United States
Culture
One of the Big Apple’s best booksellers
Sarah McNally, BA’98, is the driving force behind McNally Jackson Books in New York. Her chain of independent bookstores has managed to thrive in challenging times. Both Vogue and The New Yorker recently included McNally Jackson’s shops on their lists of New York’s finest bookstores.
Society
Telling the whole story
Yale historian Ned Blackhawk, BA’92, believes that too many accounts of U.S. history pay little attention to the pivotal role that the country’s Native Americans played in that history. His recent book, The Rediscovery of America, winner of the U.S. National Book Award for Nonfiction, serves as a corrective.
People
When she’s not studying economic policy, she helps shape it
Adriana Kugler is an award-winning economics professor at Georgetown University – but she is often not there. Her academic career has been interrupted by appointments from the White House. In her current role, she is serving as a governor for the U.S. Federal Reserve.
Culture
An accomplishment worth kvelling about
While working on a master’s degree at McGill, Aaron Lansky, MA’80, launched a rescue mission, one that would play a significant role in the preservation of a culture facing serious peril. As the driving force behind the Yiddish Book Center, Lansky has helped save 1.5 million books and built a one-of-a-kind collection.
People
Making the case for Canada in Washington
As Canada's ambassador to the U.S., Kirsten Hillman, BCL'93, LLB'93, has been playing a vital role in keeping Canada's most important relationship on track during a particularly chaotic period.
Health
Tracking the spread of SARS CoV-2 in the U.S.
Duncan MacCannell, BSc’98, heads a national consortium in the U.S. that will use the combined genomics expertise of federal agencies, state labs, universities and medical science firms to trace the spread of SARS-CoV-2.
Society
Bringing Halloween magic to the streets of New York
The eerie creatures that annually set the tone for New York's beloved Village Halloween Parade have been created by Sophia Michahelles, BA’98, and her collaborators for more than two decades.
Society
Nothing fake about it
A turbulent White House. An antagonistic president. An ongoing investigation into Russia’s attempts to influence the2016 election. And, of course, those never-ending incendiary tweets. Meet theMcGill alumni in hot pursuit of some of the most important stories coming outof Washington.
Society
An “inconceivable” moment in history
When U.S. authorities sparked a huge public outcry by separating children from parents who had crossed the border into the U.S. illegally, BJ Jensen, BCL/LLB'11, soon found himself in the thick of the action.
People
Helping to run the world’s biggest library
As the principal deputy librarian for the Library of Congress, Mark Sweeney, BA’84, plays a senior role in overseeing an institution with one-of-a-kind treasures used by everyone from Members of Congress to high school students to Lin-Manuel Miranda.
People
The hottest beat in Washington
With tensions at an all-time between a U.S. president and law enforcement officials, and the Mueller investigation picking up speed, Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post national security reporter Devlin Barrett, BA’95, has no shortage of things to write about.
People
Around the National Parks in 1,095 Days
Mikah Meyer, MMus’11, is on a road trip that will land him in the record books. He is on a quest to become the youngest person to visit all 417 National Park Service sites in the U.S. and he is doing it in one continuous trip.