Features
The Politics of History
A conservative scholar of Lincoln and the battle over how we teach about America’s past
Illustration by Charles Chaisson
Black and White and the Blues; Lincoln scholar Allen Guelzo
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On the Campus
On the Campus
Student Dispatch: Wintersession Teaches Cooking, ‘Sleeping for Success,’ and More
‘I have new admiration for anyone who leads a cooking class,’ wrote President Eisgruber ’83
On the Campus
Campus Photo: Signs of Life
On the Campus
Q&A: Hilton Als Offers a Theater Critic’s Point of View
Visiting scholar discusses writing and understanding queer history
On the Campus
Student Science Writers Aim to Make Research More Accessible
‘I thought this would be a really cool opportunity to share ideas and research,’ said Addie Minerva, who co-founded Princeton Insights
On the Campus
U.S. Education Department Ends Discrimination Probe
On the Campus
Undergraduate Women’s Leadership Appears to be Trending Back Up
Ten years after a campus report, are undergraduate women seeking top roles?
On the Campus
In Memoriam: Professor Yoshiaki Shimizu *75
On the Campus
New Class Examines COVID’s Impact on the Film Industry
The course examines themes the world is experiencing — isolation, political strife, and racial protests
On the Campus
Three Win Pyne Prize
On the Campus
In Short: Gallery Shows Systemic Racism at Princeton
Research
Research
Examining How We Misjudge the Emotional Pain of Poverty
Nathan Cheek, a Ph.D. candidate in psychology, has identified what he calls a “thick-skin bias”
History
History
Sculptor of Nassau Hall’s Bronze Tigers Was a Cowboy
Princeton Portrait: Alexander Phimister Proctor (1860–1950)
President's Page
President's Page
Returning to the Classroom
Alumni News
Alumni News
Q&A: Emily Nichols ’99 on Keeping Up the Fight in New Orleans
‘We feel like it can be done’
Alumni News
Essay: Meeting Malcolm X
‘I discovered how wrong my preconceptions about Malcolm had been’
Alumni News
PAWcast: Men’s Basketball Alums Revisit the ’96 Princeton–UCLA Game
‘We saw ourselves not as CEOs and Wall Street guys but guys who love to play basketball’
Alumni News
Rally ’Round the Cannon: The Riot of 1963
Alumni News
Essay: The Bag My Grandparents Passed Down to Me
‘This is not a story, it’s my life,’ my grandmother would remind me
Alumni News
Photo From the Archives: Robotics
Alumni News
PAWcast: Jeff Schwartz *87 on the Changing Nature of Work
‘What we’ve seen in the last year is that work, as we are all experiencing it, is much more dynamic than we ever imagined’
Tiger of the Week
Tiger of the Week
Gregory DiFelice ’89 Is Bringing Back ACL Repair With New Technology
‘It’s been a total game changer for my patients and I’
Tiger of the Week
Sarah Beth Durst ’96 Conjures Magical Worlds In Her Novels
‘Fantasy is a literature of hope and empowerment,’ says Durst
Tiger of the Week
Jud Brewer ’96 Is Helping People Unwind Their Anxiety
‘If you fall, you can’t beat yourself up’
Tiger of the Week
Connor Diemand-Yauman ’10 Provides Job Training to Boost Low- Wage Workers
Diemand-Yauman co-founded Merit America to help those without college degrees reach middle-income occupations
Tiger of the Week
Bill Brown ’83 Raises Funds for Parkinson’s Research Through Skiing
People think a Parkinson’s diagnosis is ‘the end of life.’ On the slopes, Brown shows that’s not true
Alumni Around the Web
Alumni Around the Web
March 23: Mathematician Avi Wigderson *83 Awarded Abel Prize
Alumni Around the Web
March 16: Cornel West *80 Leaves Harvard After Tenure Dispute
Alumni Around the Web
March 9: Satana Deberry ’91 Approached About U.S. Attorney Job
Featured Authors
Featured Authors
Travel Writer Don George ’75 Reflects on 2020 At Home
Featured Authors
Richard Revesz ’79’s Dollars-and-Cents Solutions for the Environment
