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In Memory of Mark Baumer, MFA'11
Established in 2017 by the Brown University Library to support the acquisition of experimental literature books and media. Mark Baumer earned his MFA from Brown in 2011, where he made abiding friends while he pursued an unconventional and abundantly personal approach to writing, teaching, and living. Upon graduating from Brown, Mark began work providing communications for the Brown University Library, becoming, among other things, the voice of Josiah Carberry, long-beloved professor whose areas of study include psycho-ceramics. Taking an extended leave from the Library, Mark began a barefoot trek across the United States on October 13, 2016. From along the walk, he regularly posted video blog materials chronicling the walk, his encounters, and his perception of the nation through which he was traveling. In January 2017, he was struck and killed by a passing vehicle. He is greatly missed by his family, friends and colleagues.