July 2023
Rockin’ 2023 Reunions; What the Civil War cost Princeton; Addressing sustainability
Features
Calling All Tigers
These five alumni want to harness the power of the Princeton community to address sustainability issues
What the Civil War Cost Princeton
A Northern school with Southern ties, the College suffered from on-campus strife, declines in enrollment, and student and alumni deaths
President’s Page
On the Campus
On Summer Hike, Ruby Platt ’25 Pens Cookbook for Backcountry Hikers
Platt used her Dale Award from Princeton to hike the 272-mile Long Trail in Vermont
PAW Goes to the Movies: Professor Alexander Glaser Watches ‘Oppenheimer’
“The movie is a cautionary tale about science, scientific advice, and policymaking,” says the Princeton faculty member and global security expert
Princeton’s 2022-23 Annual Giving Campaign Raises $73.8 Million
Participation by undergraduate alumni increases slightly from last year to 47.5%, led by the Class of 1963
Princeton Grad Students Take Their Science to Washington
The Princeton Citizen Scientists aim to persuade lawmakers on conservation, sustainable use of outer space, and more
Is Princeton’s Campus Activism Fading?
Fewer groups, smaller turnouts have some believing Princeton lags behind peers
James Madison Program Lecturer Draws Protests
Ronen Shoval has affiliations with a right-wing Israeli movement
How Will Princeton Respond to SCOTUS Ruling on Affirmative Action?
The University ‘will work vigorously to preserve — and, indeed, grow — the diversity of our community while fully respecting the law,’ said President Christopher Eisgruber ’83
Research on Brain Injuries, Carbon Capture Among 2023 Award Winners
The 19 Research Day winners had to communicate their work for a general audience
Commencement 2023: Grads Urged to Speak Up
Speakers send new alumni out with calls for community, equality, and justice
After Tragic Loss, Grad Student’s Parents Aim to Reduce Overdoses
Maura Coursey’s death was accidental, caused by ‘mixed drug toxicity’
Research
Alumni News
Can an Alum Find Friendship — or Love — in Musical Speed Dating?
Princeton University Concerts’s Do-Re-Meet events aim to bring together musically-inclined souls
Alum Swimmers and Divers Reunite for Open-Water Swim in Greece
The idea of swimming several miles every day for nearly a week was daunting
Q&A: Even at 108, P-rade Doesn’t Get Old for Joe Schein ’37
He’s also now the University’s oldest-ever alumnus
New Biography Details Complex Career of Statesman George Shultz ’42
Shultz famously said: ‘Trust is the coin of the realm’
Essay: A Public-Interest Architect Haunted by His Thesis
For 40 years, Bryan Bell ’83 has sought to center public interest design in architecture
In Climate Conversations at Reunions, Alumni Tackle Hot Topic
Solutions, skeptics, and sustainability efforts were a dominant presence throughout Reunions weekend
Big Dreams and Daring Marked the Life of Stockton Rush ’84
Princeton friends are mourning ‘Tock’ Rush, who died last week on a Titanic expedition
Behind the Research
Student Dispatch
A Summer of Exploring, Writing (and Sweating) in Hong Kong
“What I really wanted was to write on my own terms without having time or format constraints imposed on my stories”
Sports
Princeton’s Andrei Iosivas ’23 Is a Catch for the NFL
Princeton’s newest pro is working to prove himself again
Featured Authors
Three Books
History
From the Editor
Alumni Around the Web
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