President's Pages in Princeton Alumni Weekly
The following is an archive of columns written by President Tilghman for "The President's Page" in the Princeton Alumni Weekly.
2013
May 15 A Renewed Commitment to DiversityApril 24 The Cold Wind of Sequestration
April 3 Up for a Challenge
March 20 Beginning a Global Conversation
March 6 Transforming 20 Washington Road
February 6 Assessing Student Achievement
January 16 A Fascinating Fall Break
2012
December 12 The Arts Take FlightNovember 14 In the Service of the Humanities
October 24 Tending to the Campus
October 10 Opening Exercises: Occupying Princeton
September 19 Aspire: Thank You!
July 11 Commencement 2012: The Enduring Value of a Liberal Education
June 6 New Approaches to Engineering
May 16 Tales of Two Lampposts
April 25 Shaping Princeton’s Landscape
April 4 Classrooms Without Borders
March 21 “Shall We Dance?”
March 7 A Magical Legacy
February 8 Food for Thought
January 18 Religious Diversity at Princeton
2011
December 14 The Woodrow Wilson School: Adapting to a Changing WorldNovember 16 Straight Talk About Grading
October 26 Fraternities and Sororities at Princeton
October 5 Opening Exercises: Thriving in the Information Age
September 14 Aspire: The Home Stretch
July 6 Commencement 2011: The Right of All to a Good Education
June 1 Social and Residential Life at Princeton
May 11 Nancy Weiss Malkiel
April 27 A Place for All: The Princeton University Art Museum
April 6 Creating Opportunity: The Steering Committee on Undergraduate Women’s Leadership
March 23 Measures of Excellence
March 2 Pathways to Knowledge: Princeton’s Certificate Programs
February 9 The Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
January 19 Re-imagining Firestone Library
2010
December 8 A Small Department with a Global VisionNovember 17 The Frist Campus Center Turns 10
November 3 Engaging with Princeton
October 13 Welcoming the Class of 2014
September 22 New Additions to Our Faculty
July 7 Commencement 2010: Keeping Democracy Alive
June 2 Report of the Eating Club Task Force
May 12 Turning the Corner
April 28 Bridging the Globe
April 7 Our Faculty in Washington
March 17 The Freshman Seminar at 25
February 24 70 Years of Creative Writing
February 3 Renewing Princeton from Within
January 13 Sponsored Research at Princeton
2009
December 9 Building a Sustainable FutureNovember 18 The Amazing Race: Keeping up with Technology
November 4 Teachers in the Nation’s Service
October 21 Princeton’s Global Scholars
October 7 Opening Exercises: Tilghman’s Top Ten
September 23 Faculty on the Road
July 15 Commencement 2009: In Pursuit of Purpose and Meaning
June 10 The New Normal
May 13 Making Music at Princeton
April 22 New Opportunities on Prospect Avenue
April 1 It All Began with Butterflies
March 18 The Florescence of Hellenic Studies
March 4 The Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment
February 11 Strengthening the Faculty
January 28 Reflections on Graduate Student Life
2008
December 17 “Days Like This”November 19 Princeton in the Service of All Nations—the Bridge Year Program
November 5 The Right Decision
October 22 What We Learned in China
October 8 Opening Exercises: The Educated Citizen
September 24 Princeton Summer Theater at its Best
July 16 Commencement 2008: The Spirit of Bob Goheen
June 11 Coming to Grips with High-Risk Drinking
May 14 A Library for Scientists
April 23 Princeton in the World—in Asia
April 2 Toward a Greener Princeton
March 19 The Senior Thesis: Alive and Well at 85
March 5 Princeton’s Voice in Washington
February 13 Bringing the World to Princeton
January 23 Princeton Varsity Athletics: A Recipe for Success
2007
December 12 An American University with a Global VisionNovember 21 Aspire: A Plan for Princeton
November 7 A New Day for African American Studies
October 24 Whitman College
October 10 Opening Exercises: Embarking on a Grand Adventure
September 26 Books of Summer
July 18 Commencement 2007: The Measure of a College Education
June 6 The Princeton Campus – A Work in Progress
May 9 Boris Godunov: A Perfect Marriage of Art and Scholarship
April 18 Princeton’s Award-Winning Faculty
April 4 The Community-Based Learning Initiative Turns Ten
