TERRI SEWELL ’86 ON RARE-BOOKS TROVE ALUMNI DAY SELMA, HER HOMETOWN IS LARGEST GIFT 2015 PRINCETON ALUMNI WEEKLY PLANET HUNTERS N. Jeremy Kasdin ’85 and fellow professors search for planets orbiting other stars MARCH 18, 2015 PAW.PRINCETON.EDU 00paw0318_Cov.indd 1 3/4/15 10:49 AM Seeking 37 great leaders... motivated to tackle big challenges facing communities around the world with a successful track record of 20-25 years of accomplishments in their primary career recognizing the value of engaging with Harvard to prepare for their next phase of life’s work The Advanced Leadership Initiative is a year of education, reflection, and student mentoring led by a unique collaboration of award-winning Harvard faculty from across professional schools. The program is dedicated to educating and deploying a new force of experienced, innovative leaders who want to address challenging global and national problems. Inquire now for 2016. Visit the website to be inspired by the possibilities: advancedleadership.harvard.edu or email the fellowship director:
[email protected] March 18, 2015 Volume 115, Number 9 An editorially independent magazine by alumni for alumni since 1900 PRESIDENT’S PAGE 2 Page 18 INBOX 3 FROM THE EDITOR 5 ’15 ON THE CAMPUS 9 Women at the eating Martinez clubs Dean of the college named president of Yessica Swarthmore Princeton receives rare-books collection STUDENT DISPATCH: courtesy A Princeton dreamer SPORTS: Soccer player goes pro Women’s basketball Sports shorts More Communications; of LIFE OF THE MIND 15 The poor and government The skills of an entrepreneur Smith/Office World War I aviators Faculty books Research briefs Brian PRINCETONIANS 33 Redlinski; Alumni Day coverage Terri Sewell ’86 on Selma Piotr George Harrington Butts ’08, actor More Archives; CLASS NOTES 38 Life Among the Stars 18 Over the Hill in Silicon Valley? 24 University MEMORIALS 57 Professor N.