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Nunokawa thrives on serendipity of college master's role . Princeton Weekly Bulletin, May 5, 2008. 

Renowned Princeton writers join together to teach one class. Princeton Weekly Bulletin, January 14, 2008.

Gee inspired by story behind famed poem .  Princeton Weekly Bulletin, December 10, 2007.

The American Society for Theater Research (ASTR) has awarded Daphne Brooks' new book Bodies in Dissent: Spectacular Performances of Race and Freedom, 1850-1910 the Errol Hill Award for outstanding scholarship on African American performance for 2006.

Congratulations to Emeritus Professor Sam Hynes on his appearance in the PBS television series The War .

Starry Schor , whose biography "Emma Lazarus" (Schocken, 2006) won the 2006 National Jewish Book Award, has just returned from a trip to Hanoi, where she is researching her new project on Esperanto she describes in an article in the Forward .

Congratulations to Jeff Dolven on the appearance of his new book, "Scenes of Instruction" (University of Chicago Press, 2007).

Congratulations to Sophie Gee , whose novel, "Scandal of the Season" (Scribner, 2007) is being enthusiastically received by the New Yorker , the Washington Post , and the New York Times .

Claudia L. Johnson gave a radio interview on NPR's "On Point" about Jane Austen Mania and the new movie about Austen's life, "Becoming Jane Austen".

McCosh Hall - "Venerable lecture hall reaches century milestone"August 16, 2007.

Professor Ulrich Knoepflmacher - "Two selected for Behrman Award" Princeton Weekly Bulletin, June 4, 2007.

Professor Anne Cheng - "Deepening the discourse on racial dynamics"Princeton Weekly Bulletin, April 23, 2007.

Professor Larry Danson - "Danson dazzles with tales of Shakespeare"Princeton Weekly Bulletin, April 16, 2007.

Professor William Gleason - "Four faculty members recognized for outstanding teaching"Princeton Weekly Bulletin, June 19, 2006.