Princeton Alumni Weekly UAF

Fellowship Description

Princeton Alumni Weekly is seeking a University Administrative Fellow who can contribute to our Student Dispatch series, published monthly in print and online, report on news events, and assist our editorial team by joining story idea meetings, planning conversations, and other regular activities in our publishing cycle. Student Dispatch is a reported column, typically one magazine page in length (650 words), that provides a student’s view of campus life. The UAF will work with editors to develop column ideas, fact-check their work, and make appropriate revisions and edits. Experience reporting and writing for non-academic audiences (including student publications) is helpful but not required.

Other opportunities will be tailored to the UAF’s interests. For example, a student who is interested in science writing may assist our associate editor in evaluating ideas for research stories; a student who has expertise in archival research might help prepare materials for our Princeton history features. The fellowship will provide opportunities to learn more about alumni publications and freelance journalism.

Your Host

Princeton Alumni Weekly

The Princeton Alumni Weekly — known as PAW — keeps Princeton alumni connected to each other and to their university. We’re part of Princeton, which means we have a first-hand view of University news. Yet we’re also editorially independent, so we can report that news with objectivity. Online and in print, we offer timely news and analysis, thoughtful interviews and essays, insightful coverage of Princeton sports and arts, in-depth profiles of undergraduate and graduate alumni, and a lively letters section. Founded in 1900, the magazine once was published weekly and now comes out 11 times each year, more than any other alumni magazine in the world.

UAF Mentor

Brett Tomlinson

As managing editor of the Princeton Alumni Weekly, Brett Tomlinson oversees the magazine’s campus news coverage and Inbox section. He previously served as digital editor and associate editor for PAW and has been a member of the staff since 2003. Before joining the magazine, he covered news and sports for The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.) and its affiliated Chronicle publications. He is a graduate of Bucknell University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.