Features
Lost in the Democracy
Walter Kirn ’83’s long search for America
On the cover: Walter Kirn ’83 sets out in search of America. Photo by Erik Petersen.
Walter Kirn ’83 takes a road trip; Princeton drops fossil fuels; Coach Jesse Marsch ’96
Download This Issue: Nov2022_issue_noCNs.pdf (57.82 MB)Features
On the Campus
On the Campus
Rexford ’91 Named Provost, Research Dean Debenedetti Steps Down
Princeton announces changes in administrative roles that will take effect in 2023
On the Campus
Trustees Vote to Divest and Dissociate from Fossil Fuel Companies
The University will cut all ties with 90 companies, including Exxon Mobil and Dominion Energy
On the Campus
Campus Photo: Yeh College and New College West
On the Campus
Lockhart Arch To Honor Ikeda ’44
On the Campus
Provost Debbie Prentice Picked to Lead Cambridge University
Prentice will be the first American to lead the University of Cambridge as vice-chancellor
On the Campus
Nobel Prize in Economics Awarded to Former Princeton Professors
Ben Bernanke and Philip Dybvig are the 16th and 17th economics Nobel winners who’ve either studied or taught at Princeton
On the Campus
Princeton Changes No Contact Order Rules After Student Pushback
Danielle Shapiro ’25 was the subject of a complaint in the spring and wrote about her experience in ‘The Wall Street Journal’
Sports
Sports
Penn Dashes Princeton Football’s Ivy Title Hopes With Late Touchdown
Tigers finish 8-2 after heartbreaking losses in the season’s last two weeks
Sports
Princeton Rowers Celebrate 150 Years on the Water
‘As hard as it was, it was still an amazing experience,’ said rowing alum Janet Youngholm ’75
Sports
Tigers Miss Chance to Clinch Ivy League Title, Bonfire
Princeton falls to Yale 24-20, its first loss of the season, and sets up a dramatic end to the football season next weekend
Sports
Offensive Lineman Henry Byrd ’23 Sets Sights on the NFL
Byrd says learning to tap dance contributed to his impressive footwork on the field
Sports
In First Game at New Soccer Stadium, Tigers Trounce Dartmouth
Remnants of Hurricane Ian couldn’t keep women’s soccer from victory
Research
Research
Economist Leah Boustan ’00 Is Busting Myths About Immigrants
Boustan’s new book shows immigrants help grow the economy and spur new innovations
History
History
Three Brothers Who Became University Presidents
Princeton Portrait: Karl Compton *1912 h’34, Wilson Compton *1915, and Arthur Compton *1916
President's Page
President's Page
Princeton’s Tradition of Institutional Restraint
President's Page
On Free Speech
Alumni News
Alumni News
Election Recap: Campbell ’04, Polis ’96 Win Statewide Races
Six alumni incumbents will be returning to Congress
Alumni News
Playwright and Filmmaker Douglas McGrath ’80 Dies at 64
In 2015, McGrath wrote for PAW about writing musicals for Triangle Club
Alumni News
On Election Night, Watch These Eight Tigers Running for Office
Seven incumbents are seeking reelection, and Andrea Campbell ’04 is favored to be elected attorney general in Massachusetts
Alumni News
Douglas Rushkoff ’83 Explains the Post-Apocalyptic Plans of the Rich
Rushkoff’s new book details how the ultra-wealthy plan to escape from the rest of us
Alumni News
Rally ’Round the Cannon: Intimations
Alumni News
PAWcast: Christine Emba ’10 on Changing Our Culture’s Sexual Script
‘The first step is just simply honesty, being more open and honest about what we really do want’
Alumni News
Essay: The Long, Fraught Princeton-Harvard Football Rivalry
‘There may well be antagonism, but if there is, it won’t be for the first time’
Alumni News
Princetonians Photo: Dawn Miller *10
Alumni News
Princeton Alumni Volunteers Are Helping Allies Flee Afghanistan
Princetonians and others volunteering with No One Left Behind have helped more than 2,000 Afghans leave the country
Tiger of the Week
Tiger of the Week
Dave Pentecost ’72 Is Bringing Outer Space to Kids
Pentecost has worked on building several planetariums, most recently at the Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens
Tiger of the Week
Glenn Dryfoos ’83 Just Released Jazz Great Benny Carter’s Princeton Recordings
‘Benny … is the Joyce Carol Oates, the Arthur Lewis, the John Nash of jazz,’ Dryfoos says
Tiger of the Week
Barbara Roper ’77 Stands Up for the Average Investor
Roper is now advising SEC Chair Gary Gensler, but her focus remains the same
Tiger of the Week
Actor George Butts ’08 Finds Niche in Hand Modeling
After his first commercial, Butts found an agent who told him to get a manicure immediately
Tiger of the Week
Jesse McCarthy *18 Shines Spotlight on Little-Known African American Authors
McCarthy won the Whiting Award for his ‘dazzling’ first book
Tiger of the Week
Dawn Miller *10 is Helping NYC’s Mayor Fight Climate Change
‘There’s just so much that can be done using the city government to do good in the world’
From the Editor
From the Editor
Divestment Gets Its Power From the People | Opinion
Activists and faculty are the driving forces behind the University's shift away from fossil fuel companies
Alumni Around the Web
Alumni Around the Web
Nov. 15: Cathleen Kaveny ’84 Says Elect More Moderate Bishops
Alumni Around the Web
Nov. 8: MIT Philosophy Professor Kieran Setiya *02 Says Life Is Hard
Alumni Around the Web
Nov. 1: Céline Gounder ’97 on the ‘Moral Failing’ of COVID Deaths
Featured Authors
Featured Authors
Eszter Hargittai *03 Studies the Digital Divide During the Pandemic
Featured Authors
Kieran Setiya *02 Offers a Handbook on Navigating Hardships
