Alumni Stories

As a researcher at Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, Briggs DeLoach (US ’11, C’15) thrives on asking big questions about the wide-reaching impact of the Internet and digital technology, particularly as they relate to youth. Alongside an interdisciplinary group of Harvard faculty, colleagues from Ivy League ...

Turnout for the first-ever Principia Global Days of Service was terrific! Over a four-day weekend (April 21–­24), alumni and friends joined forces to serve their local communities. More than 40 different service projects took place around the world. From California to St. Louis to New York to Switzerland, groups sorted ...

Moving from heading up a twice-a-semester high school news magazine (with an estimated readership of 500) to leading a 500-employee, five-day-a-week newspaper (estimated readership: 10,000+) is a huge step by any measure. And in the case of Tanner Walters (US’14), former Upper School editor of The Voice , it’s even ...

Kevin Pratt (US’ 00, C’04) helped aerospace development company Blue Origin make history recently. After the company launched a rocket at their Texas test site in November, both the capsule and propulsion module landed back on earth right side up. A second test was equally successful last month, inspiring Pratt ...

Principia’s Concert and Lecture Series presented the Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth last week in Davis Music Hall. Founded and directed by alum Brad Wells (C’84), Roomful of Teeth won a Grammy for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance in 2014.

Dedicated to re-imagining singing in the 21st ...

Given the recent attacks in Paris, we’re providing an early release of the cover story, by Janessa Gans Wilder (C’98), that will be featured in the Winter 2016 issue of the Principia Purpose .

Immediately following 9/11, Wilder was assigned to an intelligence task force on Afghanistan ...

Every two years, Upper School reunions draw several hundred Principians “back to school” in September. Last month was no exception, as a multigenerational mix of alumni gathered for Reunion 2015.

The campus was filled to overflowing with more than 425 visitors, led by the 50th Reunion classes—which had 89 ...

Two accomplished alumni, Kristin Van Vleck (US’86, C’90) and David Gutelius (C’93), spoke to College students on consecutive days last week, along with visiting classes to share experiences in their respective fields and offer post-graduation advice. Both also expressed a keen willingness to be career contacts for students.

After ...

More than 400 alumni and friends returned to campus for this year's Upper School reunion. See a few of the highlights!

Sylvia Wandahwa (C’12) came to Principia from Kenya with a focus on the sciences, ultimately graduating with a BS in chemistry. Since then, she has found ways to “pay forward” the encouragement and support she felt at the College. “I am where I am today because of the people who ...