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How to Live As the Ancients Did
From drinking to ruling to growing old, a series of books offers classic advice
Illustration by Serge Bloch
Pandemic Reunions; Classics for the modern reader; Q&A with admission dean
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Dispatches From a Pandemic
On the Campus
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
On the Campus
Faculty Members Propose an Anti-Racism Agenda
Critical response to letter gets a presidential rebuke
On the Campus
Ivy League Cancels Fall Sports Due to COVID Pandemic
“These decisions are extremely difficult,” the Ivy League Council of Presidents said in a statement
On the Campus
Princeton’s Reopening Will Be ‘Very Different From an Ordinary Year’
Half of undergraduates will be allowed back on campus each semester
On the Campus
New Trustees Announced for Princeton’s Board
On the Campus
‘A Space For Reflection’ In Sessions on Race and Protests
“It was apparent that many were struggling with the issue”
On the Campus
‘Love Letter’ By Kwanza Jones ’93 Preceded Woodrow Wilson Decision
“This is not the Princeton of Woodrow Wilson’s time”
On the Campus
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?”
On the Campus
Fall Study Abroad And Bridge Year Programs Canceled in Pandemic
Factors for the decision included safety concerns and travel restrictions
On the Campus
Princeton Reviews New Federal Title IX Rules
“In many ways [the regulations] took us multiple steps back,” said Aisha Tahir ’21
On the Campus
Students Weigh Options As Princeton Plans For the Fall
One thing is certain: The fall semester will begin on schedule
On the Campus
In Memoriam
On the Campus
On the Campus: Betsey Stockton Garden
Sports
Research
Research
Essay: Should We Save Lives — or Save the Economy?
In the United States, the debate has been raging
Research
These Princeton Professors Are Researching COVID-19
University researchers are examining viral load, asymptomatic carriers, and more
Research
Tiger Ethics: Helping Family and Evaluating Risk During COVID
How do we balance the risks to individuals and society?
Research
Together, Princeton Professors ‘Humanize the Data On Policing’
Survivors’ stories of police violence “give them voice”
History
History
David Lewin *58 Drew Otherworldly Music From A Computer
Princeton was a pioneering institution for computer-created music
President's Page
President's Page
Commencement 2020: Touched by Tragedy
Alumni News
Alumni News
PAWcast: Jordan Blashek ’09 Journeys to Find Common Ground
“We took the lesson there that everybody’s more complex, and it’s worth trying to understand”
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
Alumni News
Four Princetonians Receive 2020 Service Awards
Alumni News
Alumna Is Princeton’s First To Be Ordained As Orthodox Rabbi
“I believe Torah always speaks to the current moment”
Alumni News
A Princeton First: Reuning Together, Apart
Alumni News
Rally ’Round the Cannon: Missing Milestones
“This is a very fragile world, and we need to remember that.”
Alumni News
Theola DeBose ’96 Creates a New Family Rhythm in Quarantine
“My children are experiencing a historic and unforgettable moment in their lives”
Alumni News
Jesse Max Creed ’07 Pushes for Safe Shelter for Homeless Veterans
“COVID-19 does not differentiate between the housed and the unhoused”
Alumni News
EMS Director Emily Nichols ’99 Treats COVID Like Walking Into Fire
“We are reminding everyone that ‘it is OK to not be OK’”
Alumni News
To Engage Students On Zoom, Elyse Graham ’07 Became a Performer
“I ran one class meeting as a Dungeons and Dragons session”
Alumni News
Marty Johnson ’81’s Nonprofit Helps Trenton Families Weather COVID-19
“Dense, high-poverty, inner-city settings are most threatened’
Alumni News
Amid Disruption, Jacklyn Bruce ’99 Teaches Students to Learn From History
“One cannot reach every child virtually if they are not all connected”
Alumni News
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
Alumni News
In Boston, Alumni Doctors Face COVID-19 Together
“It’s a long-term ground war,” says Edward Ryan ’84
Tiger of the Week
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
Tiger of the Week
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
Tiger of the Week
Elisha Smith Arrillaga *09 Wants to Redesign School
‘We are here to really contribute to the world around us’
Tiger of the Week
Helen Lee Bouygues ’95 Is Teaching the World Critical Thinking
It’s uncomfortable to challenge your own biases, Bouygues says
Tiger of the Week
For Evan Harrel ’83, Compassion Is About Action
“We are truly all connected,” Harrel says
Tiger of the Week
Neal Donnelly ’14 Finds Purpose at Impossible Foods
Donnelly hopes future generations will join his thinking about meat production
Tiger of the Week
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”
Tiger of the Week
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
From the Editor
From the Editor
From the Editor: A Virtual Farewell
Alumni Around the Web
Alumni Around the Web
Sept. 1: Jeff Bezos ’86 breaks $200 billion; Anita Gupta *18 manages COVID pain
Alumni Around the Web
Aug. 18: Joseph Nye ’58 praises South Korea; Carl Icahn ’57 moves to Florida
Alumni Around the Web
Aug. 12: MacKenzie Scott ’92 Donates $1.7 Billion, Terence Tao *96’s Breakthrough
Alumni Around the Web
Aug. 4: Chemist Jesús G. Estrada *19 on Immigration; Joshua DuBois *05
Alumni Around the Web
July 28: Ali Nouri *06 on Scientists in Public Policy; Colinford Mattis ’10
Alumni Around the Web
July 21: Raymond Arsenault ’69 Remembers John Lewis
Alumni Around the Web
July 14: President Eisgruber ’83 on ICE, David Agus ’87 on Masks
Alumni Around the Web
June 30: President Eisgruber ’83; Danielle Allen ’93 on Civic Strength
Alumni Around the Web
June 24: Cornel West *80 on Juneteenth; Anhar Karim ’18 on Writers’ Rooms
Alumni Around the Web
June 16: Journalist Maria Ressa ’86 Convicted; Ralph Nader ’55's Reading List
Featured Authors
Featured Authors
Frank Stricker *74 Writes Timely Account of Unemployment in America
Featured Authors
Robert Rotberg *57 Studies Corruption to Teach Anticorruption
Featured Authors
Carlos Fonseca *15 Combines Art, Science, and Reality in New Novel
Music and Film
Music and Film
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