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First in the Family
What is it like for first-generation college students to attend Princeton? Here are some who know.
Lives: Bruce G. Dunning '62
He let the story tell itself
Life on the Run
A rising star in sociology chronicles the human costs of America’s penal system
Their Princeton: 1914
A century ago, the University was at a turning point
Not Black and White
If Branden Jacobs-Jenkins ’06’s plays make you uncomfortable, well, that’s the point
Lives: John ‘Bud’ Palmer ’44
From basketball to broadcasting, he leapt to the top with grace
Universities on the Defensive
In an excerpt from his Alumni Day talk, a national education leader lays out the challenges facing higher education
Lives: Earl Staten Browning Jr. *53
Face to face with evil, he did the right thing
Power to the People
Social psychologist Amy Cuddy *05 explains how we make judgments, and how our bodies can help us feel more powerful
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