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Betsey Stockton’s Impact in Princeton
August 26, 2025
Interesting Piece
August 25, 2025
Alumni Working Toward Sustainability
Endowment and Budget Cuts
Will Princeton Avoid Endowment Tax by Increasing Financial Aid?
Wellesley College economist Phillip Levine *90 projected Princeton’s tax bill will jump from $39 million to $223 million a year
Wintersession Canceled Due to Budget Concerns
Annual offerings of noncredit workshops and events discontinued after five years
This Is How Princeton’s Endowment Works
Endowments are back in the news, and PAW is here with a Q&A to clear up any confusion
Princeton Braces for Budget Cuts, Possible Layoffs
Permanent cuts of 5% to 10% will be implemented over the next three years, according to a memo sent to faculty and staff
EDITORS’ PICKS
Princeton Expands Financial Aid Across Income Spectrum
Beginning this year, all costs will be covered for most families earning less than $150,000
Progress to HIV Response in South Africa Fades with U.S. Aid Cuts
The country — home to an estimated 8 million people living with the virus — had been finding success through research, programming, and community activism
TIGER TRAVELS
Princetonians on where to go, eat, and play
Darren Joe ’02 Pairs Saigon’s Hidden Alleyway Gems With Tourist Spots
“When friends and family visit, I tell them to soak…
A Tour Guide’s Perfect Summer Day in Oxford
Jimin Kang ’21 shares recommendations for a perfect day in…
Princeton Alumni Curated This Guide to Buenos Aires
In the first Latin American destination in PAW’s city guide…
GAMES
See allAugust 29, 2025
Crossword Puzzle: Hitting the Books
How much do you know about the Princeton Pre-Read?
PAW IN PRINT

September 2025
Stuntman Kent De Mond ’07 is on fire; Endowment tax fallout; Pilot Michael Holl ’03 trains Qataris
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PRINCETONIANS
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See allCari Gallman ’03 Leads in Legal and Policy Innovation in Medicine
Gallman, who pivoted from medicine to law at Princeton, recently became an executive vice president at Bristol Myers Squibb
Adam Mizel ’91 Is Taking a Road Trip to Unify America, One Stop at a Time
After a career in finance and business, Mizel co-founded US United and is spreading the word about unity on a road trip this summer
A Hula Hoop Changed This Chemical Engineering Alumna’s Life
A much-loved career in science made way for a love of performing, most recently on America’s Got Talent
Virginia Maloney ’10 Is Pushing Affordability in Campaign for New York City Council
‘New York is at a critical juncture where we need strong leaders,’ Maloney says
IN THE NEWS
Ten Years Ago, Veda Sunassee ’10 Co-Founded a University in Africa
Sunassee is now the chief executive officer of African Leadership University, which has campuses in Mauritius and Rwanda
Rupert Elderkin *14 Keeps Fighting for the Victims of Rwanda’s Genocide
Elderkin previously prosecuted war crimes committed in Serbia and Kosovo
Achille Tenkiang ’17 Founds Baldwin Institute to Foster Creative Resistance
The organization uses James Baldwin’s literature to engage youth in thoughtful conversations on literature and race
BOOKS
See allSwimming Downstream
Using a thoughtful approach, Swimming Downstream (Marshall Cavendish International) reveals that conventional “smart marketing” is often ineffective and costly. In…
Wrecked
The infamous 1975 sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, according to Nelson and Podair, was about far more than the lives…
Blessings and Disasters: A Story of Alabama
Alabama is often heavily stereotyped, but Okeowo seeks to add some nuance to the conversation. Born to Nigerian immigrants and…
The Enchanted Greenhouse
After casting a spell to create a sentient plant companion, Terlu Perna was turned into a wooden statue as punishment…

August 29, 2025
Smyth’s Report Drew Secrecy Lines and Was Not Misinformation
Frank N. von Hippel