Alumni News

For These Alumni Who Remember Sept. 11, One Day Shaped a Lifetime

Princetonians who were students or recent graduates during the attacks say that day shaped their careers

Astrophysicist Emma Louden ’20 Pens Children’s Books About Space

Aug. 6: Catherine Cohen ’13 Turns a Diagnosis Into Comedy

Supermodel Hoyt Richards ’85 Charts Recovery From ‘Cultic Relationship’

Richards is at the center of the new HBO documentary, Bring Me the Beauties: A Model Cult

Leland Ko ’20 Is Winning Global Cello Competitions

‘This is kind of like our Olympics,’ Ko said of the recent Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels

Jeremy Chen ’11 Is Cleaning up a Community

Chen started Klean Kensington in his corner of Philadelphia by paying teenagers to pick up trash

Justice Sonia Sotomayor ’76 Urges Acts of Care as Service to Humanity

Lin King ’16’s Translation of a Taiwanese Novel Is Up For the Booker Prize

Taiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuang-Zi explores the island’s colonial era and food culture under Japanese rule

One Question Can Change the Way Kids View the World

Jennifer Arwade ’00 Is Hooked on Community Organizing in Chicagoland

At Communities United, Arwade supports community members from immigrants to struggling teens

At Sotheby’s, Helen Culver Smith ’03 Practices the Art of the Auction

Smith handles all Russian works for the auction house as well as artwork from the former Soviet Union

Ben Denzer ’15 Makes Art with ‘Pieces of Tape and Luck’

April 23: Steve Feinberg ’82 Fights for $1.5 Trillion Military Budget Proposal

Jamie Ding ’13 Won ‘Jeopardy!’ 31 Times!

The Quad member and molecular biology major set Jeopardy! records

New Alumni Mental Health Group Seeks ‘To Make Princeton Students Feel Less Alone’

The coalition is asking alumni to tell share stories of struggle in an exhibit during Reunions

Feb. 25: Kim Greene *03 Breeds High-End Protection Dogs

Saying ‘Yes’ to Housing

Princetonians lead the YIMBY movement to expand supply nationwide

Jan. 14: Adam Logan ’95 Wins the World Scrabble Championship

Joe Krakora ’76 Journeys from Public Defender to Clemency Mentor

Krakora retired in 2024 after a career as New Jersey’s longest-serving public defender.

Young Alumni Shake Up the Business World With AI

Two teams of recent Princeton alumni are behind companies at the heart of a disruptive shift towards generative AI

Elana Sigall ’88’s Documentary Tackles Education in Orthodox Jewish Schools

Sigall previously served as New York state’s education adviser

Dec. 10: Democratic Pollster Mark Mellman ’78 Dies at 70

Sharon Gamson Danks ’93 Is Building Safer, Greener Playgrounds

Danks’ Green Schoolyards America aims to teach children environmental policy through age-appropriate play

These Princetonians Are Teaching Music to Immigrant Children

The Connecticut-based nonprofit INTEMPO is full of Princeton connections