On the Campus
At Commencement, Eisgruber Praises Class of 2024 for Energy and Initiative
After the pandemic, President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 said, “You came to Princeton, and you breathed new life into our community”
On the Campus
21 Days of Protest: The Pro-Palestinian Encampment, Occupation, and Arrests
Princeton had largely avoided the national spotlight and major clashes on campus until the morning of April 25
Alumni News
Was Tent Sliding a Thing at Reunions? This PAW Staffer Says Yes
Mark F. Bernstein ’83 remembers like it was yesterday — and has the photo to prove it
Alumni Around the Web
April 16: Computer Scientist Avi Wigderson *83 Wins the Turing Award
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Speak Up for Princeton and for Higher Education
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Cultivating Mutual Respect and Free Inquiry
On the Campus
President Eisgruber ’83 Criticizes ‘Smear’ Attacks on Higher Education
He says in the State of the University letter that damage from a December congressional hearing “has been significant”
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The Clean Energy Transformation Beneath Our Feet
On the Campus
Eisgruber: Princeton ‘Would Respond Forcefully’ to Calls for Genocide
His comments come after presidents of Harvard, Penn, and MIT were criticized for their responses in a congressional hearing
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Faculty Dinners at Lowrie House
Features
The Legacy of Legacy
Family ties are famously strong at Princeton, but changes to admission policies could be coming. Five alumni ponder the future.
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Bending the Socioeconomic Curve in Selective College Admissions
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
Should Princeton Departments Weigh in on Politics?
Faculty are debating whether to regulate the sometimes-controversial statements
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
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Expanding Engagement With the Nation’s Armed Services
Features
Past and President
Christopher Eisgruber ’83 answers your questions (and ours) on his 10 years at Nassau Hall
Sports
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
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A Case Study in Civil Discourse
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The Meaning of ‘Merit’ in College Admissions
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A Burst of Momentum for Fusion Energy
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Service Through a New LENS
Tiger of the Week
Glenn Dryfoos ’83 Just Released Jazz Great Benny Carter’s Princeton Recordings
‘Benny … is the Joyce Carol Oates, the Arthur Lewis, the John Nash of jazz,’ Dryfoos says
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Princeton’s Tradition of Institutional Restraint
Alumni News
Douglas Rushkoff ’83 Explains the Post-Apocalyptic Plans of the Rich
Rushkoff’s new book details how the ultra-wealthy plan to escape from the rest of us
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On Free Speech
On the Campus
President Eisgruber to Stay at Least Five More Years
Features
Experiments in Economics
Why a pioneering approach by Princeton researchers was honored with a Nobel
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Addressing Climate Change
Features
Watching the War
‘You feel helpless that these people you spent 30 years of your life with are facing the abyss,’ Earle says
Alumni News
Nathan Myhrvold *83 Wrote 1,708 Pages About Pizza
‘I’d encourage everyone to step a little outside their comfort zone,’ says Myhrvold
Tiger of the Week
After 50 Years Fencing, Paul Epply-Schmidt ’83 Is Still Winning
Epply-Schmidt won gold at the U.S. Fencing’s Veteran National Championships in August
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Persistence and Celebration
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The Rankings Mishegoss
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Opening Exercises 2021: “Millimeters”
Tiger of the Week
Kevin Wilkes ’83 is Restoring the Home of Activist Paul Robeson
The house will serve as a gallery, a meeting space for nonprofits, and temporary housing
Features
Chronicler of the Natural World
Richard Preston *83 writes about nature’s power, from viruses to the tallest trees
Tiger of the Week
Bill Brown ’83 Raises Funds for Parkinson’s Research Through Skiing
People think a Parkinson’s diagnosis is ‘the end of life.’ On the slopes, Brown shows that’s not true
Tiger of the Week
Picture Book by Jan Lettes Zauzmer ’83 Fosters Excitement about Voting
‘My hope is that kids will be inspired to grow up to be voters themselves,’ Zauzmer says
Tiger of the Week
For Evan Harrel ’83, Compassion Is About Action
“We are truly all connected,” Harrel says
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Stuart Moore ’83 Chronicles the Adventures of Comic Icons
Features
Eisgruber Takes Charge
The new occupant of One Nassau Hall is a folk-rock fan with a sharp sense of humor and a deep interest in ethics — and a plan to spend the year listening
Tiger of the Week