of notable M-A alumni. Read last week’s article here. MacKenzie in action working on…

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January 23, 2023

Author and Poet Susan Samuels Drake ‘56 Reflects on her Work with César Chávez

This is the nineteenth article in Bears Doing Big Things, a weekly column celebrating the stories of notable M-A alumni. Read last week’s article here. “César Chávez was a powerful,…

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