1982
1982 content overview
In Short: Faculty Awards, Major Gifts, and Cross-Registration with TCNJ
Publishing Giant Starling Lawrence ’65 Drew Great Books Out of Authors
March 11, 1943 — Aug. 21, 2025
Alumni Swimmers Maintain Competitive Spirit
And yes, beating Harvard still matters
Todd Purdum ’82 Penned a Biography of Television Visionary Desi Arnaz
‘The biggest takeaway from Desi’s story for me is that talent in our country comes in all sorts of shapes and sizes, and sometimes in the most unlikely packages’
After Princeton Changes Dining and Housing, Upperclassmen Push Back
3 ResponsesJuly 29: Dale Caldwell ’82 Runs for Lt. Governor of New Jersey
Princetonians, Join Us To Defend Free Speech and Academic Freedom
21 ResponsesNew Michael Lewis ’82 Book Highlights Federal Workers
‘By Alumni, For Alumni’
PAW marks 125 years of chronicling campus life, alumni achievements, and historical events
Michael Cannell ’82 Writes About Cop Corruption
Alumni Recover from Mega Storms
To Age Out Is Not to Accept Defeat
8 ResponsesNewsmakers Q&A: Liza Mundy ’82 on CIA Women and Turning Her Book into a Series
‘Going Infinite’ by Michael Lewis ’82
“On the witness stand, [Sam Bankman-Fried] came across as more dishonest than I’ve ever experienced him in life.”
Michael Lewis ’82: Understanding Sam Bankman-Fried ‘Is Breathtakingly Difficult’
The accomplished author explains his decision to write about an alleged crypto criminal and how readers have reacted
Virgina Postrel ’82 Traces the History of Fabrics in Latest Book
‘We don’t think about how central [fabrics] are to our lives’
David Spergel ’82 Braves Bomb Shelters for Ukrainian Researchers
“We wanted to send a message of hope, letting Ukrainians know that the world scientific community is behind them”
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’
There’s a New College President In Town
Dale Caldwell ’82 takes over at Centenary University after four decades in academia
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
Christopher Chambers '82 Continues Crime Mystery in Second Book of His Series
Sea Change
Eric Pedersen ’82 wants to revolutionize the seafood industry and forge a new way to farm fish out of his one-of-a-kind factory in Waterbury, Connecticut
























