Fuld Hall

Mitch Swirsky, Master Electrician at the Institute for Advanced Study, shares what it means to be an electrician on campus. From the iconic Fuld Hall clock tower to Marquand House, he reflects on maintaining what was built to last—and dedicating his trade to IAS.

For my husband, Ernest A. Michael 1925–2013


and we bopped to a sync of dry leaves’ kick and crackle
with the Skip-To-My-Lou of daughter Hillary hailing
Princeton’s pre-school bus that mustered those fledgling

flocks set to soar and sing like the...