Features
Turbulence Times
Longtime U.S. F-15 pilot Michael Holl ’03 reenters the Middle East tinder box working with the Qatari air force
September 2025
Stuntman Kent De Mond ’07 is on fire; Endowment tax fallout; Pilot Michael Holl ’03 trains Qataris
Features
Features
‘He did not want me growing up in a country run by gangsters’
Why a father in Nazi Germany sent his son to Princeton
Features
The Fall Guy
From DeNunzio Pool to the big screen, Kent De Mond ’07 has carved out a career as a stunt performer and brought his sister, Michelle ’07, along for the ride
President’s Page
On the Campus
On the Campus
Iranian Specialist Mousavian Retires From SPIA Post
Seyed Hossein Mousavian, a Middle East security and nuclear policy specialist, had been targeted by opponents of the Iranian regime and investigated by Congress
On the Campus
This Summer Students Worked With Animals, Iron, Patients, and the Constitution
‘I’m super grateful that I can actually be so hands-on,’ said social impact intern Patricia Palanik ’28
On the Campus
Will Princeton Avoid Endowment Tax by Increasing Financial Aid?
Wellesley College economist Phillip Levine *90 projected Princeton’s tax bill will jump from $39 million to $223 million a year
On the Campus
Judge Dismisses Charges Against Clio Hall Protesters, Asks for Apology
Judge John McCarthy III ’69 called the protesters’ first apology letter to the University ‘a political manifesto’ and asked that it be rewritten
Research
Research
Princeton Aerospace Alumni Stick a Lunar Landing on First Attempt
Tom Markusic *02 co-founded Firefly Aerospace, whose Blue Ghost lander carried 10 payloads to the moon
Princeton Portrait
Princeton Portrait
How the First Historian of the A-Bomb Achieved a Misinformation Coup
Henry DeWolf Smyth *1921 penned Atomic Energy for Military Purposes for the War Department
Essay
Essay
In the Early ’60s, the First Semester at Princeton Caused a Case of the Bends
‘Rising fast can be painful. … But the condition is rarely fatal, and the pain disappears with time’
Princetonians
Princetonians
Rupert Elderkin *14 Keeps Fighting for the Victims of Rwanda’s Genocide
Elderkin previously prosecuted war crimes committed in Serbia and Kosovo
Behind the Research
Student Dispatch
Student Dispatch
From Fireflies to Flash Floods, a Student Ponders the Local Environment
Allison Jiang ’26 spent the summer working as a policy intern for The Watershed Institute in nearby Pennington, New Jersey
Academics
Administration
Administration
Princeton Expands Financial Aid Across Income Spectrum
Beginning this year, all costs will be covered for most families earning less than $150,000
Administration
Annual Giving Raises $68.4 Million but Participation Continues Decline
Final months of campaign overlapped with Princeton’s call for alumni to ‘Stand Up’ for higher education
Sports
Student Life
Student Life
Some Eating Clubs Expand to Meet Demand While Others Struggle
Interest is up in eating clubs, but it isn’t equal along Prospect Avenue
Student Life
Wintersession Canceled Due to Budget Concerns
Annual offerings of noncredit workshops and events discontinued after five years
Rally ’Round the Cannon
Three Books
Inspiring Alumni
Inspiring Alumni
Ten Years Ago, Veda Sunassee ’10 Co-Founded a University in Africa
Sunassee is now the chief executive officer of African Leadership University, which has campuses in Mauritius and Rwanda
Tiger of the Week
Tiger of the Week
In Book on Renaissance Libraries, Andrew Hui *09 Studies the Study
In The Study: The Inner Life of Renaissance Libraries, Hui examines the origins and the ambivalent nature of personal spaces devoted to books
Tiger of the Week
Giri Nathan ’13 Captures a New Tennis Rivalry in ‘Changeover’
Some say it’s too early to elevate Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, but the co-founder of Defector Media disagrees
Tiger of the Week
Virginia Maloney ’10 Is Pushing Affordability in Campaign for New York City Council
‘New York is at a critical juncture where we need strong leaders,’ Maloney says
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