December 2021
Two Texas mayors; Capitalizing racial identities; Endowment grows.
Features
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Two alumni mayors take different approaches to common challenges
President’s Page
On the Campus
Grad School Diversity Increases With Test Policy, New Programs
Two years ago, 14 graduate departments decided to make the GRE optional
Princeton Internships in Civic Service Celebrates 25 Years
Alumni support civic-minded students through the program
University Compromises on Plan to Move Prospect Avenue Buildings
Plan for environmental studies and engineering complex moves forward
Research
Historian Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor Is Questioning the Status Quo
Taylor analyzes racial inequalities, social movements, and Black politics
Professor Joel Cooper Is Studying Pandemic Cognitive Dissonance
‘There are some who do believe in vaccines, but they just haven’t gotten themselves there yet,’ Cooper says
Alumni News
Creator Q&A: Sara Howell ’20 on Medical School, Luxury Fashion, and Perpetual Joy
‘You can truly do anything; there’s no script to any of this,’ Howell says
Literary Season’s Greetings: PAW Staff Recommends Alumni Books
Having trouble picking a book by a Princeton alum to read? PAW has you covered.
Close ’64 Football Players Make One Final Trip to Visit Teammate
After Jim Rockenbach ’64 was told he has two months to live, the friends traveled to see him in Florida
Journalist Maria Ressa ’86 Receives Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo
Ressa’s class has rallied around her as she faces charges from the Philippine government
Russell Dinkins ’13 Is Fighting for Collegiate Track and Field
When schools cut the sport, they also eliminate academic opportunities for Black students
Anne-Marie Slaughter ’80 Writes About Renewal in All Its Forms
Slaughter argues that we must look backwards to move forward
Meena Bose *96 Studies the Most Defining Presidential Decisions
Bose spoke with PAW about the deliberative styles of presidents past and present
Princeton Club of New York Closes Indefinitely as Bank Declares Default
Pandemic closures deprived the club of operating income, the club’s president wrote
Student Dispatch
Bridging Gaps in Institutional Memory
Traditions are changing after a yearlong pause in many parts of campus life
Sports
Men’s and Women’s Basketball Players Pivot From 2020
Two star women players left, while men build on experience
Featured Authors
History
Tiger of the Week
Journalist Shannon Osaka ’17 Brings Perspective to Climate Change
‘I’ve always been pretty anti-‘doom and gloom,’’ says Osaka, an environmental journalist
Through Poetry, Joshua Bennett *16 Speaks ‘to the Human Soul’
‘I was always trying to express the music in my head with the people I trusted’
Attorney Sandy Musumeci ’94 Helped Win a Wrongful Conviction Suit
‘You’re not doing anybody any good if you’re prosecuting the wrong person’
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