Features
‘A Prolific Harvest of Death’
COVID-19 is only the latest epidemic to strike Princeton — here’s how the University handled others
On the cover: Reunion by Diana Buri Weymar ’91; photograph by Nelson Hancock ’90
Workers who keep the campus running; epidemics at Princeton; alumni dispatches
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On the Campus
On the Campus
SAT and ACT Optional, Early Action Canceled For 2021 Applicants
The change recognizes challenges students face in the pandemic
On the Campus
Five Receive Honorary Degrees in Virtual Commencement
On the Campus
As 2020 Commencement Goes Virtual, Seniors Express Frustration, Resignation
Seniors will graduate in virtual ceremony, return for special Commencement in 2021
On the Campus
Andrea Goldsmith Named New Dean of Engineering
On the Campus
Essential Workers Keep Princeton Running During COVID-19
On the Campus
In Memoriam
Sports
Sports
In Historic Season, Lacrosse Seniors Denied Chance to Return
The University decided seniors can't withdraw and come back next year
Research
Research
Anthropology Professor Laurence Ralph Examines Police Violence
“Nobody should be tortured, no matter what they’ve done”
Research
Essay: The Sounds of Solace
History
History
Latin — and Princeton’s Latin Salutatory — Lives On
In 1985, Bruce Price ’63 wrote a list of 333 Latin words unchanged over 2,000 years
President's Page
President's Page
Sonia Sotomayor’s Wisdom and the Pandemic
Alumni News
Alumni News
‘Our Authority Is Very Strong’: Fed Chair Jerome Powell ’75 Speaks At Reunions
Powell focused particularly on the Fed’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak
Alumni News
Behavior Scientist Katy Milkman ’04 On Small Ways to Keep COVID at Bay
The virus relies on human social habits that can be changed
Alumni News
Here’s the History Behind That Cup You’re Raising to Old Nassau
The tradition of Princeton-branded cans started in the ’30s
Alumni News
Essay: Reflections on Legacy and Our 65th Reunion
“If legacies matter, it is how our lives help shape the history of mankind”
Alumni News
PAWcast: Valedictorian Nicholas Johnson ’20 Reflects On Princeton
“One message I really hope to convey is a confidence to impact the world through building, broadly defined”
Alumni News
Essay: From a Balcony, the Sights and Sounds of Senior Year
“I began to notice the details that made our little campus ecosystem hum”
Alumni News
PAWcast: Paul Wapner *91 on Reviving Connections to the Natural World
“There’s a part of human experience which is fundamentally unpredictable”
Alumni News
Alumni Artists at Home Say the Show Must Go On
Alumni find novel ways to keep performing and creating from a distance
Alumni News
Essay: Post-Pandemic, Hong Kong Protests Will Likely Return
“Resistance has continued, only in a different form,” writes journalist Mary Hui ’17
Alumni News
Princetonians: The Idealist Realist
Alumni News
From the Archives: Before Social Distancing
Alumni News
New York Nurse Lauren Edmonds ’10 Battles COVID-19 and Fear
“People have every right to be afraid”
Alumni News
‘Today, When I Could Do Nothing’: Poetry In a Pandemic
“How is your life, I wanted to ask”
Alumni News
London Journalist Frank Langfitt ’86 Finds Ways to Tell COVID Stories
“Like everyone else, I sometimes find the news overwhelming”
Alumni News
Writer Constance Hale ’79 Learns to Live in Lockdown
“Humans are adaptive. We find ways to connect.”
Alumni News
Physician Amanda Satterthwaite ’10 Fights Fear In the ICU
“I see few patients improving”
Alumni News
At a California Food Bank, Anthony Shu ’16 Watches Needs Grow
“I try to remember the individuals who make up these statistics”
Tiger of the Week
Tiger of the Week
First Script by Sejal Pachisia ’13 Wins Storytellers Contest
Environment and circumstances can play a big role in accomplishing goals, Pachisia says
Tiger of the Week
Mark Wallace ’99 Creates Community Spaces at Detroit Riverfront Conservancy
“I always loved what the riverfront means to our city”
Tiger of the Week
Noah Mihan ’19 Wants Kids to Re-wild the World
Tiger of the Week
Composer Charu Suri ’97 Combines Jazz With Sufi and Indian Sounds
Tiger of the Week
When All is Gone, Harry Weber ’64’s Bronze Statues Will Stand
Weber became one of the few non-athletes in the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame
Tiger of the Week
Family Doctor John Geyman ’52 Advocates for Medicare for All
The COVID-19 pandemic may make the need clear, Geyman says
From the Editor
From the Editor
From the Editor, For You, With Pride and Respect
Alumni Around the Web
Alumni Around the Web
June 9: Cornel West *80 on racial injustice; Mitch Daniels ’71 on college students
Alumni Around the Web
May 26: Essayist Daniel Mendelsohn *94; Laura Hankin ’10’s book tour
Alumni Around the Web
May 5, 2020: Ben Taub ’14's Pulitzer Prize, Eric Schmidt ’76 and the Defense Department
Featured Authors
Featured Authors
Lesley Wheeler *94 Mixes Magic with Academia in Debut Novel
Featured Authors
Robert Wuthnow Examines Religion Through Practice
Featured Authors
James E. Peebles *62's Guided Tour Through Cosmology
Music and Film
Music and Film
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