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Iona Harding: When Leadership Begins with People
For Iona Harding, the shift from finance to human resources was not simply a career move — it was a turning point that reshaped the way she understood people, leadership, and belonging.”This is what I was meant to do,” Harding said to herself when, in the late 1980s, she began working in...
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GrandPal Joan Kuskin
Joan Kuskin is the grandmother of five wonderful adult granddaughters, and have very much missed the experience of reading to them as young children. It is therefore not surprising that her GrandPal...
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GrandPal Ellen Gilbert
Ellen Gilbert is a retired librarian. She has been doing GrandPals for about a hundred-million years, and thinks it’s the bee’s knees. “Early on, Camryn was quick to point out...
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GrandPal Frank
GrandPal Frank: Spreading Joy One Fist Bump at a Time In the heart of our GrandPals sessions, amid the pages turned and stories shared, there exists a moment of pure magic that captures the...
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Meet Virginia
Hi, I’m Virginia, and let me share my wonderful experience at the lottery event on March 16, hosted alongside the Princeton Art Museum and Princeton Human Services. Coming from Lawrenceville,...
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Meet Robin Bivins
I’m Robin Bivins, a Princeton local and the sixth generation from the heart of New Jersey. Right now, I call Reading Circle home, and I’ve got to tell you, the Center for Modern Aging...
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Meet Debra Morgernstern
I discovered a gem within the Center for Modern Aging Princeton — the French club. Joining this vibrant community not only revived forgotten memories but also introduced me to a circle of wonderful...
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If you are human, you have biases
We all hold unconscious beliefs about others; it’s normal to categorize or organize our understanding of other people. This is known as “unconscious bias” or “implicit bias.” Identifying...
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Meet William Freeman
My wife passed away last June after battling cancer. It was a tough time for both of us, and her absence is felt every day. We spent over five decades together, and Princeton became our home...
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Decluttering, Ho! Strategies for Creating a Tidier, Stress-Free Space
Are you surrounded by sentimental keepsakes, items that might come in handy someday, and a hodgepodge of papers and gadgets you don’t know what to do with? If so, you’re not alone! Many...
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