Tiger of the Week

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

Robert Hay ’81’s Mentor Community Is Aiding Ukrainians

When the war began, Hay’s Sunflower Community pivoted from aid for orphans to wartime relief

Michelle Silverthorn ’04 Founded a Company to Make the World Inclusive

“I can say to my kids, ‘I did this today and it changed someone else’s life’”

Sarah Meister ’94 Elevates Powerful Works of Photography

Meister has championed photographers in her roles at MoMA and Aperture

Kate Cooper *93 Draws Out the Women in Augustine’s ‘Confessions’

In her new book, Cooper analyzes Augustine’s mother, concubine, and fiance

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”

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”

Ryan Ozminkowski ’19 Is Building an Immersive Experience in LA

Ozminkowski is drawing on his philosophy major for Calypso — an event he describes as pure escapism

Hanlin Tang ’08’s AI Technology Sold for $1.3 Billion This Summer

Tang was in the first cohort of Princeton’s experimental Integrated Science Curriculum

Lauren Morera ’15 Has Visited Every National Park — Except One

Armed with a spreadsheet and maps, Morera and her husband are on a cross-country mission

Executive Producer Cate Adams ’08 Worked on the ‘Barbie’ Movie

‘I think it shows you that it is OK to be messy because life is messy’

Broadcast Journalist Janice Johnston ’92 Is Leading and Changing ‘20/20’

Under Johnston’s direction, the show recently won an NAACP Image Award

Pueblo Pottery Exhibit Ties Michael Brown ’72 and A-dae Romero-Briones ’03

The exhibit Brown helped bring to the Met includes pottery made by Romero-Briones’s grandmother

Norfleet Johnston ’56 Has Been Serving the Boy Scouts for 63 Years

Johnston was recently awarded the Silver Buffalo, just as his father was in 1952

Gabrielle Cole ’13 Is Flying Black Hawk Helicopters and Breaking Barriers

‘It’s an exhilarating feeling, blazing your way across the surface of the Earth’

Caroline Kitchener ’14 Wins Pulitzer Prize for Abortion Reporting

‘It’s so important that we hear really honest stories about what people are going through’

Rev. Paul Roberts ’85 Is Centering Reparations Conversations on Faith

‘I have an educational foundation that has given me the tools to uncover for myself the torrid history of our country’

Jay Lagemann ’66’s Sculptures Grace Reunions, Manhattan, and Beyond

Lagemann’s sculptures maintain an abstract quality that lends lightness, energy, and accessibility

Alexis Albion ’92 Educates About Espionage at Spy Museum

As lead curator, Albion teaches the public about the intelligence community

Pastor Hampton Deck ’81 Has Become a Master Paper Marbler

The technique has roots in China and became popular in 15th century Turkey

Videographer Azza Cohen ’16 Is Documenting a Historic Vice President

When Kamala Harris travels, Cohen and her camera are never far behind

Comedian Zach Zimmerman ’10 Is Releasing a Book of ‘Chipper Doom’

Zimmerman continues to provoke with levity and darkness

Lizzy McGee ’18 and Gaby Joseph ’18 Have a Dream the Size of Texas

The two Princetonians are hatching plans to build a theme park

Matija Pecotić ’13 Stunned the Tennis World with Tournament Upset

‘It seems like the tennis gods are speaking to me’