October 2025

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott ’92; President Eisgruber ’83 defends higher ed; Julia Ioffe ’05 explains Russia.

Features

Philanthropy, to the Rescue

Having donated more than $19 billion since 2019, MacKenzie Scott ’92 is setting a new model for philanthropy, not just in the scope, but also in the way she gives

Features

‘Tomorrow Will Be Worse’

Julia Ioffe ’05 explains Russia’s depressing history through its women, and the warning signs for America

Features

Getting Campus Speech Right

In his new book, President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 pushes back on the protesters and pundits who attack colleges

President’s Page

Opening Exercises 2025: A Community of Scholars

On the Campus

There’s a Massive Ivy League Library Warehouse Across Route 1

ReCAP provides storage — and retrieval — for millions of items from multiple Ivy libraries

On the Campus

‘Validating Moment’ Starts Class of 2029’s Princeton Journey

‘You can tell from the various prayers and blessings how inclusive the campus is,’ said Grace Wang ’29

On the Campus

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Describes Her Fight Against Injustice

In a talk on campus, Jackson discussed her new memoir and highlighted lessons from her mother

On the Campus

Postdoctoral Researcher in Engineering Dies at Home

Haoran Li, a postdoc in electrical and computer engineering, recently defended his Ph.D. dissertation at Princeton

On the Campus

Princeton Departments Feel the Squeeze From Budget Cuts

Some changes are visible already as departments begin three years of fiscal belt-tightening

On the Campus

In Short: Princeton Leads U.S. News Rankings for 15th Straight Year

Prison Teaching Initiative faces funding challenge; Lewis Center announces new directors for two programs

Latest News

Grad Student Elizabeth Tsurkov Released After Two Years in Iraq

Tsurkov was freed by Iran-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah, according to President Donald Trump

Research

Grant Uncertainty Continues to Impact Research at Princeton

Three weeks after his $10 million microchip project was announced, principal investigator Kaushik Sengupta received a stop-work order

Princeton Portrait

He Fled Europe and Became ‘The Patron Saint of Photocopying’

Essay

The Secret I Left Inside Princeton’s Picasso Sculpture

Jay Paris ’71 explains how a student job at Princeton’s art museum turned into an irresistible opportunity to prank Pablo Picasso

Essay

It’s Never Too Late To Chase Your Dream

‘I couldn’t be prouder, not only of this book, but also of finding the strength and courage to persevere,’ writes Lindsey Goldstein ’97

News + Features

How MacKenzie Scott ’92’s Gifts Have Aided the Work of These Princeton Alumni

Princetonians

Lauren Ling Brown ’12 on Her Princeton-centric Thriller

Princetonians

Sydney Montgomery ’15 Helps First-Gen Students Apply to College

Montgomery’s nonprofit organization, Barrier Breakers, focuses on ‘holistic college counseling’

Behind the Research

Reena Goldthree Is Shining a Light on Afro-Caribbean History

Student Dispatch

Returning Home to Singapore Felt Like Both Opportunity and Failure

Faith Ho ’27’s return for a journalism internship puzzled those who expected her to stay abroad

Student Dispatch

Living on the Edge in the Immersive Princeton in Argentina Course

Administration

Princeton’s Carbon Mitigation Initiative and BP End 25-Year Partnership

Administration

Government Restores Half of Suspended Research Grants to Princeton

President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 tells PAW, ‘We continue to talk to the Department of Energy about the fact that we think that all of these grants are in places where we share priorities with the Trump administration’