November 2024
Princetonians lead think tanks; the perfect football season of 1964; Nobel in physics.
Features
Shedding Light
Five Princetonians on the role of think tanks and pointing the way forward for America
The Boys of Fall in Winter
Sixty years after their perfect season, members of the 1964 football team look back
President’s Page
The Committee of Three
’C3’s meetings are formal. Its procedures have been unchanged for decades. ... This is the most rigorous personnel process that I know.’
On the Campus
Princeton Opens Bias Investigations Into Anti-Palestinian, Anti-Israel Flyers
An administrator urged community members to report any similar incidents
Research
Archaeology Project in Greece Unearths Major Findings
Students who take Nathan Arrington ’02’s class Archaeology in the Field get hands-on experience working at an excavation site in Greece
Anthony Grafton Approaches His Final Year of Teaching
After nearly 50 years as a Princeton faculty member, Anthony Grafton, a historian of Renaissance Europe, will be retiring at the end of this academic year
Alumni News
Twenty Years Later, ‘The Rule of Four’ Still Enchants Readers
The novel depicted aspects of a Princeton experience that have since become ancient history
Princeton’s LGBTQ+ Alumni Conference Honors ‘Every Voice’
‘...I think Princeton moved in a really positive, progressive direction over recent years, so I’m delighted to be back,’ said Michael Solis ’07
Princeton Portrait
A Flyboy’s World War I-Era Journal Finds Its Way Home
William Hamlin Neely 1917 (1896-1962)
Behind the Research
Student Dispatch
Academics
Dean Michael Gordin Makes a Case for the Liberal Arts
Gordin is also creating a fresh, less stressful schedule for final exams
John Hopfield Wins Nobel in Physics for Work on Artificial Neural Networks
The emeritus professor at Princeton share the prize with Geoffrey Hinton, a professor at the University of Toronto
Professor Ruha Benjamin Named Among 22 MacArthur Fellowship Recipients
The grant recognizes ‘creative individuals with a track record of excellence,’ according to the foundation
Administration
Princeton to Accept Certain Fossil Fuel Funds
Student activists questioned the University’s move to allow fossil fuel industry funding for research that aims to produce environmental benefits
Trustees Opt To Keep Witherspoon Statue, Call For Campus Art Review
The board follows a recommendation by the Committee on Naming, which said Witherspoon is ‘worthy of recognition, but not canonization’
Sports
Former Princeton Basketball Stars Stretch Their Wings Overseas
As overseas pros, these former Princeton players are embracing new experiences
Three Books
Professors Catherine Clinton *80 and Rhae Lynne Barnes on ‘Roe’
A new book by the two history professors analyzes the current political turning point for abortion
Tiger of the Week
Al Siegel ’53 Captured a Pivotal Moment for a Historic Black Community
Siegel’s photographs of poor living conditions in Maryland helped prompt new housing in 1969
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The Magazine
December 2024
Hidden heroines; U.N. speaker controversy; Kathy Crow ’89’s connections