June 2021
Return of the cicadas, Tiger wineries, A toolmaker’s mind
Features
The Toolmaker’s Mind
Clifford Brangwynne marries engineering and biology in a quest to understand the inner workings of the cell
President’s Page
On the Campus
Campus, Community Denounce Hate After Noose Found at Construction Site
‘Lead us from darkness to light,’ said Vineet Chander, coordinator of Hindu Life
To Commemorate and Celebrate Juneteenth, Tera Hunter Offers History
‘One stroke of a pen did not and could not bring slavery to a halt,’ Hunter said
Imam Sohaib Sultan Built a ‘Loving and Warm Community’ at Princeton
The University’s first full-time Muslim chaplain died of cancer at age 40
Q&A: New Engineering Dean Plans for Growth, Diversity, Innovation
‘We need stronger ties to industry so our students can see what it’s like to be an engineer,’ Andrea Goldsmith says
Committee Recommends Princeton Partially Divest from Fossil Fuels
‘It is in our interest to build a moral platform,’ said CPUC Resources Committee chair Blair Schoene
Gap-Year Students Explore Start-Ups, Newspapers, Nonprofits, and More
The gap year has been “a great adventure,” said Laeo Crnkovic-Rubsamen ’24
Class Close-Up: Policing Class in 2021 Turns to Current Events
The class watched and dissected the opening arguments of the Derek Chauvin trial
Bloomberg Gift Will Support Underrepresented Students
The new center is named for Emma Bloomberg ’01, who has worked for education and anti-poverty nonprofits
Prison Teaching Initiative Helps Incarcerated Students Earn Degrees
‘It gives you a sense of how much intelligence and talent and imagination is locked up in prisons’
Research
Elena Araoz Leads Research on Socially Distant Theater
Five online works in the project stretch the limits of imagination and tech for online performances
Faculty Book: Linda Colley Considers the Constitution
Several factors ‘contributed to the rise of constitutions, but the main one was a dramatic increase in ... warfare.’
Alumni News
Student Dispatch: The Women Who Led Princeton’s Eating Clubs
“What I found was a generational difference in perception,” writes Arika Harrison ’21
Chip Kaufman ’71 Brought New Urbanist Ethos to Australia
Kaufman and his wife Wendy Morris inspired Australians to take up the cause of ‘walkable neighborhoods’
Sports
Essay: A Coxswain’s View From the Boat
A race can come down to fractions of a second, and every action has a crucial impact
Featured Authors
Three Books
History
Traveler, Scholar, Soldier, Spy
Princeton Portrait: William Alfred Eddy 1917 *1921 (1896–1962)
Tiger of the Week
Keisha Blain *14 Creates a ‘Primary Source’ for Black Voices
In a new book, Blain hopes to capture for future historians what Black people in the U.S. are thinking now
Ana Leyva ’11 Helps Families Teach Spanish to Next Generation
Leyva’s startup offers tools to promote bilingualism at home
Dr. Tina Carroll-Scott ’88 Is Vaccinating Her South Miami Community
‘We need to pivot now, because our communities are being devastated’
Dror Liebenthal ’15 Is Democratizing Philanthropy
Liebenthal co-founded Bold.org, a platform to connect donors and students seeking scholarships
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