From The Daily Princetonian: The Prince interviews Juliet Eilperin ’92, a senior national affairs correspondent for The Washington Post and a former Managing Editor of The Daily Princetonian. Three weeks ago, Eilperin and several of her colleagues at The Post won a Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting for “2º C: Beyond The Limit,” a project which explored areas of the planet that have experienced above-average global warming.
https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2020/05/princeton-q-a-juliet-eilperin-washington-post

On Friday, May 29, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell joined Princeton Professor and former Federal Reserve Vice Chair Alan Blinder for a special Princeton Reunions 2020 event hosted by the Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aleAwnAALPM

Additional coverage:

• Bloomberg: Powell Says Fed Crossed ‘Red Lines’ With Virus Reaction
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2020-05-29/powell-says-fed-crossed-red-lines-with-virus-reaction-video

• The Wall Street Journal: Transcript: Fed Chief Jerome Powell Q&A With Alan Blinder
https://www.wsj.com/articles/transcript-fed-chief-jerome-powell-q-a-with-alan-blinder-11590779548?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=2

• CNBC: Watch Fed Chairman Jerome Powell speak live on the economy
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/29/watch-fed-chairman-jerome-powell-speak-live-on-the-economy.html

• FOX Business: Powell: Fed is ‘days away’ from making first loans through Main Street lending facility
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/powell-fed-first-loans-main-street-lending-facility

Dean of the Faculty Sanjeev Kulkarni said: “Our 16 new Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellows are an impressive group of early-career scholars, both in terms of their fields of expertise as well as the diversity of backgrounds they bring to Princeton. They join last year’s 12 inaugural Postdoctoral Research Fellows to pursue research projects under the direction of faculty mentors, and enrich our academic departments and campus in the process.”https://www.princeton.edu/news/2020/05/26/sixteen-scholars-named-presidential-postdoctoral-research-fellows-aim-enhance

From Time: Nicholas Johnson is Princeton’s first black valedictorian, an empowering achievement, he says in a video series TIME is producing with Katie Couric. In this video, Johnson speaks with Couric about how Princeton’s historical ties to slavery shaped his feelings about being named valedictorian.
https://time.com/5842277/princetons-first-black-valedictorian-graduating-pandemic/

Related news:
• The Philadelphia Inquirer: Princeton’s first black valedictorian draws praise from high places
https://www.inquirer.com/news/princeton-valedictorian-first-black-history-20200528.html

• PAWcast: Valedictorian Nicholas Johnson ’20 Reflects On Princeton
https://paw.princeton.edu/podcast/pawcast-valedictorian-nicholas-johnson-20-reflects-princeton

• BET: Watch Princeton’s First Black Valedictorian Nicholas Johnson Deliver Inspirational Commencement Speech
https://www.bet.com/news/national/2020/05/31/princeton-first-black-valedictorian-nicholas-johnson-deliver-ins.html

• Global News: Montrealer Nicholas Johnson hopes to inspire others as first Black valedictorian at Princeton
https://globalnews.ca/news/7003824/princeton-black-montrealer-valedictorian-nicholas-johnson/
Related from Global News: Montrealer officially graduates from Princeton University as first Black valedictorian in school history
https://globalnews.ca/news/7009133/montrealer-princton-university-first-black-valedictorian/

Since his selection as Princeton’s first black valedictorian, Nicholas Johnson has spoken eloquently about the importance of role models and mentors to his success at the University. In this conversation, The Power of Mentors: Blazing Paths for Underrepresented Minorities in STEM, Johnson explored this topic in greater depth with Professor William Massey ’77, the Edwin S. Wilsey Professor of Operations Research and Financial Engineering; Dr. Marian Croak ’77, Vice President of Engineering at Google; and Professor Kim Pearson ’78 of The College of New Jersey.
Watch a recording of the panel on Facebook.

From The Daily Princetonian: In this special online commemorative, The Daily Princetonian chronicles the Class of 2020. This is the story of a remarkable Class and its students — the triumphs they earned and the travails they endured, the heights they scaled and the legacies they leave behind.
http://princecommencement2020.com/

Graduates of the Great Class of 2020 worked incredibly hard for this moment. Their achievements were celebrated at a virtual Commencement on Sunday, May 31. Addressing the graduates, President Eisgruber recognized their years of hard work, as well as provided words of advice and hope for the future.
The accomplishments of Princeton’s 2020 advanced degree recipients were celebrated at a virtual Hooding ceremony Friday.https://commencement.princeton.edu/ https://www.princeton.edu/news/2020/05/29/watch-princetons-2020-virtual-hooding-ceremony-graduate-students

Hear from the speakers:

• President Eisgruber https://www.princeton.edu/news/2020/05/31/2020-commencement-address-president-eisgruber

• Maria Ressa https://www.princeton.edu/news/2020/05/31/2020-commencement-remarks-maria-ressa

• Valedictorian: Nicholas Johnson https://www.princeton.edu/news/2020/05/31/2020-valedictory-remarks-nicholas-johnson

• Salutatorian: Grace Sommers https://www.princeton.edu/news/2020/05/31/2020-salutatory-oration-grace-sommers