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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 playDarren 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…
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September 2025
Stuntman Kent De Mond ’07 is on fire; Endowment tax fallout; Pilot Michael Holl ’03 trains Qataris
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PRINCETONIANS
Profiles
See allArchitect Irina Verona ’94 Brings Inclusive Design Ethos to Princeton Buildings
‘Princeton cares a lot about this, so it was a great fit,’ Verona says
Cari 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
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
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
IN THE NEWS
Amanda Pratt ’01 Is Elevating Women Artists and Designers at Her NYC Gallery
‘I noticed that there weren’t a lot of opportunities for women, and that women were not being represented in a meaningful way,’ Pratt says
Giri Nathan ’13 Captures a New Tennis Rivalry
Some say it’s too early to elevate Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, but the co-founder of Defector Media disagrees
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
BOOKS
See allA City on the Edge
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin — located along the border of Milwaukee, is a midsized suburb known as the “heartland of the heartland.”…
On Bullshit: Anniversary Edition
While the first edition came out over 20 years ago, On Bullshit: Anniversary Edition (Princeton University Press) , still shows…
A Concrete Alliance
In A Concrete Alliance (Yale University Press) Grossman intertwines two symbols of French history: its architecture and political culture of…
I Guess I’ll Start My Own War
Roberts tells the heroic story of 1st. Lt. Eric Wood, Jr. ’42 from adolescence through his definitive years at the…

September 29, 2025
Defending the Western System Against Funding Cuts, Unraveling
Rocky Semmes ’79