University News
A Princeton University Dorm Was Named After A Black Donor For The First Time In Its 275-Year History
Essence
A Princeton alum just made history. Kwanza Jones graduated from the institution 30 years ago, and in 2019 decided to honor her alma mater with a huge donation to the tune of $20M alongside fellow Princeton ’94 graduate José E. Feliciano. Now, they’re getting dormitories named after them, the first Black and Latino donors to be bestowed with the honor.
Related:
- For first time, Princeton names dorms after Black, Latino donors (TheGrio)
- Princeton University Names Buildings After Black And Latino Donors For The First Time In Its 275-Year History (AfroTech via Yahoo)
- Kwanza Jones Becomes First Black Women to Have Princeton Building Named After Her (21Ninety)
Research and Faculty News
Australian philosopher Peter Singer’s book ‘Animal Liberation’, published in 1975, exposed the realities of life for animals in factory farms and testing laboratories and provided a powerful moral basis for rethinking our relationship to them. Now, nearly 50 years on, Singer, 76, has a revised version titled ‘Animal Liberation Now’.
Can America solve its poverty crisis?
WDET
Despite America being the richest country in the world in terms of gross domestic product (GDP), poverty remains a persistent challenge. Deep poverty tends to be chronic in that it persists generation after generation. Recent data shows 6.2% of Americans live in deep poverty — meaning $13,100 annually for a family of four. Princeton University professor and author of the book “Poverty By America,” Matthew Desmond, joined Detroit Today to discuss our nation’s ongoing poverty problem.
Related:
- 6 questions with Matthew Desmond ahead of his Memphis visit (MLK50)
- America’s Poverty Is Built by Design (Politico)
A super pressure balloon built by students is cruising Earth’s skies to find dark matter
Popular Science
SuperBIT took just $5 million to launch—a price cut stemming from the relative cheapness of balloons versus rockets and the lower barrier of entry for skilled workers to build the system. “The whole thing is run by students. That’s what makes projects such as these so nimble and able to do so much with limited resources,” says William Jones, referring to the SuperBIT collaborative between Princeton, the University of Durham in the UK, and the University of Toronto in Canada.
Princeton Voices
Douglas Massey: The Real Impact of Immigration on the U.S. (Newsweek)
Lauren Wright: Sinn Féin gains record wins in Northern Ireland local elections, encouraging return of government (FOX News); GOP candidates jumping into presidential race ‘divides the field’ in Trump’s favor: Lauren Wright (FOX News)
Jesse Jenkins: Springfield in the midst of starting large carbon capture project — another town wants you to know its story (NPR)
Wen Xin: A binding force (China Daily)
Eddie Glaude: Eddie Glaude says GOP only believes in the "liberty to hate" (MSNBC)
Kevin Kruse: Target’s surrender to MAGA rage shows how anti-wokeness really works (Washington Post)
Margaret Martonosi: Making Quantum Information Science More Broadly Accessible (AZoQuantum)
Gabriel Vecchi: Italy’s deadly floods just latest example of climate change’s all-or-nothing weather extremes (AP News)
Vicente Valenzuela Villaseca: Scientists just grew a black hole disk in a lab to better understand how they feed (Space); Scientists grow swirling 'black hole rings' in the lab for the 1st time (Live Science)
Aaron Shkuda: Need an apartment? Have we got an office for you! (Christian Science Monitor)
Julian Zelizer: How Manchin could cost Biden his reelection bid (CNN)
Princetonians in the News
Princeton’s Hidden Chaplains
New Yorker
Article celebrates “the unwitting ministry of the workaday heroes who brighten the days of overanxious Ivy Leaguers” by combining elements of angelic supervision, parental nurturing, and quietly glorious acts of caring.”
The China Hawk in Washington Rattling Corporate Boardrooms
Wall Street Journal
For years, Wisconsin Republican Mike Gallagher viewed the Middle East as the pre-eminent U.S. security challenge, based on his deployments to Iraq a decade and a half ago and on his work later as a staff member at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He speaks Arabic, which he studied at Princeton University. A dark view of Beijing crystallized for Gallagher after the U.S. Office of Personnel Management in 2015 told more than 21 million Americans, including him, that suspected Chinese hackers had stolen personal information contained in government background records.
50 years of coeducation: in the words of the women of the Class of 1973
Daily Princetonian
Princeton University became coeducational in the fall of 1969. Transfer students started to graduate as early as 1970, though the Class of 1973 was the first class to spend all four years at the University. In 1969, 102 female first-years and 48 female transfer students enrolled.
- Related: For the women of the Class of 1973, recruitment remained close to home (Daily Princetonian)
Former Dean Nancy Malkiel talks joining the faculty as first women were admitted in 1969
Daily Princetonian
Nancy Weiss Malkiel joined the Princeton faculty as an assistant professor in history in 1969, the same year that women were first admitted to Princeton on track to graduate. From 1982 to 1986, she served as the founding master of Mathey College. From 1987 to 2011, she served as Dean of the College. She currently serves as a professor of history emeritus.
Patriots Make History With Hire to Bill Belichick Staff
Sports Illustrated
The New England Patriots have made a historic hire as Maya Ana Callender has been brought in as a scouting assistant. She becomes the second woman to work in the Patriots' scouting affairs, joining longtime director of administration Nancy Meier, who has been with the team since 1975. Callender owns previous NFL experience but is likely best known for her time as the director of football operations at Princeton University.
Davy Kahn Stands Up for His Beliefs, from Princeton Public Schools to the International Stage
TAPinto Princeton
David Kahn, a Class of 1994 graduate, is making an impression on the community in two seemingly incongruous roles – community activist and Krav Maga professional. He claims that these two avocations are, in fact, very much connected by a commitment to social justice and leveling the playing field.
Holding Court with...Jamea Jackson
Tennis
Practice times are scheduled around class time at Princeton, and part of a coach’s job is to make sure the players get their school work done. “That’s another part of the puzzle that I like about the job,” says Jamea Jackson, head coach of the women’s tennis team at Princeton. “I’ve always believed in using sports as a way to teach.”
PU Alumni Take Time Out from Reunions Revelry to Support Local Nonprofits
Town Topics
Princeton University Reunions call to mind images of colorful, high-spirited gatherings — eating, drinking, dancing, and marching in the P-rade. Less conspicuous perhaps, but an increasingly significant component of the reunions experience for many Princeton alumni are community service projects, and this year returning alumni will be partnering with five local nonprofits on an unprecedented scale.
In the Arts
Grammy-winning trio Time for Three to open Princeton Festival
Broadway World
2023 Grammy Award-winning trio Time for Three will lead off the Opening Weekend of the Princeton Symphony Orchestra's ‘Princeton Festival’ on Friday, June 9 at 7pm. Their high-octane eclecticism sets the tone for the 16-day showcase for the performing arts which includes opera, musical theater, orchestral music, Baroque and chamber music, dance, and more. Rounding out the weekend are ‘Aretha, A Tribute’ on Saturday, June 10 at 7pm and a recital by pianist Christopher Taylor on Sunday, June 11 at 4pm.