March 2023
ChatGPT changes higher education; Toni Morrison exhibit; New provost Jennifer Rexford ’91.
Features
Q&A: New Provost Jennifer Rexford ’91
Rexford discusses diversity, student mental health, and why computer science is the most popular major
Wrap Your Brain Around This.
Artificial intelligence is changing higher education. Will it be for the best?
‘Unexplored Corners’
A new Princeton University Library exhibition on Toni Morrison reveals never-before-seen material on her creative process and day-to-day life
President’s Page
On the Campus
University to Install Cameras Following Security Concerns
Princeton will begin adding cameras at entryways of dorms
Students Support Turkey and Syria Following Earthquakes
Less than 24 hours after the initial 7.8-magnitude earthquake, students began organizing relief efforts
Evacuated Experts Keep the Conversation About Afghanistan Alive
Researchers at Princeton’s Afghanistan Policy Lab are researching four key areas areas of policy
Princeton Ballet Company Grows From Upstart to Campus Arts Fixture
‘It was surprising to me that a company focused on ballet didn’t exist on our campus,’ said co-founder Elizabeth Rosen ’10
Research
Psychology Professor Erik Nook Studies Joy and Happiness
‘We maintain these myths that happiness should be the be-all and end-all of our lives,’ Nook says
Alumni News
Orange Wave of Princeton Fans Invades Louisville for Sweet 16
Alumni are descending on Louisville and gathering at local watch parties to see the Tigers play Creighton Friday night
Essay: Remembering the Last Time Princeton Made the Sweet 16 in 1967
‘I was confident that Princeton would continue to be a dominant force in college basketball, as it has been,’ writes Bob Durkee ’69
In Photography Exhibit, Two Alumni ‘Let Oakland Speak for Itself’
Constance Hale ’79 and Malcolm Ryder ’76 forged an artistic collaboration decades after college
Allison Thomas ’78 Probes History of Virginia Island’s Black Community
Thomas is working with writer Maria Sharp Montgomery, a descendent of those whom Thomas’ family enslaved
Princeton Portrait
Behind the Research
Student Dispatch
Professors Set Free-Speech Rules at Start of Class
Some professors have been crafting ground rules for student speech, with various intentions
Sports
Junior Standouts in Women’s Basketball Could Carry NCAA Momentum Forward
Though five seniors will be graduating, the future of Princeton women’s basketball looks bright
Essay: How Two Tigers Formed a Princeton Watch Party in London
Across the pond, PAW writer Mark Bernstein ’83 found the Princeton basketball fever is strong
How Well Do You Know the Princeton Men’s Basketball Team?
Here’s five things to know as the Tigers head to the Sweet 16
‘These Wins Prove You Should Never Underestimate Princeton’
‘It shows that smart people can be athletic too,’ says Thomas Danz ’26
Princeton’s Road to Sweet 16 Was Paved by Lost COVID Season
Two years ago, the Tigers were just beginning to practice together again in March
Glory Days: Senior Wins NCAA Wrestling Title
Patrick Glory ’23 captures the Tigers’ first national championship since 1951
Princeton Women Fall to Utah in NCAA Second Round
The Tigers made history as the first Ivy League women’s team to win NCAA Tournament games in consecutive years
After Milestone Win, Princeton Men Look Ahead to Louisville
The Tigers will be aiming to advance again at the South Regional
Defense Shines in Princeton Women’s Comeback Win
The Tigers take on No. 2 seed Utah, where they’ll look to put together another all-time defensive showing
‘Stone Cold’ Shooting Propels Princeton Women Over N.C. State
Tigers return to the round of 32 for the second straight year
1996 Tigers Like Princeton Men’s Chances Against Missouri
Members of the team that upset UCLA under Pete Carril explain why this year’s team can advance to the Sweet 16
Princeton Men’s Basketball Wins NCAA Shocker Over Arizona
First tournament win in 25 years puts a new generation of Tigers in the national spotlight
Tiger Basketball Teams Take ‘Focus and Fearlessness’ to March Madness
The Princeton men take on Arizona Thursday, while the women go up against N.C. State on Friday
Marching On: Princeton Men’s Basketball Beats Yale, Earns NCAA Bid
After falling twice to the Bulldogs in the regular season, Tigers win title game at home
Comeback Win Clinches NCAA Bid for Princeton Women’s Basketball
Host Tigers win their fourth straight Ivy League Tournament championship
Evbuomwan Shines as Princeton Men’s Basketball Advances
Tigers will again face Yale in the Ivy Tournament final
Still Evolving, Ivy Tournament Comes to Jadwin for the First Time
As of Feb. 15, both Princeton teams were tied for first place in the league
Rally ’Round the Cannon
Featured Authors
Tiger of the Week
Matija Pecotić ’13 Stunned the Tennis World with Tournament Upset
‘It seems like the tennis gods are speaking to me’
Paul Provost *94 Built a Career Pairing Art and Business
After working at Christie’s, Provost leads a nonprofit that loans artworks to about 220 museums around the country
John Nimick ’81 Runs Iconic Squash Tournament in Grand Central
The former Princeton champion wants to bring squash to the masses
Jeff Levenson ’80 Is Curing Needless Blindness with Cataract Surgery
Levenson recently worked with YouTube star MrBeast to perform 1,000 surgeries around the world
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