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Alumni News A Game of Character: A Family Journey from Chicago's Southside to the Ivy League and Beyond

By Craig Robinson ’83
Published in the May 12, 2010 Issue
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The philosopher musician; A new take on boarding school; Victory bonfire!

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PAWcast: Christine Ko ’95 on Building Doctor-Patient Connection

‘If doctors and patients were able to partner more … I think that health care would be that much stronger’
Features

Deep in the Heart of Texas

Two alumni mayors take different approaches to common challenges
On the Campus

Princeton Endowment Earns 46.9 Percent, Topping $37 Billion and Outpacing Peers

Alumni News

Creator Q&A: Sara Howell ’20 on Medical School, Luxury Fashion, and Perpetual Joy

‘You can truly do anything; there’s no script to any of this,’ Howell says
Features

Looking Back at a Forever War

Alumni speak out on their experiences in Afghanistan
Sports

Men’s and Women’s Basketball Players Pivot From 2020

Two star women players left, while men build on experience
Research

Historian Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor Is Questioning the Status Quo

Taylor analyzes racial inequalities, social movements, and Black politics
On the Campus

Scenes From Princeton’s 2021 Bonfire

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Close ’64 Football Players Make One Final Trip to Visit Teammate

After Jim Rockenbach ’64 was told he has two months to live, the friends traveled to see him in Florida

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