This July, Cambridge University Press published my latest book, a history of record keeping in Europe from 1400-1700. Indirectly inspired by the digital revolution, it looks at how changes in making, keeping and using documents helped support the rise of modern societies and politics. Meanwhile, I’m just back from the Canary Islands, where I served […]
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Andrew Barkan ’98
Andrew & Polly have a new record out! “Ear Snacks: Songs from the Podcast” is an original soundtrack to the awesomeness of childhood (including 2015’s #1 kids song “Grapes”) drawn from the first season of the duo’s free podcast for families. Ear Snacks has joined other emerging children’s podcasts (such as Brains On! which was […]
Kristen R. Findley ’09
Kristen posted a school record at the 2012 Vanderbilt Invitational in the 1500 meter with a time of 4:17.45 moving her from 69th in the nation to fifth. Congrats, Kristen! Click here to read more. Kristen R. Findley CdeP 2009
Richard H. Parks III ’00
My documentary MUSIC MAN MURRAY premiers on TV and online next month. The film follows Murray Gershenz, 88, on his quest to sell the hundreds of thousands of records in his Los Angeles store. On Record Store Day, April 21, the film will debut on the Documentary Channel (197 on Dish and 267 on DirecTV) […]