Provost David Lee *99 reflects upon his own time as a graduate student at Princeton, the joys in returning to mentor other graduate students, and the honor of serving as the University's provost. Presented on the occassion of the Many Minds, Many Stripes conference for Princeton's graduate alumni.

Kavita Ramdas *88, Representative, Ford Foundation, and Former Chief Executive Officer, Global Fund for Women, reflects upon her graduate education at Princeton. Presented on the occassion of the Many Minds, Many Stripes conference for Princeton's graduate alumni.

Norman R. Augustine ’57 *59 H07, Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Lockheed Martin Corporation, discusses the need to improve the American educational system and its central role in determining the competitiveness of the U.S. on the global stage. Presented on the occassion of the Many Minds, Many Stripes conference for Princeton's graduate alumni.

Princeton's 20th President, Christopher L. Eisgrber '83 greets attendees at the Many Minds, Many Stripes Conference for the University's graduate alumni and fields questions on the future of higher education.

Claire Gmachl, Vice Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Science, and Eugene Higgins Professor of Electrical Engineering; João Biehl, the Susan Dod Brown Professor of Anthropology; Janet Currie *88, the Henry Putnam Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School; Director, Center for Health and Wellbeing; Maria Garlock, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Michael Jennings, Class of 1900 Professor of Modern Languages and Professor of German; and Jeffrey Schwartz, Professor of Chemistry, discuss the University’s commitment to educating young scholars, teachers, and individual learners with the capacity to create meaning for themselves and others. Presented on the occassion of the Many Minds, Many Stripes conference for Princeton's graduate alumni.

Graduate students Nimisha Barton (History); Friederike Funk (Psychology); Josh Heyne (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering); Cory Hunter (Music); and Meghan O’Toole (Woodrow Wilson School) discuss, holistically, the life of a graduate student today—from conducting research and facing the job market to finding passions and social lives apart from the dissertation topic. Presented on the occassion of the Many Minds, Many Stripes conference for Princeton's graduate alumni.

George F. Will *68 reflects upon his decision to eschew law school for a Ph.D. program at Princeton and explains how graduate scholars are "not peripheral" to the life of the University but are the "tip of the spear" in Princeton's arsenal. Presented on the occasion of the Many Minds, Many Stripes conference for Princeton's graduate alumni.

Dean of the Graduate School William B. Russel h*04 provides a by-the-numbers update on various aspects of the University’s graduate programs including admissions and diversity issues, changes in the course of study, and enhancements to student life.

Janet L. Holmgren *74, Senior Vice President, UniversityNow, and President Emerita, Mills College; Alice P. Gast *84, President, Lehigh University; Carol Quillen *91, President, Davidson College; and Janet Morgan Riggs *82, President, Gettysburg College, discuss the responsibility of institutions to their students, and challenges and opportunities in the future of higher education. Presented on the occassion of the Many Minds, Many Stripes conference for Princeton's graduate alumni.

Gregg Lange ’70, PAW History Columnist, Annual P-rade Narrator; W. Barksdale Maynard ’88, Author, Woodrow Wilson: Princeton to the Presidency and Princeton: America’s Campus; Michael Mills ’73, Architect and Partner, Mills & Schnoering Architects, LLC; Karen Jackson-Weaver ’94, Associate Dean for Academics and Diversity, Office of the Dean of the Graduate School; John V. Fleming *63, Louis W. Fairchild '24 Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Emeritus describe the epic battle between Woodrow Wilson, President of the University, and Andrew Fleming West, Dean of the Graduate School, over the location of the Graduate College and the decision’s ultimate impacts on graduate education at Princeton. Presented on the occassion of the Many Minds, Many Stripes conference for Princeton's graduate alumni and in celebration of the Graduate College’s centennial anniversary.