Graduate Alumni
Graduate Alumni content overview
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
A Hula Hoop Changed This Chemical Engineering Alumna’s Life
A much-loved career in science made way for a love of performing, most recently on America’s Got Talent
International Grad Students Grapple With Shifting Federal Policies, Travel Bans
PAW spoke with three international Princeton graduate students who requested anonymity to avoid retribution
Prospect House Rooms Named for Pioneering Princetonians
Reunions 2025 in Photos
1 ResponseGrad School Path Grows Rocky for Seniors
Some seniors have even had their grad school admission offers rescinded
Princeton Alumni Curated This Guide to Buenos Aires
In the first Latin American destination in PAW’s city guide series, Princetonians suggest where to read, eat, and explore in Buenos Aires
Guide to Drinks Served at Reunions 2025
Is this the year of ‘Tiger striping,’ alternating alcoholic drinks with nonalcoholic ones?
Princetonians, Join Us To Defend Free Speech and Academic Freedom
21 ResponsesWhere Old and New Meet
As part of its biggest expansion ever, Princeton is transforming its campus while attempting to balance tradition and change
SPIA Grad Students Play Unique Role
Justice Kagan ’81, Economist Card *83 Honored at Alumni Day
Attendance sets a new record as Kagan speaks about her work on the Supreme Court
Princeton Donates Laptops for Incarcerated Students
The donation marks 20 years since the launch of the University’s Prison Teaching Initiative, which provides education to incarcerated students
And the Grammy Goes To...
Their album, Rectangles and Circumstance, featuring composer Caroline Shaw *14, won Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
‘The Worst Hellscape’: L.A. Fires Claim the Homes of Alumni
From Altadena to Malibu to Pacific Palisades, Princetonians are picking up the pieces. “When the bad stuff happens, my tendency is to try to focus on ‘What’s the next step?’”
What Now? Faculty React to Trump Victory
Many ponder how dangerous a second term will be. ‘I think he needs to be taken seriously, but not literally,’ says Robert P. George
Results of Tigers Running for Office
1 ResponseApril 16: Computer Scientist Avi Wigderson *83 Wins the Turing Award
Princeton Celebrates Award-Winning Scholars at Alumni Day 2024
Wilson Award winner Fei-Fei Li ’99, Madison Medalist John Fitzpatrick *78 speak about their paths in science
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
R. Isabela Morales *19 Builds Book on Slavery From her Dissertation
Peter Benjaminson *77 Traces History of Beloved Icon Betty Boop
Artworks Stolen by Nazis Returned to Timothy Reif ’80 *85 and Family
The seven paintings by Austrian Egon Schiele had been owned by renowned cabaret performer Fritz Grünbaum.