1987

1987

CLASS NOTES

Hello, ’87 classmates!

This past March members of our class social justice task force, also known as the Peace, Justice, and Respect Committee, led approximately 70 of our classmates through a 21-day social justice challenge, featuring readings, video clips, and Zoom conversations focused on social justice topics. The response to the course was overwhelmingly positive, and the original study group has now broken up into smaller discussion groups to continue the conversation and plan other projects and events focused on social justice.

In April U.S. ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski was featured in an interview in The Washington Post Live’s program “World Stage: Ukraine.” Mark spoke about the refugee crisis and Poland’s efforts to help, the U.S. influence on the war in Ukraine, and diplomacy during times of crisis.

Ben Moynihanhas recently been promoted to interim executive director at the Algebra Project Inc., a nonprofit that uses mathematics literacy as an organizing tool to guarantee quality public school education for every child in the United States.

Paal Gisholt recently launched Blueshift Nutrition. The company creates science-based supplements in delicious flavors delivered in pod form.

Abdhish Bhavsar is currently serving a second term on the board of directors ofthe Guthrie Theater located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has also been the medical expert on the theater’s task force to get the theater up and running after Covid-19. Happily, the theater has six live productions scheduled for the 2021-22 season. Filmmaker Ricki Stern’s five-part series for CNN on UFOs will begin airing in July. The series features Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand ’88, who is responsible for introducing an unidentified aerial phenomenon amendment to the most recent National Defense Authorization Act. Ricki executive produced and directed the series and interviewed Gillibrand.

I am really looking forward to our in-person “Off the Green” reunion, which will be held in Chicago on September 15-18. We hope that you will join us for the opportunity to reconnect and spend time with classmates. The reunion committee has planned a variety of activities, including an architectural tour, a dinner cruise, a social justice history tour, and the always popular ’87 TED talks. Look for information about registration on our class website or in our private class Facebook group.

Send me your news—I look forward to hearing from you!

—Lisa Snyder, 430 Ward St., Newton, MA 02459; dartmouth87classnews@gmail.com

Lisa Snyder