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Calling All Tigers
These five alumni want to harness the power of the Princeton community to address sustainability issues
On the cover: Beth FitzPatrick ’98, Kristen Johnson ’98, Alyssa Keehan ’98, and Stephanie Poulos Hadjis ’98. Photo by Kevin Birch.
Rockin’ 2023 Reunions; What the Civil War cost Princeton; Addressing sustainability
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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
On the Campus
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
On the Campus
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”
On the Campus
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
On the Campus
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
On the Campus
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
On the Campus
Is Princeton’s Campus Activism Fading?
Fewer groups, smaller turnouts have some believing Princeton lags behind peers
On the Campus
University Names New Dean, Executive Vice President
On the Campus
In Memoriam: William Louis Howarth
On the Campus
In Short
On the Campus
James Madison Program Lecturer Draws Protests
Ronen Shoval has affiliations with a right-wing Israeli movement
On the Campus
Graduate School Recognizes Underrepresented Scholars
On the Campus
Moments From Commencement 2023
On the Campus
Five Recognized With Honorary Degrees in 2023
On the Campus
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
On the Campus
Research on Brain Injuries, Carbon Capture Among 2023 Award Winners
The 19 Research Day winners had to communicate their work for a general audience
On the Campus
Commencement 2023: Grads Urged to Speak Up
Speakers send new alumni out with calls for community, equality, and justice
On the Campus
Campus Photo: New Normal
On the Campus
A Thank You From PAW at 2023 Reunions
On the Campus
After Tragic Loss, Grad Student’s Parents Aim to Reduce Overdoses
Maura Coursey’s death was accidental, caused by ‘mixed drug toxicity’
Sports
Sports
Princeton’s Andrei Iosivas ’23 Is a Catch for the NFL
Princeton’s newest pro is working to prove himself again
Research
History
President's Page
President's Page
Commencement 2023: ‘Let Your Voices Rise’
Alumni News
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
Alumni News
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
Alumni News
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
Alumni News
Author Lisa Belkin ’82 Followed a Murder Back Four Generations
‘What we are doing is paving a path to the future, always, with everything we do’
Alumni News
New Biography Details Complex Career of Statesman George Shultz ’42
Shultz famously said: ‘Trust is the coin of the realm’
Alumni News
Essay: A Public-Interest Architect Haunted by His Thesis
For 40 years, Bryan Bell ’83 has sought to center public interest design in architecture
Alumni News
In Climate Conversations at Reunions, Alumni Tackle Hot Topic
Solutions, skeptics, and sustainability efforts were a dominant presence throughout Reunions weekend
Alumni News
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
Alumni News
Princetonians Photo: Spy Studies
Tiger of the Week
Tiger of the Week
Hanlin Tang ’08’s AI Technology Sold for $1.3 Billion This Summer
Tang was in the first cohort of Princeton’s experimental Integrated Science Curriculum
Tiger of the Week
Lauren Morera ’15 Has Visited Every National Park — Except One
Armed with a spreadsheet and maps, Morera and her husband are on a cross-country mission
Tiger of the Week
Executive Producer Cate Adams ’08 Worked on the ‘Barbie’ Movie
‘I think it shows you that it is OK to be messy because life is messy’
Tiger of the Week
Broadcast Journalist Janice Johnston ’92 Is Leading and Changing ‘20/20’
Under Johnston’s direction, the show recently won an NAACP Image Award
Tiger of the Week
Pueblo Pottery Exhibit Ties Michael Brown ’72 and A-dae Romero-Briones ’03
The exhibit Brown helped bring to the Met includes pottery made by Romero-Briones’s grandmother
From the Editor
From the Editor
Editor’s Note: At Reunions, Alumni Notice the Campus Has Changed
Alumni Around the Web
Alumni Around the Web
Aug. 29: Jennifer Senior ’91 Uncovers an Institutionalized Family Member
Alumni Around the Web
Aug. 8: Isobel Coleman ’87 Warns of Rising Food Prices in Africa
Alumni Around the Web
Aug. 2: Bo Goldman ’53, Screenwriter of ‘Cuckoo’s Nest,’ Dies at 90
Alumni Around the Web
July 18: Quarterback Allison Cahill ’03 Seeks Another Championship
Alumni Around the Web
July 5: Alumni React to SCOTUS Ban on Affirmative Action
Featured Authors
Featured Authors
Dan Armstrong ’72 Reflects on Princeton’s Evolution In New Novel
Featured Authors
S.C. Gwynne ’74 Recounts the Tragic Story of R101 in New Book
