September 17, 2014

Sep 17, 2014

Respect, Please: Jennifer Weiner '91 is fighting for women's novels | Grade deflation likely to end | Herman Taylor '76: Heart study | A year of cheese

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Features

Literature’s Glass Ceiling

Why Jennifer Weiner ’91 has taken on the writing establishment

Hearts and Minds

Directing a landmark study of heart disease, Herman Taylor Jr. ’76 took on more than medicine

President’s Page

President’s Page

A Fresh Look at Grading

On the Campus

Annual Giving: Another Record

Reshaping the Campus

As Buildings Rise, Another Is Gutted

On the Campus

Reactions to Grading Report

Garden Theatre’s Next Act

Off Tap

University shelves plan for a campus pub, saying the right location couldn’t be found

Student Dispatch: ‘Marathon Summer’ at the eLab: Preparing Startup Ideas for Launch

In Short

New Faculty

Behind the Scenes of ‘Red,’ Theatre Intime’s First Fall Production

For Engineers, A Hands-On Chance to Design, Serve

For the Princeton Band, a Friendly Face in the Cockpit

About-Face on Grading?

Faculty to consider ending targets for A’s, relying instead on departmental standards

Research

Faculty Book: Tali Mendelberg

Speak Up! Women Lack Confidence in Debates

In Short

Nuclear Science: Trust But Verify

A technique to authenticate warheads could improve nuclear disarmament

Near Eastern Studies: Understanding Islam

Michael Cook examines the political role of the faith founded by Muhammad

Alumni News

From the Archives

Profile: T’Sai-Ying Cheng 63 64

A Pioneer for Princeton Women, Fifty Years On

WANTED: Memorabilia for the USS Princeton

Reading Room: Jessica Lander ’10

Capturing stories of life in rural New Hampshire

Newsmakers

Following: A New Feature

Calling Alumni Bloggers!

Third Black Alumni Conference Planned

Kazz Regelman ’89: Follow the Fromage

Chronicling the expat life in France, one smelly, moldy cheese at a time

New Releases

Eisgruber Discusses Sexual-Assault Policies, Grading at Alumni Town-Hall Meeting in Philadelphia

#ThrowbackThursday: Engineers in the 1920s and ’30s

Rally 'Round the Cannon

A scientific approach to the arts

Sports

Sports Shorts

Football: The Mighty Quinn

Epperly ’15’s versatility, decision-making drive an extraordinary offense

Extra Point: Dressed for Success: A Nod to the Staffers Who Give Tigers Their Stripes

Extra Point

Men’s Soccer Tries To Regain Home Field Advantage

Women’s Volleyball Tops Penn, 3-0, in Ivy Opener

Princeton Football Shows Room to Improve After Opening Loss

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Featured Authors

Featured Authors

Rough Country: How Texas Became America's Most Powerful Bible-Belt State, by Robert Wuthnow

Featured Authors

States of Desire Revisited: Travels in Gay America by Edmund White

Featured Authors

Love Beads and Leopard-Print Bikinis: Novel Portrays Coming of Age in the ’70s

History

#ThrowbackThursday: Princeton at Lincoln Center

#ThrowbackThursday: Princeton Rugby, 1964

Tiger of the Week

Tiger of the Week

Tiger of the Week: Conservationist Paula Kahumbu *02

Tiger of the Week

Tiger of the Week: MacArthur Fellow Jonathan Rapping *92

Tiger of the Week

Tiger of the Week: Roger Nierenberg ’69, a Maestro of Organizational Dynamics

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