The Aspire campaign supports the work of scientists making discoveries about our environment and ourselves, teachers shaping the next generation of scholars and citizens, students developing their potential as leaders in their communities and their countries, and artists creating the lenses through which we view the world.
You will meet some of them in Faces of Aspire, a series of videos produced by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Joshua Seftel.
These Princetonians embody the goal of Aspire: to make the world a better place. We hope they inspire you to support the campaign before it ends on June 30.
He was 12. And it was the best birthday gift his parents ever gave him. Not a bike, not a pair of skis, not a model rocket. It was a programmable calculator. “I was a total geek,” admits Carlos Brody. “Even as a kid I was thinking about how complex systems work.” Meet Professor Brody...
Professor Emily Carter
It was like waking up from a stupor. That’s how Emily Carter describes her reaction to the cold realities of global warming, presented in a groundbreaking report in 2007. At that moment she chose to totally reorient her research and teaching.
Meet Professor Carter...
Professor Jeffrey Eugenides
His advice to his students—aspiring writers, scientists, and diplomats alike—is uncomplicated. Write as much as you can. Read as much as you can. In doing so, you will become a better reader of life. Meet Professor Eugenides...
Adrian Gallegos '11
Photography is a universal language. It connects us to others and helps us make sense of our world, our times, and ourselves. Adrian Gallegos knows firsthand the power of the medium. The first in his family to attend college, his exposure to the visual arts at Princeton has transformed his outlook on life. Meet Adrian...
Professor Carolyn Rouse, Anthropology and African American Studies
Anthropologist Carolyn Rouse knows firsthand both the complexities and potential of globalization. She wants her students to know as well. “I feel an urgent need,” she says, “to get them out into the world.” Meet Professor Rouse...
Professor David Spergel '82 and Jared Crooks '11
Teacher. Adviser. Mentor. Professor David Spergel '82 has carried those titles for a generation of undergraduates. It’s the Princeton Way. Jared Crooks ’11 knows how special it is. Meet David and Jared...
Shaina Watrous '14
The words, in Hindi, are etched on her pendant, a keepsake from her time abroad: Apna sapna swayam bano. Translation: Become your dream. The message reflects Shaina Watrous’s ambition to serve the people of India, where she lived and worked for nine months as part of Princeton’s Bridge Year Program.
Meet Shaina...
Jane Yang '11
Jane Yang wants be an engineer and a humanitarian. She prepared for both at Princeton. A talented student, she helped build a library in Africa and taught basic engineering principles to New Jersey schoolchildren by using LEGOs. Meet Jane...
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