The Monday statement about Milley came as part of a call during which Trump told governors to “dominate” protestors and “take back your streets,” scolding states’ responses to demonstrations as “weak.”
The Monday statement about Milley came as part of a call during which Trump told governors to “dominate” protestors and “take back your streets,” scolding states’ responses to demonstrations as “weak.”
On Oct. 24, after a sharp drop in Amazon’s stock price, Jeff Bezos ’86 momentarily lost his title as the world’s richest man, only to regain the distinction after markets closed the next day. This incident interrupted Bezos’s almost-two-year reign as the world’s wealthiest man.
Decked in black and orange, black alumni attentively listened to the first Thrive startup showcase presentation. The three-day Thrive conference, from Oct. 3 to Oct. 5, welcomes over 1,400 guests and alumni to campus for alumni discussion forums, entrepreneurship showcases, and networking opportunities.
A group of alumnae have started an initiative to wear an orange-and-black version of the PussyHats worn at the Women’s March on Washington.
Canadian investor and former Olympian Harold Backer ’85 turned himself in to the police after disappearing in November of 2015. Backer, who lived in Victoria, British Columbia, was a former investment dealer and Olympic rower, representing Canada in the 1984, 1988, and 1992 Olympic Games.
Three alumni have been named to Gazette Review's “Top 10 Most Intelligent People in the World” list, which was published on April 8. The list includes Terence Tao GS '96, who was named the world's most intelligent person, along with Christopher Hirata GS '05 and Akshay Venkatesh GS '02.
Fox News senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano ’72 has been indefinitely sidelined from the network after making unverified claims that former President Barack Obama requested British intelligence to wiretap Trump Tower.
he University’s Office of Alumni Affairs has announced that candidates Aleksandra Czulak ’17, Andrew Sun ’17, and Achille Tenkiang ’17 have passed the primary round of the Young Alumni Trustee Election, and will move on to the General Election, to be held from May 2 to May 24, according to a press release from Cathy Phillips. The election results were verified and confirmed by an election services company hired to run the election.
Gregory Katsas '86 was named Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Counsel to the President. He will serve in these posts from the White House Counsel's office. Katsas will report to White House Counsel Donald McGahn II, where he will advise President Donald Trump on all legal issues concerning the President and his administration.
As a result of the government shutdown that began on Oct. 1, the confirmation process for Time Managing Editor Richard Stengel ’77, who was nominated by President Obama on Sept.
New Alumni Council chair Nancy Newman ’78 will make increasing graduate alumni participation in alumni events one of her top priorities, she said in a recent interview with The Daily Princetonian. Newman was elected to replace Henry Von Kohorn ’66two years ago, and in accordance with the bylaws of the Alumni Council, served as vice chair for two years before becoming chair this past summer.
Alumni around the world who don’t already know the new University president, Christopher Eisgruber ’83, will have at least 13 chances to meet him, beginning Monday night.Eisgruber will travel the globe this year as he formally introduces himself to the University’s 88,000 alumni at dinner receptions.
“If someone says they don’t like the cute animals on BuzzFeed, you should turn to them and ask if they are a robot,” Jon Steinberg ’99, the president and COO of BuzzFeed, said jokingly during a lecture he delivered on Tuesday night. But it was not just a joke.
