Who are the Friends of the Institute for Advanced Study?

Pamela Hughes, Senior Director of Philanthropic Engagement, introduces the Friends of the Institute for Advanced Study, an active group of local donors who support the Institute through annual contributions and by connecting IAS scholars and their families to the greater Princeton community.

Institute Instances is a collection of 1–2 minute video snapshots of scholars, administrators, and visitors to the Institute for Advanced Study answering a question (or two) about their work at IAS. Viewed individually, these clips allow audiences to get to know the people who are, in the words of Founding IAS Director Abraham Flexner, "pushing beyond the present limits of human knowledge" through advancements in science and the humanities. Taken together, these "instances" of Institute life are designed to show how everyone can play a role in actualizing discovery, and to celebrate a community devoted to excellence in scholarship.