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Hope is Part of the Plan
Paralyzed from the neck down by a gunshot wound in 2011, Kevin Neary C’04 can’t help imagining that someday a medical miracle might allow him to walk again. In the meantime, he and his family are meeting the challenges and frustrations of his new life with strength, ingenuity, and charm to spare. By Dave Zeitlin

Good Returns
The dangers and rewards of giving more than you get. An excerpt from Give and Take by Wharton Professor Adam Grant. Plus: an interview with the author by Trey Popp

The Purple Passion of Michael Smerconish
Can an unpredictably centrist talk-show host with a yen for “nothing” really have an impact on the national discourse? By Samuel Hughes

Glen Berger’s Amazing
Spider-Man Experience
What happens when a playwright best known for a one-man show about a seriously overdue library book gets involved in creating a blockbuster musical about an iconic superhero? In one word: Kapow!  By Alyson Krueger

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