The Prism Magazine is Princeton University's only literary magazine with a thematic focus on diversity, difference, and international topics. Through two print publications a year along with related event programming (weekly free-writing hours, writing contests, and other initiatives such as the "Faces of America" show) and partnerships with other student groups (Sustained Dialogue and The Salvageman Project, for example), the Prism strives to be an entity on campus that fosters the meaningful exchange of ideas through ongoing dialogue and expression of various forms.

Brief History of the Prism

The idea for a diversity publication on campus originated out of a Freshman Writing Seminar CBLI project (original proposal by Elizabeth Landau '06 can be found in our Fall 2006 issue). The Prism -- "a new lens through which students can see each other's differences" was born and officially recognized in May of 2003. Due to funding difficulties, however, the magazine went defunct from Fall 2005 to Spring 2006, after publishing only 4 issues in total.

In September of 2006, Sustained Dialogue and Moving ForWords Productions revived The Prism Magazine, and today it has re-established itself as an open forum for ideas and a growing force of change on campus. Thank you for visiting and for your support! Happy reading!

Prism Advisory Board

Janet Dickerson (jdickers@princeton.edu) - Vice President of Campus Life
Makeba Clay (mclay@princeton.edu) - Carl A. Fields Center, Director
Paula Chow (pchow@princeton.edu) - International Center, Director
Rachel Baldwin (rbaldwin@princeton.edu) - Asstistant Dean, ODUS
Maria Flores-Mills (mflores@princeton.edu) - Associate Dean, ODUS
Paul Raushenbush (praushen@princeton.edu) - Associate Dean of Religious Life
Kathleen Crown (kcrown@princeton.edu) - Mathey College, Director of Studies
Pat Caddeau (caddeau@princeton.edu) - Forbes College, Director of Studies
Patricia Fernandez-Kelly (mpfk@princeton.edu) - Sociology Department, Senior Lecturer
Daphne Brooks (brooksd@princeton.edu) - English/African American Studies Departments
Bruno Bosacchi (bosacchi@earthlink.net) - Engineering Research Staff

Past Prism Teams

2007-2008
Editor-in-Chief: Karolina Brook '10
Staff: Ting (Hedy) Bok '11, Andy Chen '09, Sydney Egan '11, Bilkan Erkmen '11, Adrian Gallegos '11, Tao Leigh Goffe '09, Jacquelin Hedeman '11, Claudel Leveille '10, Shaina Li '11, Rachel Lieberman '10.

2006-2007

Editor-in-Chief: Aitalohi Amaize '07
Staff: Jean Beebe '10, Karolina Brook '10, Veneka Chagwedera '09, Andy Chen '09, Teck Hsien Ho '10, Kim Kamarebe '07, Jireh Li '08, Lucy Lin '10, Lester Mackey '07, Jeff McAllister '07, Jessica Pottenger '10, Choketsu Uga '08, Justin Wend-Boma Karfo '09.

2004-2005

Co-Editors-in-Chief: Ronnie Baldwin '05, Annora Bell '05, and Elizabeth Landau '06
Eric Knauft '06, Connie Lewin '05, Edward Shelton '05, Krista Brune '06, Aitalohi Amaize '07
Advisory Board: Howard W. Bell, Jr. '70, Paula Chow, Eddie Glaude, Fleuretta King, Julie Young, Nancy Watterson, Patricia Fernandez Kelly, Daphne Brooks

2003-2004

Co-Editors-in-Chief: Ronnie Baldwin '05, Annora Bell '05, and Elizabeth Landau '06
Rohan Kapadia '06, Erica Lee '06, Sahtiya Logan '04, Connie Lewin '05
Advisory Board: Howard W. Bell, Jr. '70, Paula Chow, Eddie Glaude, Fleuretta King, Julie Young, Nancy Watterson, Patricia Fernandez-Kelly, Daphne Brooks