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Open Doors

Meet Nancy Becker

Brandon Urias • Dec 11, 2025

Nancy Becker: Building Community, Changing Systems, and Leading with HeartHow a young woman from the Bronx became New Jersey’s trailblazing advocate for ethics, women’s leadership, and community impact Nancy Becker has spent decades shaping New Jersey’s civic and political life with quiet determination and unwavering ethics. Today, she brings that...

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  • Evergreen Forum

    Evergreen Forum: New Course Leaders

    The Evergreen Forum is excited to welcome a handful of new Evergreen Forum course leaders this Fall, two of which are teaching short form courses...

    Krista McGoldrick • Jul 30, 2024

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  • Open Doors

    Meet Aditi Jaisia

    At the Center for Modern Aging Princeton, we believe in celebrating diversity and promoting inclusivity through various cultural experiences. One such vibrant experience is Bollywood...

    Ana Carolina González-Peña • Jul 25, 2024

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  • Evergreen Forum

    Evergreen Forum: Antebellum America

    After a distinguished legal career, Mr. Frank has discovered a new passion for writing in his retirement. His previous works, exploring the Constitution, the Gay...

    Krista McGoldrick • Jul 23, 2024

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  • Evergreen Forum

    Evergreen Forum: Histories of Indigenous Peoples...

    Check Out One of Evergreen Forum’s New Courses: Histories of Indigenous Peoples in America with Robert Nolan Get ready for a intricate journey through the...

    Krista McGoldrick • Jul 18, 2024

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  • Evergreen Forum

    Evergreen Forum: Sunken Vogage

    Join Evergreen Forum this fall and discover the mysteries of historic shipwrecks with new course leader, Dr. Rich Hendrickson Dive into the fascinating world of...

    Krista McGoldrick • Jul 10, 2024

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  • GrandPals

    GrandPal Renee Shields

    Renee Shields has been reading in Princeton schools as a GrandPal since 2015, except for the two years when the program was interrupted by COVID....

    Ella Leving • Jul 05, 2024

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  • Open Doors

    Meet Kimberly Figueroa-Martínez

    “My name is Kimberly Figueroa Martínez, and I work with the Municipality of Princeton as the Community Outreach Coordinator. One of the events I’m particularly...

    Ana Carolina González-Peña • Jul 02, 2024

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  • Rhythms and Roots

    Rhythms and Roots – “Aja”

    Rhythms and Roots: A Musical Journey with Nick Today’s Recommendation: Steely Dan’s “Aja” Steely Dan’s 1977 album “Aja” is a masterful fusion of rock, pop,...

    Ana Carolina González-Peña • Jul 01, 2024

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  • Rhythms and Roots

    Rhythms and Roots – Nick Macy...

     Music, Culture, and Diversity with Nick Macy We firmly believe that music celebrates diversity, unites us as human beings, and is a common language that...

    Ana Carolina González-Peña • Jun 25, 2024

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