Princeton Alumni Weekly

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The Princeton Alumni Weekly (PAW) is a magazine published for the alumni of Princeton University. It was founded in 1900 and, until 1977, it was the only weekly college alumni magazine in the United States.[1] Upon changing to biweekly publication in 1977, the number of issues per year decreased from twenty-eight to twenty-one, and then later decreased to seventeen. It remains the most frequently published alumni magazine in the world, currently publishing 11 times per year.[2]

Princeton Alumni Weekly
Cover of the first issue (April 7, 1900)
EditorPeter Barzilai
CategoriesAlumni magazine
Frequency11 times a year
Circulation95,000
PublisherThe Trustees of Princeton University
First issueApril 7, 1900
CountryUnited States
Based inPrinceton, New Jersey
LanguageEnglish
Websitehttp://paw.princeton.edu/
ISSN0149-9270

Notes

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  1. ^ The Princeton Alumni Weekly (PAW), section from Alexander Leitch, A Princeton Companion, Princeton University Press (1978).
  2. ^ Princeton Alumni Weekly: About PAW

References

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  • Barron, James (March 3, 1996). "Let Tigers Dance". The New York Times. Retrieved October 6, 2008.
  • Strauss, Robert (December 5, 1999). "Ivy League or Briar Patch?". The New York Times. Retrieved October 6, 2008.
  • Strauss, Robert (January 23, 2000). "Princeton Takes Back Oversight of Alumni Magazine". The New York Times. Retrieved October 6, 2008.
  • Daly, Emma (November 10, 2004). "Glossy Alumni Magazines Seek More Than Graduates". The New York Times. Retrieved October 6, 2008.
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