As a crusading federal prosecutor, Edward McDonald ’68 sent some of the country’s most notorious mafia leaders to prison. But what he’ll always be known for is playing himself in the classic Martin Scorsese film Goodfellas.
Fred Tirrell ’57, PhD’82, spent his career in education. At eighty-nine years old, he published a collection of children’s books with an urgent message.
Across a legendary half-century career, Brisk has earned her reputation as a leading expert on language and education, and an unapologetic warrior for the rights of America’s bilingual learners.