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Sarah Damaske ’99 has long been interested in understanding and ameliorating class and race inequalities. Her research culminated in the book , "The Tolls of Uncertainty: How Privilege and the Guilt Gap Shape Unemployment in America."

John Brisotti ’73 played guitar at Hamilton and had a mandolin that he picked up on occasion. After College he kept learning, mostly by ear, before taking lessons with Mike Compton, perhaps the foremost Bill Monroe-style mandolinist today.

Part computer scientist, part cognitive scientist, Tom Williams ’11 uses insights from cognitive psychology to design and enable language-based interaction between humans and robots.

As someone who assesses his work by the good it achieves, school social worker Chris Walsh ’80 had more successes than he will ever know; he’s also had plenty of affirmation.

Thought college, jobs, and grad school in health policy and management, Shammara Wright ’04 has moved in one direction — toward supporting racial equity. She’s committed to improving the lives of Black and brown people.

Producer, actor, and writer Michael Breslin ’13's play Circle Jerk was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in drama.

As a successful philanthropic fundraiser and strategic advisor, Val Jones K’79 can face a shark or a dinosaur with aplomb: She and her husband won over billionaire Mark Cuban when they appeared on ABC’s "Shark Tank".

When Stacey Boyd visited a refugee camp in Kenya, she met a group of girls who were educated through a program sponsored by a telecommunications company. That achievement inspired her to create an online retailer that combined business and philanthropy.

She’s become adept at whipping up a delicious breakfast for 12, and she’s proud of that, but Jana Prudhomme ’19 is also gaining ground on her future. She’s the new manager of the Arbor Inn, a B&B recently purchased by the College.

When live music all but disappeared during the pandemic, drummer Tim Carman ’11 and his band GA-20 retreated to a Boston studio to binge on recording and stockpiled enough material for several albums, which will be released over the next year or more.