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• Page One
• • Writing the melody of a novel
• • Book uncovers layers of anti-U.S. sentiment

• Senior Thesis
• • Quintessentially Princeton
• • Writing the melody of a novel
• • Seeking Mars survival secrets
• • Testing gender differences in political behavior

• Inside
• • Souk festival will foster Middle Eastern culture
• • Alumni conference: Leading Change in Science and Technology
• • Wristbands needed for Reunions

• People
• • First five ‘Scholars in the Nation’s Service’ named
• • Spotlight

• Almanac
• • Calendar of events
• • Nassau notes
• • By the numbers

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Alumni gathering

Leading change in Science and Technology

Princeton NJ — About 100 alumni returned to campus April 27-28 for “Leading Change in Science and Technology: A Princeton Engineering Conference for Black Alumni.” The event brought together black leaders in science and technology, as well as public policy and business to share ideas about leadership, entrepreneurship and “best practices” for increasing diversity in the scientific and engineering fields.

Conference organizer William Massey (left), a 1977 Princeton graduate and the Edwin S. Wilsey Professor of Operations Research and Financial Engineering, participated in a panel discussion with other faculty members on “Princeton Today: Leading Research and Education.” Massey was praised for his role as a mentor to generations of Princeton students.

Alumni attending included (right, from left): Catherine Toppin ’02, an associate in the intellectual property group at Edwards Angell Palmer and Dodge LLP in Boston; Otis Jennings ’94, assistant professor at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business; Abigail Joseph ’95, a middle school technology specialist at Prospect Sierra School in El Cerrito, Calif.; and Audrey Ellerbee ’01, a doctoral candidate in biomedical engineering at Duke.

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