Princeton University



Princeton Weekly Bulletin   September 11, 2005, Vol. 95, No. 1   prev   next

PWB logo

 

Page One
• Frist at five: Facility builds on success as campus epicenter
• Princeton responds to help Hurricane Katrina victims

Inside
• Tenure policy aims to make Princeton more family friendly
• Mudd Library exhibition commemorates 1945
• Online forum to feature ‘tiger tomes’
• Campus transformation accelerates during summer construction season

People
• Quimby selected as associate dean of the college
• New director, new mission lead Pace Center in new directions
• Jeremiah S. Finch, longtime faculty member and administrator, dies at 95
• Eminent astrophysicist John Bahcall dies at 70
• Spotlight, Staff retirements, Staff obituaries

Almanac
• Ceremony marks beginning of year
• Frist open house scheduled for Sept. 14
• Calendar of events
• By the numbers

 

The Bulletin is published weekly during the academic year, except during University breaks and exam weeks, by the Office of Communications. Second class postage paid at Princeton. Postmaster: Send address changes to Princeton Weekly Bulletin, Office of Communications, Princeton University, 22 Chambers St., Suite 201, Princeton, NJ 08542. Permission is given to adapt, reprint or excerpt material from the Bulletin for use in other media.

Subscriptions. The Bulletin is distributed free to faculty, staff and students. Others may subscribe to the Bulletin for $30 for the 2005-06 academic year (half price for current Princeton parents and people over 65). Send a check to Office of Communications, Princeton University, 22 Chambers St., Suite 201, Princeton, NJ 08542.

Deadlines. In general, the copy deadline for each issue is the Friday 10 days in advance of the Monday cover date. The deadline for the Bulletin that covers Sept. 26-Oct. 2 is Friday, Sept. 16. A complete publication schedule is available at publication schedule or by calling (609) 258-3601.

Editor: Ruth Stevens
Calendar editor: Carolyn Geller
Staff writers: Jennifer Greenstein Altmann, Eric Quiñones
Contributing writers:Cass Cliatt, Karin Dienst
Photographer: Denise Applewhite, John Jameson
Design: Maggie Westergaard
Web edition: Mahlon Lovett

 

PU shield

Online forum to feature ‘tiger tomes’

Princeton NJ — The Alumni Association is launching an online book club this fall focusing on works by Princeton authors, both alumni and faculty.

“Tiger Tomes: Princeton’s Online Book Club” will run from September through April and is open to all members of the University community. Each semester, the book selections will include one work of fiction and nonfiction, plus a wildcard book.

For each selection, an online discussion forum will allow participants to explore the author and book in more detail. The forum will include reviews of the book, interviews with the author, supplemental materials and an online discussion group. When possible, an event will be scheduled at the end of each month to allow participants to discuss the book, or themes related to the book, with other Princetonians.

The selections for this year are:

• September — “The Rule of Four” by Ian Caldwell ’98 and Dustin Thomason.

• October — “In Her Shoes” by Jennifer Weiner ’91.

• November — “The United States of Europe: The New Superpower and the End of American Supremacy” by T.R. Reid ’66.

• February — “China Inc.: How the Rise of the Next Superpower Challenges America and the World” by Ted Fishman ’80.

• March — “Aloft” by Chang-Rae Lee, professor of the Council of the Humanities and creative writing.

• April — “Next: The Future Just Happened” by Michael Lewis ’82.

For more information, visit <tigernet.princeton.edu/ Education/TigerTomes05-06.asp>.