We Roar

For the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Princeton's Director of Sustainability Shana Weber notes an unexpected side effect to our pandemic response: the resurgence of nature. Humanity's pause has allowed new soundscapes to be heard and has awoken for many a renewed appreciation for the value of nature. Transcript: https://www.princeton.edu/content/transcript-weber

With over 45 years of healthcare experience, Bill Frist has thought long and deeply about pandemic readiness. He says we can expect these facts of nature every 10-15 years. Immediate and sustained investment in pandemic preparedness, however, can mitigate the enormous human and economic suffering we are experiencing today. Transcript: princeton.edu/content/transcript-frist

COVID-19 has delivered unprecedented disruptions to student life. USG President Chitra Parikh reflects on her changed role as a campus leader, challenges for students still on campus and the importance of staying close despite being dispersed. Transcript: princeton.edu/content/transcipt-parikh

Friday, March 13, 2020 stands as a singular day in Princeton's history — it was the last day of normality in an academic year disrupted by the COVID-19 virus. President Chris Eisgruber describes the intense consultations behind the decision to disperse students from campus, move teaching online and suspend regular operations. Transcript: princeton.edu/content/transcript_eisgruber

As coronavirus spread beyond China, and Princeton recalled its overseas students, another kind of crisis emerged when several countries interrupted commercial air traffic. Peru, where seven Princeton students were studying this spring, blocked even emergency charter flights from taking off and landing. Kara Amoratis, Princeton's associate director of International Travel Safety and Security, describes the unfolding events as she led efforts to bring Princeton's students home from abroad. Transcript: www.princeton.edu/content/transcript_amoratis

Like college seniors across the nation, Princeton classics concentrator Kirsten Traudt '20 is finishing her coursework online under the 'new normal' rules of social distancing. It's an unprecedented situation. At the same time, she's finding a 2,000-year-old account of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius provides thought-provoking perspective. Transcript: www.princeton.edu/content/transcript_traudt

When coronavirus forced Princeton to close its campus classrooms in favor of remote teaching, Professor Jeremy Adelman drew upon a decade of pioneering work in distance education. As director of the "Global History Lab," Adelman has experimented for years with ways to keep students connected and engaged online. His spring undergraduate course at Princeton is on-topic, too, focusing on globalization since 1820 and offering historical observations of human and environmental interdependence. Transcript: www.princeton.edu/content/transcript_adelman