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The history teacher
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Gary Nash ’55 *64 works at a university, but his heart is in the schoolhouse
The education of Earl Kim *93
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A schools chief learns about reform and politics the hard way
A grand unified theory of music
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Chords don’t just have sound — they have shape
Tiger parenting
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Lisa Belkin ’82 reflects on freshman move-in day, where parents must say farewell (or not)
Schoolhouses rock
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In today’s education-reform movement, alumni lead the charge
An economic life
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From the classroom to the White House dining room, professor Alan Blinder ’67 has unusual clout
Choosing danger
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Why do some people willingly work in conflict zones, when they have so many other options?
The poet as politician
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Rex Lee Jim ’86 believes Navajo pride and self-determination begin with language
Plato’s pop culture problem, and ours
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Might Tony Soprano and Nurse Jackie be viewed in the same way as Odysseus and Oedipus?
Where town meets gown
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What does the University owe to the community?
Brave new world
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At the Center for Information Technology Policy, dismembered voting machines are just the beginning
'What are you?'
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For multiracial students, declaring an identity can be complicated
The wisdom of crowds
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Iain Couzin studies the rules that make schooling fish, swarming locusts, and marching ants do what they do
The great debate
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How Princetonians have helped to shape the national discussion of race
Uncivil society
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Jim Leach ’64 leads an effort to restore respectful discourse to our national life, but it’s tough going
Into Haiti’s heart
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Richard Morse ’79 finds his roots