Tiger of the Week

The Improv Goes On For Aliza Pearl ’04 and Kelechi Ezie ’08

‘The arts are always there for you to renew you and fulfill you’

New York Times Reporter Danielle Ivory ’05 Leads Project Tracking COVID

‘I love to dig really deeply into what I’m covering and piece together a mystery,’ Ivory says

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

Migratory Birds Flock to Anina Gerchick ’76’s Ecological Art

Living sculptures can reconnect migration routes like stones across a stream

Comparative Literature at Stanford Grew With Professor John Bender ’62

‘Princeton changed my life in countless ways,’ Bender says

Lael C. Melville ’82 and Randy Melville ’81 Bridge Educational and Economic Gaps

‘We recognize our ambition in this mission is very big and broad. We can’t do it on our own’

Cool and Calm, Dr. Lucy McBride ’95 Delivers COVID Information

‘To me, health is not just about seeing your doctor once a year and checking the boxes’

Xiuhui Lim ’05 Goes Off the Grid Living at a Cabin in the Woods

‘Being surrounded by nature has been really great, especially in the pandemic,’ Lim says

Student Interns Step Up to Research Poverty With Don Burnes ’63

‘We have to create a groundswell of public opinion,’ Burnes says

Jessica Li ’18 and Weimen Li ’17 Are Bringing Masks to the U.S.

‘Let me channel that grief into momentum,’ says Jessica Li ’18

Elisha Smith Arrillaga *09 Wants to Redesign School

‘We are here to really contribute to the world around us’

Helen Lee Bouygues ’95 Is Teaching the World Critical Thinking

It’s uncomfortable to challenge your own biases, Bouygues says

For Evan Harrel ’83, Compassion Is About Action

“We are truly all connected,” Harrel says

Neal Donnelly ’14 Finds Purpose at Impossible Foods

Donnelly hopes future generations will join his thinking about meat production

After 50 Years in Admissions, David Evans *66 Leaves Behind a More Diverse Harvard

“We realized that the old system wasn’t addressing the changes that were necessary”

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Russell Dinkins ’13 Helps Keep Varsity Track at Brown University

“Brown is cutting one of its few truly diverse sports,” Dinkins wrote in a viral blog post

First Script by Sejal Pachisia ’13 Wins Storytellers Contest

Environment and circumstances can play a big role in accomplishing goals, Pachisia says

Mark Wallace ’99 Creates Community Spaces at Detroit Riverfront Conservancy

“I always loved what the riverfront means to our city”

Noah Mihan ’19 Wants Kids to Re-wild the World

Composer Charu Suri ’97 Combines Jazz With Sufi and Indian Sounds

When All is Gone, Harry Weber ’64’s Bronze Statues Will Stand

Weber became one of the few non-athletes in the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame

Family Doctor John Geyman ’52 Advocates for Medicare for All

The COVID-19 pandemic may make the need clear, Geyman says

Playwright Roger Q. Mason ’08 Explores LGBTQ Visibility

“Sometimes all somebody needs is to feel like they exist,” Mason says

At NIH, Christopher Austin ’82 ‘Translates’ Science into Treatment For COVID-19

Trying to understand and resolve the COVID-19 pandemic means 12-plus-hour shifts