'A Princeton Story — Songs from the Heart'

By Nick Barberio, Office of Communications on Feb. 28, 2013, noon

Princeton junior Tanya Tawengwa talks about the many ways in which Princeton has helped her pursue her dream to become a performer. Read more.

Princeton junior and music major Tanyaradzwa Ashleigh Tawengwa, a 2012 recipient of an Alex Adam '07 Award from Princeton's Lewis Center for the Arts, spent last summer in her native Zimbabwe studying ethnomusicology and recording a CD, which hit the pop charts. This video feature chronicles how she has embraced numerous performance opportunities at Princeton — and found her own voice.

'How to Write a Song' .

"How to Write a Song" was a Princeton Atelier course at the Lewis Center for the Arts taught by Paul Muldoon and John Wesley Harding where students explored the art of songwriting and performed in public.

'Teaching With Objects in the Museum' .

Princeton University faculty members use objects in the Princeton University Art Museum as teaching tools to give students a deeper understanding of ancient cultures and people. In this video, students study ancient Maya artifacts in the museum and then reproduce Mesoamerican pottery techniques in the Wilson College Ceramics Studio on campus.

'We Heart Shirley' .

This video compiled from photos and video clips submitted from campus and around the world shows Princeton alumni expressing their appreciation for President Shirley M. Tilghman. The video was played Saturday, Feb. 23, at the annual Alumni Day luncheon.

In McCarter Theatre’s ‘Dreaming Zenzile,’ an accomplished alumna's own dream comes true .

Tanyaradzwa Tawengwa, a Princeton alumna and current Hodder Fellow who's a composer, vocalist and scholar, has come full circle since the day she sat in a McCarter audience 10 years ago and made a wish to one day be up on that stage.

'Prison Teaching Initiative at Princeton University' .

Participants in Princeton's Prison Teaching Initiative talk about why they got involved.