2020
2020 content overview
The Attentionauts
D. Graham Burnett ’93, Alyssa Loh ’12, and Peter Schmidt ’20 are leading a movement to resist ‘attention fracking’
New Sounds at Old Nassau
How Rudresh Mahanthappa reshaped Princeton’s jazz program amid an Ivy League surge
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
Refugee Solomon Tesfaye *20 Finds New Footing, and a Novel, in the U.S.
Tesfaye was named a PEN America Emerging Voices Fellow for a novel he’s writing about the refugee experience
Princeton Aerospace Alumni Stick a Lunar Landing on First Attempt
Tom Markusic *02 co-founded Firefly Aerospace, whose Blue Ghost lander carried 10 payloads to the moon
They Go All In On ‘All-Nighter’
The show, a relatively new addition to the Reunions schedule, attracts a beer jacket crowd
Following John McPhee ’53 to Alaska
Ben Weissenbach ’20’s new book is North to the Future: An Offline Adventure through the Changing Wilds of Alaska
Guide to Drinks Served at Reunions 2025
Is this the year of ‘Tiger striping,’ alternating alcoholic drinks with nonalcoholic ones?
Ryan Quigley ’20 Returns to New Orleans for Super Bowl After Terror Attack
The former Princeton football player was in the French Quarter when Tiger Bech ’21 was among 14 people killed on New Year’s Day
Princeton Fights Opioids With Resources, Activism
‘The truth is that college campuses are often the first place that students start experimenting with drugs,’ said Vinayak Menon ’27, founder of the Princeton Overdose Project
Alumni Plant New Roots
‘What brought each of us to where we are now were not necessarily concerted life plans, but happy accidents, if you will,’ writes Jimin Kang ’21
Alex Cavoli ’20 Blends Musical Influences as ‘boxboys’
Cavoli’s music somehow feels nostalgic and futuristic at the same time
Tavish Rice ’20 Built a Better Pill Case
‘Ikigai is a great example of starting the design process with understanding a need’
Peter Schmidt ’20 Helped Launch a School to Cultivate Attention
Started this year, the Strother School aims to counteract the effects of the information economy
Three Princeton Chinese Theatre Alumni Launch New Company in NYC
Carving their own space in the theater industry, these alumni founded Cellunova to “tackle social challenges”
Essay: Ecopoetics Probes Link Between People and the Planet
‘This notion resonates with me emotionally. None of us is alone,’ says Serena Alagappan ’20
Princetonians Photo: Benjamin Edwards ’20 and Alexander Kirschenbauer ’20
Benjamin Edwards ’20 and Alexander Kirschenbauer ’20 Host Charity Ball
‘There's always time’ to help your community, Edwards says
Bhadrajee S. Hewage ’20 Challenges our Knowledge of the Buddha
Class of 2020 Alumni Return for In-Person Commencement
More than 1,100 alumni return for the chance to graduate in person
Class of 2020 On-Campus Commencement: Entangled with Princeton
Creator Q&A: Sara Howell ’20 on Medical School, Luxury Fashion, and Perpetual Joy
‘You can truly do anything; there’s no script to any of this,’ Howell says
























