
Features
President’s Page
On the Campus
‘Mr. Mayor’ Goes to Class
Thomas Emens ’25 balances graduate studies at SPIA with the top job at a nearby borough hall
Prison Teaching Initiative Marks 20 Years Amid Funding Hurdles
As federal funding changes, PTI lost support from the National Science Foundation’s INCLUDES initiative
Research
C. Diff Bacteria Can Weaken the Sick, But a Princeton Chemist Found a Fix
Biological chemist Mohammad Seyedsayamdost found the antibiotic KCB is safe and effective against C. diff and preserves the microbiome
Princeton Portrait
Nicholas Biddle 1801 Opposed Abolition and Facilitated the Slave Trade
Nicholas Biddle 1801 (1786-1844)
News + Features
Princetonians
Jahmal Lake ’98 Took Over the Children’s Reading Program His Mother Began
The nonprofit Our Kids Read pairs children with a reading buddy mentor
Young Alumni Shake Up the Business World With AI
Two teams of recent Princeton alumni are behind companies at the heart of a disruptive shift towards generative AI
Lives Lived & Lost
David Feinman *62 Lived for Service, Travel, and Adventure
May 25, 1924 — June 27, 2025
Rande Brown ’71 Taught Buddhism, Karma, and Consciousness
Dec. 16, 1949 — Oct. 13, 2025
Conservator Marco Grassi ’56 Gave New Life to Great Works of Art
July 7, 1934 — March 30, 2025
Omoye Imoisili ’08 Found Her Calling in Public Health
Oct. 5, 1987 — Nov. 17, 2025
Princeton University Press Director Walter Lippincott ’60 Loved Opera
Jan. 16, 1939 — Jan. 18, 2025
Father Dan Skvir ’66 Tended to Princeton’s Orthodox Christian Community
April 25, 1945 — March 23, 2025
College President Alice Gast *84 Smashed Glass Ceilings
May 25, 1958 – Oct. 27, 2025
Publishing Giant Starling Lawrence ’65 Drew Great Books Out of Authors
March 11, 1943 — Aug. 21, 2025
David Paton ’52 Brought Ophthalmologists to Developing Nations
Aug. 16, 1930 — April 3, 2025
Playwright Richard Greenberg ’80 ‘Wrote Magnificently for Actors’
Feb. 22, 1958 — July 4, 2025
L.A. Prosecutor Robert Schirn ’63 Met Historic Moments in Criminal Justice
May 29, 1941 — April 12, 2025
Film Executive Jason Constantine ’92 Ushered Scripts to the Screen
Dec. 5, 1969 — June 3, 2025
Joseph Nye Jr. ’58 Strengthened America Through Soft Power
Jan. 19, 1937 — May 6, 2025
Time and Again, Jerrauld Jones ’76 Stood Up for Civil Rights
July 22, 1954 — May 31, 2025
Behind the Research
Student Dispatch
Sports
Does a Sitting Men’s Hoops Star Signal Trouble for the Ivy League?
Princeton and its Ivy peers try to keep pace in an era defined by NIL and the transfer portal
Student Life
After AI Allegations, Class of 2026 Picks a New Jacket
Student petition demanded a jacket created by humans, and the class committee responded
Rally ’Round the Cannon
Three Books
Tiger of the Week
Theater Set Designer Sara Ryung Clement ’99 Builds Onstage Worlds
A production of the classic children’s picture book Go, Dog. Go! was Clement’s latest challenge
Fighting Cancer, Skip Hovsmith ’80 Runs Marathons With His Family
‘Our dad really taught us that we can do hard things,’ Elayne Hovsmith says
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