On the Campus
PAWcast: Valedictorian Genrietta Churbanova ’24 on Princeton, Anthropology, and Research
‘I’m really deeply thankful to … everyone who’s made this experience possible’
Research
Michael B. Elowitz *99 Researches How Cells Change Over Time
Elowitz focuses on advancing our understanding of RNA to cure diseases
On the Campus
Passing Time Between Classes Extended to 15-20 Minutes
The extra time should help students as Princeton’s campus grows
On the Campus
After Nearly a Decade as Dean, Jill Dolan Looks Back
COVID and efforts to expand access marked Dolan’s tenure
On the Campus
In Memoriam
On the Campus
In Short
On the Campus
Princeton Faculty Find Their Role in Campus Protests
Max Weiss and others seek to play a “supportive role for students” with statements and lectures at encampment
Research
Behind The Research: Anna Arabindan-Kesson
Arabindan-Kesson is illuminating the intersection of medicine, race, and art
On the Campus
Class Close-Up: Experiencing the Inaccessible Spots on Campus
Lecturer Erin Raffety *15 is teaching a writing seminar called Disability Justice
History
Math Be Damned, He Fell Upward Through a Career in Medicine
Princeton Portrait: John Finney 1884 (1863-1942)
On the Campus
Want to Go to Princeton? A Booming Consultant Industry Says It Can Help.
High-end consultants have grabbed attention, but others say they mostly help families navigate college admissions — and temper expectations
On the Campus
Class Close-Up: Stepping Out to Understand Affordable Housing
During one walking tour, Shkuda’s 25 students explored a Princeton suburb and then researched records dating back to the 1920s
Research
Q&A: Anthropology Professor Hanna Garth on Food Insecurity
Garth says food justice is about “righting the inequities that exist in our current global industrial food system”
Research
Physicist Peter Schiffer Is Princeton’s New Dean for Research
Schiffer was most recently director for strategic projects for the faculty of arts and sciences at Yale
Research
Professor Marshall Brown Pieces Together Architecture With Collage
The collages are beautiful and mysterious, filled with surprising juxtapositions
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”
On the Campus
Princeton Seniors, Young Alum Awarded Major Scholarships
On the Campus
Ph.D.s Increasingly Consider a Life Outside the Ivory Tower
Alumni on staff say grad students should think about careers other than tenure-track faculty roles
On the Campus
Literature Class Marks New Avenue in Sign Language Studies
Senior lecturer Noah Buchholz, who is deaf, is well known on the ASL slam circuit
Features
Higher Educating
Princeton’s toughest classes may not look the same, but that doesn’t mean academic rigor is suffering.
On the Campus
High School Journalism Program Returns to Princeton
On the Campus
Book Assigned for Princeton Course Criticized as Antisemitic
The book by a Rutgers professor culminates “in an interrogation of Israel’s policies toward Palestine”
On the Campus
Class Close-Up: Students Rewrite the Classics in Creative Course
Visiting fellow Kamila Shamsie says contemporary writers are using the Greek classics in different ways
Features
A Combustible Mix
Maitland Jones, an emeritus professor of chemistry at Princeton, has thoughts about the state of teaching after his controversial dismissal from NYU
On the Campus
Princeton Trustees Fire Classics Professor Joshua Katz
Research
Study Finds Gender Imbalance in Engineering Class Participation
‘We weren’t engaging women nearly as much as we were engaging men,’ says Nikita Dutta *21
On the Campus
Students, Alumni Selected for Scholarships