The Dead Beat
Former New York Times reporter Douglas Martin *74 on the life and death of the artful obituary
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The Art of Wresting Life From Death
By Susanne Beck ’81 Keep readingThank You, Mr. Martin, for a Great Essay
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‘A Fantastic Time’
Reliving Reunions 2023
Climate Change Is an Emergency
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Chiz Schultz and the Princeton University Players
By Dale Bell ’60 Keep readingIdentifying Members of the Tempest Cast and Crew
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When Will Our Culture Stop Lionizing Womanizers in Film?
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By Landon Y. Jones ’66 Keep readingRemembering Martin Sherwin
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Scholars Debate John Witherspoon’s Contradictions on Slavery
‘In short, it’s complicated. Witherspoon is complicated,’ said Rev. Gordon Mikoski
Relevant Distinctions in Witherspoon Discussion
By Edmund C. Tiryakian ’78 Keep readingWitherspoon and Slavery
By Wayne S. Moss ’74 Keep readingHow Would Witherspoon View Us?
By John F. Fay *85 Keep reading
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What the Civil War Cost Princeton
A Northern school with Southern ties, the College suffered from on-campus strife, declines in enrollment, and student and alumni deaths
Branch’s Life, Before and During the Civil War
By Joseph Branch Craige Kluttz ’73 Keep readingConfederate Names in the Memorial Atrium
By John Brittain ’59 Keep readingBreckinridge’s Allegiances
By Jamie Spencer ’66 Keep reading
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One Jew’s Journey
Rabbi Gil Steinlauf ’91 returned to Princeton last year to lead the Center for Jewish Life. He found big changes — and big challenges
On Bravery and Fidelity
By Walter Weber ’81 Keep readingRedirecting Advocacy
By Norman Ravitch *62 Keep readingChapel Attendance Options in the 1950s
By Herbert Kaufmann ’55 Keep reading
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Lost in the Democracy
Walter Kirn ’83’s long search for America
My View of Democracy
By Vicki Spachner Keep readingPolitical Orientation and Brain Structure
By John Hellegers ’62 Keep readingDisparate Opinions
By Gar Morse ’69 Keep reading
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Missed Opportunity
By Chuck Goldberg ’71 Keep reading
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Calling All Tigers
These five alumni want to harness the power of the Princeton community to address sustainability issues