Fellows In Their Own Words
“Princeton Athletics Fellows embodies and fosters the kind of values and culture that are essential to the excellence of Princeton and Princeton Athletics. It is our most impactful team around the teams!”— Mollie Marcoux Samaan ’91, Ford Family Director of Athletics
“Serving as a Princeton Athletics Fellow gives Princeton faculty and staff an opportunity to engage from the sidelines, on the bus to a game or meet, or over a cup of coffee — building bridges between academics and athletics that make Princeton a stronger, more connected community.”—Elizabeth Colagiuri, Deputy Dean of the College
“It is our hope that the fellows will not only become trusted advisers, but confidants and friends of the coaches and student-athletes, making the educational process at Princeton more personal.” —Gary Walters, Emeritus Director of Athletics
"Athletes have a chance to get to know a professor outside the classroom, opening wide a door that might otherwise be hard of them to enter…. increasing communication between coaches and faculty members— all of whom ought to be, and in most cases are, helping student-athletes to grow and flourish as human beings, but few of whom spend much time talking to one another…”— Michael Nelson, “A Win-Win-Win Situation,” Inside Higher Education, 2006
"Not having been an athlete, I would never have realized how much you have to put in.” —Karen Malatesta, Senior Lecturer, Molecular Biology
“It gives student-athletes another person to talk to that’s not a coach, or a teammate or a trainer.” — Jerry Price, Director of Athletic Communications
“Student-athletes are not singularly identified individuals who only care about their sport. They have real academic and intellectual passions.” —Wendy Edelstein, Berkeley, October 20, 2005
“It’s given me a better understanding of what it takes to be a top level student and athlete at the same time. I’m continually amazed by the student-athletes who can excel at both.” — Bill Gleason, Chair of the Department of English
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