Features
Features content overview
Lives: Peter B. Lewis '55
A generous lone ranger
In Our Heads
Professor Michael Graziano ’89 *96 develops a new theory of what it means to be conscious
Lives: Penn Townsend Kimball II '37
Falsely accused, he fought to clear his name
The People Who Saw Evolution
After 40 years of research on Darwin’s finches, Peter and Rosemary Grant have written their valediction
Butler’s Last Stand
Alumni get last look at housing
Lives: Michael deCamp '49
He explored the wonders of another world
Our Unforgettable Trees
More than shade, trees offer a link to history
Lives: Martha Carr Atwater '86
She had Emmy-winning talent, but many knew her as mother and friend
Inside the President’s Inner Circle
After his latest stint in Washington, economics professor Alan Krueger is back on campus with new, eclectic interests — and stories to tell
Literature’s Glass Ceiling
Why Jennifer Weiner ’91 has taken on the writing establishment
Lives: Alan Rosenthal *58 *61
He saw government’s sausage being made
Hearts and Minds
Directing a landmark study of heart disease, Herman Taylor Jr. ’76 took on more than medicine
Reporting on Government Surveillance: Q&A - Barton Gellman '82
Q&A: Barton Gellman ’82
Lives: Barbara A. Brenner *77
‘The pit bull of breast cancer’
Mississippi Eyes
Matt Herron ’53 remembers the summer of 1964, when he led a seminal photography project to capture the story of civil rights in the South
The Good Neighbor
Thirty-three years ago, Marty Johnson ’81 set out to fight poverty in his own backyard. He’s still at it.
Is it Any of My Business ... or Yours?
A journalist considers whether public figures still have a right to privacy, and what should be off-limits
Lives: James Sterling Young '49
To learn, he listened
My Princeton Prologue
A new alum reflects on the magic of four years on campus
The Rules
Making sense of race and privilege