June/July 2020
Pandemic Reunions; Classics for the modern reader; Q&A with admission dean
Features
How to Live As the Ancients Did
From drinking to ruling to growing old, a series of books offers classic advice
President’s Page
On the Campus
Fall Return to Campus Canceled As Coronavirus Pandemic Continues
‘Where schools and universities have started to bring back students, COVID cases have rapidly followed,’ President Eisgruber ’83 wrote
Faculty Members Propose an Anti-Racism Agenda
Critical response to letter gets a presidential rebuke
Ivy League Cancels Fall Sports Due to COVID Pandemic
“These decisions are extremely difficult,” the Ivy League Council of Presidents said in a statement
Princeton’s Reopening Will Be ‘Very Different From an Ordinary Year’
Half of undergraduates will be allowed back on campus each semester
‘A Space For Reflection’ In Sessions on Race and Protests
“It was apparent that many were struggling with the issue”
‘Love Letter’ By Kwanza Jones ’93 Preceded Woodrow Wilson Decision
“This is not the Princeton of Woodrow Wilson’s time”
Q&A: Karen Richardson ’93 On Assembling a Class and Virtual Admissions
“What are you going to do with the education that you get here?”
Fall Study Abroad And Bridge Year Programs Canceled in Pandemic
Factors for the decision included safety concerns and travel restrictions
Princeton Reviews New Federal Title IX Rules
“In many ways [the regulations] took us multiple steps back,” said Aisha Tahir ’21
Students Weigh Options As Princeton Plans For the Fall
One thing is certain: The fall semester will begin on schedule
Research
Essay: Should We Save Lives — or Save the Economy?
In the United States, the debate has been raging
These Princeton Professors Are Researching COVID-19
University researchers are examining viral load, asymptomatic carriers, and more
Tiger Ethics: Helping Family and Evaluating Risk During COVID
How do we balance the risks to individuals and society?
Together, Princeton Professors ‘Humanize the Data On Policing’
Survivors’ stories of police violence “give them voice”
Alumni News
Q&A: Former William & Mary President on Challenges to Reopening Colleges
“There are some promising paths forward,” says W. Taylor Reveley III ’65
Alumna Is Princeton’s First To Be Ordained As Orthodox Rabbi
“I believe Torah always speaks to the current moment”
Rally ’Round the Cannon: Missing Milestones
“This is a very fragile world, and we need to remember that.”
Theola DeBose ’96 Creates a New Family Rhythm in Quarantine
“My children are experiencing a historic and unforgettable moment in their lives”
Jesse Max Creed ’07 Pushes for Safe Shelter for Homeless Veterans
“COVID-19 does not differentiate between the housed and the unhoused”
EMS Director Emily Nichols ’99 Treats COVID Like Walking Into Fire
“We are reminding everyone that ‘it is OK to not be OK’”
To Engage Students On Zoom, Elyse Graham ’07 Became a Performer
“I ran one class meeting as a Dungeons and Dragons session”
Marty Johnson ’81’s Nonprofit Helps Trenton Families Weather COVID-19
‘Dense, high-poverty, inner-city settings are most threatened’
Amid Disruption, Jacklyn Bruce ’99 Teaches Students to Learn From History
“One cannot reach every child virtually if they are not all connected”
With One Project, Alum Aids Both Restaurant and Hospital Workers
Natalie Guo ’12 expects the project may soon deliver as many 30,000 meals per week
In Boston, Alumni Doctors Face COVID-19 Together
“It’s a long-term ground war,” says Edward Ryan ’84
Student Dispatch
Sports
Featured Authors
Music and Film
History
David Lewin *58 Drew Otherworldly Music From A Computer
Princeton was a pioneering institution for computer-created music
Tiger of the Week
Student Interns Step Up to Research Poverty With Don Burnes ’63
‘We have to create a groundswell of public opinion,’ Burnes says
Jessica Li ’18 and Weimen Li ’17 Are Bringing Masks to the U.S.
‘Let me channel that grief into momentum,’ says Jessica Li ’18
Elisha Smith Arrillaga *09 Wants to Redesign School
‘We are here to really contribute to the world around us’
Helen Lee Bouygues ’95 Is Teaching the World Critical Thinking
It’s uncomfortable to challenge your own biases, Bouygues says
For Evan Harrel ’83, Compassion Is About Action
“We are truly all connected,” Harrel says
Neal Donnelly ’14 Finds Purpose at Impossible Foods
Donnelly hopes future generations will join his thinking about meat production
After 50 Years in Admissions, David Evans *66 Leaves Behind a More Diverse Harvard
“We realized that the old system wasn’t addressing the changes that were necessary”
Russell Dinkins ’13 Helps Keep Varsity Track at Brown University
“Brown is cutting one of its few truly diverse sports,” Dinkins wrote in a viral blog post
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