October 2021

A discipline focused on the ancient world faces a contemporary racial reckoning

Some things are even scarier than your thesis

‘We want to see meaningful change,’ said Martin Mastnak ’25

‘Princeton seems like a magical place so far,’ said Le’Naya Wilkerson ’25,

‘Folks are really ... wanting to get back into the field,’ said M.B. Dillon ’06, the executive director of Princeton in Asia

Shamus Khan’s research unveils the effects of culture, gender, and advantage

The innovative engineer-physician-scientist has ambitions for the future

‘Rising inequality has corrupted some of the essential ideals of America’s middle class,’ Stewart says

PAW asked constitutional scholars what changes they would make

Jennifer Senior ’91 wrote for The Atlantic about Robert McIlvaine ’97, one of 14 alumni killed

‘The pandemic’s been like a catalyst,’ said Editor-in-Chief Emma Treadway ’22

Princeton’s new Ford Family Director of Athletics scooped up major student-athlete awards as an undergrad, including the Roper Trophy

‘These are the last 10 games in my college lifetime. It’s all or nothing for us,’ said senior running back Collin Eaddy ’22

From the PAW Archives

Princeton Portrait: A. Hadley Cantril (1906-1969)

‘The story I wanted to tell was a personal one about going home’

Pay inequity made Smith think ‘more about Machiavelli and how to navigate things that feel unfair’

As an undergraduate, Bruck dreamed of serving in government, but ‘assumed it was never going to be possible’ as a gay man

‘There is an opportunity for us to have a much broader appreciation of science,’ Hanle says

In her spare time, Ramcharan is restoring an 1870 Victorian mansion in St. Louis