The New York Times Magazine
Princeton’s Matthew Desmond writes: “As the United States slides toward what could be a new depression, what will become of its fragile middle class?”https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/26/magazine/coronavirus-milwaukee-unemployment-jobs.html?smid=tw-share
Princeton University senior Karina Aguilar Guerrero has received two of the University’s highest student honors for service to campus and the community. She won this year’s Allen Macy Dulles ’51 Award and Priscilla Glickman ’92 Memorial Prize in recognition of her work to enhance access, mentor underserved students and build community.
https://www.princeton.edu/news/2020/05/28/princeton-senior-aguilar-guerrero-wins-awards-service-and-campus
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Student researchers from Princeton, The University of Chicago, Columbia University and other institutions have been updating a project spreadsheet–so far more than 800 entries long–that lists all of the disinformation narratives they’ve found spreading in countries around the world. Princeton Professor Jacob Shapiro, the co-director of Princeton’s Empirical Studies of Conflict Project, and Jan Oledan, a research specialist for the project, kicked off the disinformation tracking effort in March.
https://thebulletin.org/2020/05/students-on-lockdown-create-a-global-guide-to-coronavirus-conspiracy-theories-fake-cures-and-other-whopping-lies/
Humanities Council News
Since the middle of March 2020, Noah Buchholz has been part of a team interpreting New Jersey governor Phil Murphy’s daily press conferences during what is an unprecedented time in the State and worldwide. He is a lecturer in the Humanities Council and the Program in Linguistics.
https://humanities.princeton.edu/2020/05/22/noah-buchholz-provides-service-to-deaf-community-during-the-covid-19-crisis/
The Wall Street Journal
Students discuss which elements of education were able to transfer from the classroom to the computer screen. Princeton undergrad Harrison Aaron offers his view: “Online learning has been surprisingly successful.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-worked-and-what-didnt-in-a-semester-online-11590532995?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=1
Opinion piece written by president emeritus Shirley Tilghman and Kenneth Frazier, chairman and chief executive officer of Merck & Co., Inc. Both serve as Co-Chairs of Governor Murphy’s Restart and Recovery Commission.
https://www.nj.com/opinion/2020/05/we-will-be-driven-by-science-and-common-sense-new-jerseys-restart-commission-says.html
From The Daily Princetonian: Princeton recognizes a number of undergraduate students who make significant impacts on campus life each year with the Spirit of Princeton Award. In this video, some of the 2020 award winners speak about their favorite campus organizations and Princeton classes, offered advice to their freshman selves, and reflected on finishing the school year remotely. They also discussed what they admire about the other winners and explained what they believe the “Spirit of Princeton” really is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4T_XZNxk1A&feature=emb_title
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:
Even as the “Princeton diaspora” is scattered across the world, Rabbi Ira Dounn of the Center for Jewish Life finds that students are maintaining relationships and finding, if not closure, the continuity of being part of the University now and for the rest of their lives. http://weroar.princeton.edu/17-cherishing-continuity-rabbi-ira-dounn-on-grief-closure-and-remaining-princetonians?utm_source=pwb&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=communications
The University will celebrate the Class of 2020 — undergraduates and graduate students — over the next week: You can find specific information about the virtual Commencement ceremony and other University activities including the program, speakers, Graduate Hooding and individual departmental events at our Commencement website. At that site, you will also find a #Princeton20 Celebration Kit of digital and social media assets, as well as a comprehensive FAQ. The May 31 virtual event will be streamed on the virtual Commencement page, the University homepage, the Media Central Live page as well as on Facebook and Twitter. https://commencement.princeton.edu/
In grappling with the Covid-19 pandemic, many scientists and government officials are looking to the 1918 pandemic as a reference point for lessons learned. Also known as the “Spanish Flu,” this epidemic was the most sweeping of the 20th century, infecting one third of the world’s population, and upending social, political, and economic norms.
John M. Barry, a New York Times best-selling author, joins this episode to discuss his book, “The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History.”
https://soundcloud.com/woodrowwilsonschool/politics-polls-186-using-the-1918-pandemic-as-a-blueprint-for-today?in=woodrowwilsonschool/sets/politics-polls-a-series
How do you make sound policy decisions for one of the U.S.’s largest cities when faced with limited information about a fast-spreading disease? Eric Johnson *03 explains how he’s charting a course for his constituents through uncertain times.
http://weroar.princeton.edu/16-responding-in-real-time-dallas-mayor-eric-johnson-03-negotiates-covid-19s-many-unknowns?utm_source=pwb&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=communications