Alumni News
Alumni News content overview
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
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
1 ResponseLin 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
2 ResponsesJennifer 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
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
Marketing Professor Mary Steffel *09 Is Studying Decision Paralysis
Pete Temesgen ’09 Built a Career as a Judge in a Small Georgia City
‘The truth I’ve come to understand is that you can grow where you’re planted,’ Temesgen says
Vocalist Charmaine Lee ’14 Creates Mind-Bending Music
‘At what point does life become music, become sound, become music, become life?’























