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Despite the cancelation of Opening Exercises, several students persevered and continued to achieve at a very high level, across a wide range of subjects. “We are especially proud of this year’s prize winners, given the disruption caused by ,” said Dean of the College Jill Dolan. Swipe through to see this years prize awardees.

x : “It's a weird time to be . I've been recovering from a mysterious autoimmune disease and grappling with a new diagnosis. And these issues are just my personal ones. I've also been staving off panic attacks every other day thinking about the pandemic, racial injustice, climate collapse and the rot at our political economy. As a lecturer at Princeton, I feel equally blessed and guilty for my privilege of being able to , when many teachers and professors are forced back into the classroom. That's why I've been finding solace in my , my personal yoga practice. My allows me to explore my ill body and environment from the safety of grace. My sadhana allows me to go deep into those dark places and confront my mortality. But it also allows me to hope. It allows me to dream. It allows me the permission to be as I am. It gives me the space to see those around me as they are. I practice so I can find the strength within me to be there for my students when they need me. And I tell you, my students at are strong. They are fierce. They burn with the hunger for justice and change. So I practice for them. Given how the world is moving, we're going to need a whole lot of each other. For all my fellow out there: your work is crucial. If you haven't already, find what helps you stand in your power. Maybe it's marching with your students. Maybe it's reaching out to those colleagues who you know have your back. Or maybe it's that one thing that no one else can take away from you: your music, your story, your family, your connection to the divine. And if you'd like help to , I'm here for you.” — Daniel Choi (@tweedandspandex), lecturer in the Princeton Writing Program, instructor in the Freshman Scholars Institute and Scholars Institute Fellow Program, yoga instructor and a 2016 graduate alumnus in molecular biology; photo by Zoe Zeitler ’20 (@__zsquared__), taken on location @pranayogashalaprinceton @princetongradlife

“No one from my family had graduated from college when I arrived at Princeton from Chicago, and yet even as I looked up at buildings named after the likes of Rockefeller and Forbes, I felt at home … My hope is that my name will remind future generations of students — especially those who are Black and Brown and the ‘firsts’ in their families — that they too belong. Renaming Wilson College is my very personal way of letting them know that our past does not have to be our future.” @MellodyHobson ‘91 and the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation have made a gift to establish a residential college - the first at to be named after a Black woman. Hobson College will be built on the site of First College, formerly known as Wilson College.

Tigers, walk the path to success this midterm season and remember to reward yourself for your hard work - you deserve it. 🧡🖤

With unity and resolve, and @princetonalumni are dedicating this year to rethinking the future by advancing ideas that push the boundaries of knowledge through a wide range of disciplines. Welcome to A Year of Forward Thinking ➡️ forwardthinking.princeton.edu

"If your generation votes in numbers, it will change the world." What can you do to prepare for ? ✔️ Know where you plan to vote ✔️ Decide how you plan to vote ✔️ Set aside a specific time to vote Voting is part of what it means to be a Princetonian. It's a way to be in the nation's service and in the service of humanity. Raise your voice and VOTE! Check out @princeton_odus and @princetonvote100 to learn more about Tiger Ballot Day on October 10.

A bear and a bee walk into a *virtual* farm... 🐻 🐝 Students from @butlercollegeprinceton joined @forbesscollege for an online animal tour of @therileyfarmrescue as a way to stay connected and take a break from their studies. They heard rescue stories, learned why Eugene is the only goat that stays with the sheep and find why Lucian is so sassy. Throughout the semester, residential colleges have been creating virtual study breaks for students ranging from escape rooms to improv lessons. Tigers, what has been your favorite activity?

: “I was raised in the Jim Crow South, in a small town called Alligator, just outside of the Outer Banks in North Carolina. The migration to New Jersey started for my relatives in the 1950s. My father joined family here, picking potatoes in Cranbury. In 1959, my mom, my sister and I moved here to join dad. My mother scored a job as the ‘cart lady’ at McCosh Health Center at the University — she would bring magazines and fruit to the students staying in the infirmary. So I’ve known this campus since I was a little kid. I learned to ice skate at Baker Rink. I played basketball and swam at Dillon Gym. I learned to canoe on Lake Carnegie. I went to Princeton’s camp at Blairstown every summer. All of these programs were for community kids, thanks to the University. I feel fortunate the University is still a part of my life. I have worked at Princeton for 30 years — I started as a housing superintendent and now I’m an area coordinator in Housing and Real Estate Services. I met my beautiful wife Fern and we raised our daughters here. After my girls grew up and got married, they bought homes nearby and raised their families here since they also loved everything that Princeton offers. My grandmother taught me to treat people the way you want to be treated — that’s gotten me through 69 years of life. At work, I get to meet people from all over the world. I’m invited to dinner and I learn about their cultures and countries. I’ve received postcards from Germany, Uzbekistan, Israel — thanking me for how I made them feel when they were here. That’s a good feeling, to make people feel welcome and comfortable in a strange place. I also love working in our community, including a mentoring group my wife and I founded with @PrincetonYMCA called The Committed & Faithful Princetonians, for young men and women of color. We teach the kids that education is one of the most powerful tools for change. We’re always busy! Even during the pandemic, we started a community garden at the Y, where anyone could come and get vegetables. The University has always done so much to support my community work.” — Larry Spruill; 📷: Sameer A. Khan/@fotobdy @workingatprinceton

: Take on one thing at a time — Current research shows us that multi-­tasking is a myth. In actuality, we are switching back and forth between tasks. With each switch we pay a cognitive cost and a time cost: It takes time to get mentally back into the task, thus making us less efficient. When switching we lose the depth of our engagement, absorption. See more about how to maintain a healthy school/life balance on today’s Instagram Story. : @rob.rawls

As season begins, faculty experts remind us why it's important to vote. 🗳 1️⃣: Vice President for Communications and Public Affairs Brent Colburn explains the work of @princetonvote100 and asks panelists why it's important to vote in . 2️⃣: Heather Howard, Director, State Health and Value Strategies and Lecturer at @princetonspia, talks about the importance of timeliness. 3️⃣: Kevin Kruse, Professor of History, talks about voting and pressing elected officials for change. 4️⃣: Denise Mauzerall, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering (@eprinceton) and Public and International Affairs, talks about the importance of informed voters. 5️⃣&6️⃣: Ali A. Valenzuela, Assistant Professor of Politics, explains vote tallies and the impact one voter can have on many others. Vote100

"Food is a critical and overlooked environmental issue that has a massive impact on planetary health. It’s related to everything from climate change to biodiversity loss to questions of poverty and migration." @Princetonspia research scholar Timothy Searchinger combines ecology, agronomy and economics to analyze the challenge of feeding a growing population that is expected to grow by 2 billion people over the next 30 years, while reducing deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture. In 2019, Searchinger was the lead author in a report providing a comprehensive, detailed “menu” of 22 specific solutions to meet rising food needs in socially equitable ways while avoiding further agricultural land conversion and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Across all of these areas, ’s research on food continues to be defined by this central question: How do you feed the world without increasing emissions, fueling biodiversity loss and deforestation, or deepening inequality and poverty? Photo credits: First photo by @clarkuniversity's Lyndon Estes, taken while working alongside Searchinger on research regarding savanna conversion to farmland in Africa. Second photo taken by Keely Swan at a food market in Lugano, Switzerland.

Drawing a blank this ? There are a “chalk-full” of things you can be doing to live out ’s informal motto: 1️⃣ Make a plan to 2️⃣ Complete 3️⃣ Get your (FluFest begins Oct 1) 4️⃣ Continue to and wear face coverings by staffer @d_rebz