March 21 Princeton in the Service of the Imagination
March 7 Trustees on Retreat
February 14 Strengthening Undergraduate Education Through Continuity and Change
January 24 Science and Engineering Education
2006
December 13 The Continuing Evolution of Residential Life at PrincetonNovember 22 The Center for African American Studies
November 8 Early Admission
October 25 Coming to Grips with Global Warming: The PEI at Work
October 11 Making the Most of Your Princeton Years
September 27 Summer Reading
July 12 Finding Common Ground through Dialogue and Service
June 7 The Social Benefits of Higher Education
May 10 Shaping Princeton’s Campus
April 19 The Best Seat in the House
April 5 Neuroscience: Exploring the Great Unknown
March 22 The Robertson Litigation
March 8 Building on Our Strengths; Breaking New Ground
February 15 The Creative and Performing Arts at Princeton
January 25 Strange Bedfellows: Science, Politics, and Religion
2005
December 14 Religious Life at PrincetonNovember 16 Chemistry in the 21st Century
November 2 Hurricane Katrina
October 19 The Society of Fellows
October 5 Opening Exercises: Becoming a Princetonian
September 14 Princeton on the Road
July 6 Commencement 2005: Six Models for Us All
June 8 The Multifaceted Class of 2005
May 11 Princeton’s Four-Year Residential Colleges: A Preview
April 20 Exploring the Limits of Free Speech
April 6 Thinking Globally: Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies
March 23 The Princeton University Library in the Digital Age
March 9 Alumni in the Nation's Service
February 23 Opening Doors to Higher Education
February 9 Education at its Best: The Fusion of Teaching and Research
January 26 Taking Princeton's Pulse
2004
December 8 Travels in AsiaNovember 17 A Day in My Life
November 3 Defining the Undergraduate Face of Princeton
October 20 The Good Old Summertime
October 6 Opening Exercises
September 15 Grads and Undergrads: Partners in Education
July 7 Commencement 2004: Civic Engagement
June 9 A Campus "Town Meeting"
May 12 Engineering for a Better World: A Vision for Princeton
April 21 Madness in March
April 7 Government Service
March 24 This Is Princeton
March 10 The Berlind Stage Gives New Life to Art
February 25 Graduate Education Going Strong
February 11 A Brilliant Constellation of Cosmologists
January 28 Thomas H. Wright '62
2003
December 17 The University Museum: The Art of Campus LifeNovember 19 Improving Undergraduate Education
November 5 Women in Science and Engineering
October 22 From Body Building to Bioengineering
October 8 Of the World
September 10 A New Year for Princeton
July 2 Curiosity, Compassion, Service, Integrity, Courage
June 4 Biology's Changing Landscape
May 14 Visas in an Age of Heightened Security
April 23 Leadership in Engineering and Applied Science
April 9 Annual Giving
March 26 Princeton as an International University
March 12 Focus on the School of Architecture
February 26 Athletics in an Ivy Context
February 12 Trustee Retreat: Science, Technology, and Engineering
January 29 A Day in the Life, a Year in the Life: What Faculty Do
2002
December 18 The Changing Face of PedagogyDecember 4 Focus on the Woodrow Wilson School
November 20 Meeting the Challenges of Bioterrorism
November 6 Undergraduates' International Experience at Princeton
October 23 Four-Year Residential College Program Planning
October 9 Opening Exercises
September 11 Welcoming New Faculty Colleagues
July 3 2001-2002: A Year of Learning and Leadership, Construction and Challenge
June 5 May Traditions
May 15 Two Lives
April 24 Teaching Science Literacy at Princeton
April 10 Recruiting and Retaining Faculty
March 27 Posing Models: Graduate Student Conferences
March 13 Frist Campus Center: 1-1/2 and Going Strong
February 27 Is Early Decision a Good Decision?
February 13 PU4NY
January 30 Campus Neighborhoods
2001
December 19 Conversations with StudentsDecember 5 Evolving Libraries
November 21 Implementing Wythes Committee Recommendations
November 7 PUPP: Turning the American Dream into Reality
October 24 Discovery and Discourse, Leadership and Service: The Role of the Academy in Times of Crisis
October 10 Opening Exercises
September 12 Beginning a Conversation
