HISTORY

Class Scribe Walter Lowrie 1890 and the ‘Highspot’ of Class Notes

Princetonians cherished an author’s shorter works — the witty dispatches of an octogenarian

Princeton Alum and Two Professors Win 2026 MacArthur Genius Grants

The grants will support their research into Indigenous history, economic inequality, and environmentally sustainable agriculture

Lydia Cornett ’16 Explores Unusual Relationships in Her Documentaries

Tiger of the Week

Lydia Cornett ’16 Explores Unusual Relationships in Documentaries

Cornett’s latest film, Tesztpálya (Test Track), premiered last week at the 83rd Venice Film Festival

History

Groundbreaking Poet Nazik Sadek al-Malaika *51’s Year as a Grad Fellow

The promising Iraqi writer, among the first women at the Graduate School, was a “not ‘an easy girl’” according to records from the Rockefeller Foundation

From the Archives

Father and son carry a VCR to the son's dormitory

Moving In: PAW’s Oct. 10, 1990, cover shows a member of the Class of 1994 moving into Rockefeller College with some help. Do you recognize anyone in the photo? Let us know at paw@princeton.edu.

Larry French

Members of the Class of 1937 pose outside Nassau Hall

Remembering the Class of ’37: With the death of Joe Schein ’37, the Great Class of 1937 comes to a close. Pictured are class members in their beer jackets and overalls. You can read Joe’s memorial online and the final class column in the September 2024 issue. Click here to listen to a PAWcast about Schein.

Nassau Herald, 1937

Student reporter typing in the Palmer Stadium press box

Covering the Tigers: In this photo from the 1950s, a student reporter sits in the press box atop Palmer Stadium. Do you recognize him or have a story about working in the press box at Palmer? Let us know at paw@princeton.edu.

Princeton Alumni Weekly Photograph Collection

Several students eating at a dining hall table, circa 1950s or 1960s

Commons Sense: Pictured are students enjoying a meal at Commons. Can you identify anyone in the photo? Do you have a Commons-related story you would like to share with PAW? Let us know.

Princeton Alumni Weekly Photograph Collection

Student in chair studying on the balcony of Chancellor Green building

A Quiet Spot: Pictured studying in the Chancellor Green Rotunda March 10, 2007, is Lucy Minott ’10. Did you have a favorite place to study on campus? Let us know.

Frank Wojciechowski

Class photo of 1941 graduates, in front of Nassau Hall

Farewell, ’41: With the death of Arthur Frank ’41, the Great Class of 1941 comes to a close. Pictured are class members in their beer jackets and overalls. This photo is from the 1941 Nassau Herald.

Nassau Herald, 1941

Six men in suits and hats walking down a wide staircase

Princeton’s Proctors: Pictured on the May 6, 1949, PAW cover are six proctors of the University. Do you have a story about an interaction with a proctor while at Princeton? Let us know.

PAW, May 6, 1949