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Princeton International Fall 2017 Princeton International Fall 2017 Working in Conflict A Starry Collaboration Teaming Up for Impact Princeton undergrads travel internationally for research and study. cover photos Cover photo: Faridah Laffan ’18 conducts research as a PIIRS Undergraduate Fellow in Lisbon, Portugal. Photo by Nuno Patricio. On this page: Linh Tran ’19 and Alice Wang ’19 pound mochi, a traditional Japanese treat, during Princeton in Ishikawa. Submitted by Linh Tran ’19 Back page: Exploring Roa, Norway, during an international internship. Photo by Tram-anh Nguyen ’16. Produced by the Princeton Institute for International Editorial Board: Nondiscrimination Statement In compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of and Regional Studies in conjunction with the Office of Jill Dolan, Office of the Dean of the College 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of International Programs, the Office of the Vice Provost David Jarvis, Office of the Dean of the College 1973, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, for International Affairs and Operations, and the Stephen Kotkin, Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies and other federal, state, and local laws, Princeton University does not discriminate Council for International Teaching and Research. Karen Krahulik, Office of International Programs on the basis of age, race, color, sex, sexual Ed Turner, Council for International Teaching and Research orientation, gender identity, religion, national or EDITOR: Leda Kopach, Princeton Institute for ethnic origin, disability, or veteran status in any Anastasia Vrachnos, Office of the Provost phase of its employment process, in any phase International and Regional Studies of its admission or fi nancial aid programs, piirs.princeton.edu or other aspects of its educational programs ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Mary Cate Connors, or activities. The vice provost for institutional princeton.edu/oip Office of International Programs equity and diversity is the individual designated princeton.edu/international by the University to coordinate its efforts to comply with Title IX, Section 504 and other DESIGN: art270, inc. Louis A. Simpson International Building equal opportunity and affi rmative action regulations and laws. Questions or concerns PHOTOGRAPHERS: Denise Applewhite; Dylan Goldby; Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544 regarding Title IX, Section 504 or other aspects Sergey Grachev; Chris Noltekuhlmann; Nuno Patricio; of Princeton’s equal opportunity or affi rmative For questions, contact [email protected] action programs should be directed to the Office Ben Weldon; and courtesy of Princeton students, of the Vice Provost for Institutional Equity and Princeton in the nation’s service and the service of humanity staff and the Princeton University Archives Diversity, Princeton University, 205 Nassau Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544 or 609-258-6110. Copyright © 2017 by The Trustees of Princeton University Princeton International Magazine | Fall7 201 2 | A Letter From the Provost Deborah A. Prentice celebrates Princeton as a global university. 3 | In the News Updates from the Louis A. Simpson International Building and beyond. 6 | In My Own Words Junior Lucina Schwartz reflects on her Global Seminar in Athens, Greece. in person 8 | Connecting His Past and Future 16 Achille Tenkiang ’17 makes his mark on the University. 10 | Building Robots and Relationships Whitney Huang ’19 embraces research and 22 cultural opportunities in Seoul. 12 | Curiouser and Curiouser! Joani Etskovitz ’17 turns the page on the next chapter of her life. 14 | From East Coast to South Seas Keo Chan ’18 tackles fisheries science 12 in New Zealand. in depth interview 32 | Creating an Arc of International 16 | Working in Conflict Experiences Princeton students, faculty and staff respond to the global An interview with PIIRS Director Stephen Kotkin. refugee crisis. in closing 22 | Teaming Up for Impact Four internationally-focused service programs offer students 33 | Farewell My Concubine opportunities for learning and sharing their skills with others. The Shanghai Peking Opera makes a rare trip 26 | All Abroad to the United States. PIIRS Undergraduate Fellows travel internationally to conduct research for their senior theses. 30 33 | A Starry Collaboration Princeton and Japanese astronomers collaborate to discover distant galaxies. Fall 2017 1 A Letter From the Provost his issue of Princeton International that offer one- to two-week trips abroad, either celebrates a bold, innovative collection of scholarly during the midterm break week or reading period. projects and initiatives that Princeton faculty and The purposes of the trips vary, depending on the students have undertaken this past year. It also content of the course: Some visit a museum, archive, marks a new stage in Princeton’s transformation into archaeological dig or building site; others explore a truly global university, one in which teaching and an ecosystem; and still others visit a research facility. research know no geographical bounds. Princeton When a trip is not possible, faculty use digital has always been an international university, with technology to enable students to experience distant world-class programs in regional and international locales without leaving campus and to engage with Tstudies and faculty and students drawn from around colleagues, mentors and teachers abroad. You will the globe. What has changed over the past decade see examples of all of these pedagogies in this issue. is that the international now infuses everything Finally, Princeton researchers are pursuing we do. Major university initiatives are pursued on their investigations in venues around the globe. an international stage; international experiences Whether they are studying robotics, English enrich courses across the curriculum; and faculty literature, the ecology of fisheries, or the origins of and students from all academic specialties find the universe, faculty and students are finding their valuable research collaborations and teaching and work enriched and, in some cases, transformed by learning opportunities in other countries. global perspectives. We are all international scholars Consider, for example, Princeton’s renewed now, and Princeton’s teaching and research mission commitment to make service central to an is more vital and vibrant as a result. undergraduate education. Our new initiative in service and civic engagement aims to involve an increasing number of Princeton students in coordinated curricular and co-curricular activities Deborah A. Prentice around service. A model of what we hope to achieve Provost with this initiative is provided by the Bridge Year Program, one of Princeton’s signature international offerings. We are now working to augment Bridge Year with additional programs that will give students an immersive experience of serving in a culture very different from their own. Whether that culture is within the boundaries of the United States or beyond them, we anticipate that the experience of service will open students up to the world and encourage them to explore it more broadly. An impressive array of courses now feature international experience as a central component of their pedagogy. These courses span the entire curriculum and incorporate international experience in a variety of ways. At one extreme along an immersion continuum are the PIIRS Global Seminars, in which students learn about an area of the world while living in that region. This has proven to be a fantastically successful model, and we are delighted that PIIRS plans to add another seminar to the roster next year. Somewhat less immersive but nonetheless highly impactful are those courses 2 Princeton International Communications, of Office PHOTO: Applewhite Denise Louis A. Simpson International Building: A New Home for International Programs Princeton University’s international initiatives have found a new home, thanks to the opening of the Louis A. Simpson International Building located at 20 Washington Road. Simpson, a 1960 alumnus of Princeton’s Graduate School, and his wife, Kimberly K. Querrey, gave a gift to fund the new building which houses the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies, the Kathryn W. and Shelby Cullom Davis ’30 International Center, the Council for International Teaching and Research, the Office of International Programs, Princeton in Asia, Princeton in Africa and Princeton in Latin America. Designed by the Toronto-based Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects, a firm renowned for adapting historic buildings for modern uses, the Louis A. Simpson International Building has been recognized for its beautiful design, including the unique floor installation. The design, created by Isometric Studio, a graphic design and identity consultancy in New York City, won the 2017 Society of Typographic Arts 100 award for its work. Make it a point to stop by next time you are on campus! PHOTO: Ben Weldon Ben PHOTO: Fall 2017 3 Krahulik Named Senior Associate Dean for International Programs and Experiential Learning By Karin Dienst aren Krahulik ’91 was named the senior associate dean for international programs and experiential learning at Princeton University, effective Sept.1. She is responsible for developing Ka strategic vision for undergraduate international academic programs and experiential, immersive learning. She works closely with colleagues in the Office of the Dean of the College and across the University. “I am honored to be returning to Princeton to further the University’s commitment
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