The following stories at PAW Online and in other publications on the campus and beyond include reactions from alumni, students, and faculty following President-elect Donald Trump’s Nov. 8 victory.
Princeton Theater Community Gathers in Show of Solidarity
McCarter Theatre hosted a commemorative “ghost light” ceremony, attended by several University theater groups, to reaffirm a commitment to diversity and inclusion on the night of Jan. 19. READ MORE
Opinion: More John Calhoun than Old Hickory
President Donald Trump’s supporters liken him to Andrew Jackson, history professor Sean Wilentz writes in The New York Times, but Trump’s rhetoric is “phony populism” in comparison to that of the popular war hero who rose to become the nation’s seventh president. READ MORE
Opinion: To Stop Trump, Democrats Can Learn From the Tea Party
In The New York Times, Ezra Levin *13, Leah Greenberg, and Angel Padilla *13, the authors of “Indivisible: A Practical Guide for Resisting the Trump Agenda,” write that Democrats can use tactics that have worked for Tea Party activists to oppose the incoming Congress and president. READ MORE
Opinion: What Donald Trump Doesn’t Know About Black People
Michael Eric Dyson *93 writes in The New York Times that during the campaign, Trump’s “views on black people, poverty and cities were quickly challenged as myopic and ill informed. But the administration he is building is emblematic of his ignorance.” READ MORE
Opinion: Donald Trump’s Israel Ambassador Pick Is Hazardous to Peace
In The New York Times, Professor Daniel Kurtzer, a former U.S. Ambassador to Israel, writes that the recent selection for that job, Daniel Friedman, lacks experience and knowledge and “appears to have little interest in broadening his understanding.” READ MORE
Annual ‘Muslim Monologues’ Feature Voices of Hope, Anxiety
The atmosphere surrounding the annual Muslim Monologues, organized to give voice to the stories of Muslim students on Princeton’s campus, was tense this year. The event included stories of hope and defiance of discrimination. READ MORE
Navarro Continues Sharp Critique of Trump in Campus Visit
Ana Navarro, the Republican strategist and political commentator known for her fierce public rejection of GOP nominee Donald Trump, came to Princeton this week — and immediately made clear in a sharp and feisty public talk that her opposition to Trump has not softened since he became president-elect. READ MORE
President Eisgruber ’83 Pledges Support for Undocumented Students
Amid concerns about the future of undocumented students on campus, President Eisgruber ’83 said the University will support them “to the maximum extent that the law allows.” At the same time, he rejected the idea of declaring Princeton a “sanctuary campus,” saying the proposal has no legal basis. READ MORE
Panel: Much at Stake, Much Uncertain as Trump Takes Office
Whether speaking from a historical, political, sociological, or anthropological perspective, the eight Princeton professors at a Nov. 28 panel discussion had few answers to the many lingering questions about the president-elect. READ MORE
Books for Understanding: A Reading List
The Princeton University Press highlights titles related to the current political climate, including several books by University faculty. READ MORE
Opinion: Mexico Doesn’t Have to Appease Trump. It Can Fight Back.
NYU professor Jorge G. Castañeda ’73, Mexico’s foreign minister from 2000 to 2003, writes in The New York Times that Mexico “may achieve more through obstruction” than by appeasement. READ MORE
President Eisgruber ’83 Supports Protection of Undocumented Immigrants who Arrived as Children
More than 100 college and university presidents have joined the call to continue the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy. READ MORE
Faculty Members Endorse Call for ‘Empathy and Respect’
More than 335 members of the Princeton faculty have signed a petition saying that “all members of our community deserve to be treated with empathy and respect.” READ MORE
At Wilson School, Panelists Explore ‘What Happened’ in Presidential Campaign
Rifts in both major parties shaped the 2016 campaign, according to professors who spoke at a Nov. 17 forum. At another event, Adm. Mike Mullen spoke about national security issues facing the new administration. READ MORE
Argument: Donald Trump Is Declaring Bankruptcy on the Post-War World Order
In a Foreign Policy opinion column, Princeton history professor Jeremy Adelman writes that under President-elect Donald Trump, the United States seems poised “to go from leading the world as a stabilizer to leading the world as a destabilizer.” READ MORE
Why I Had to Eat a Bug on CNN
In The New York Times, Princeton professor Sam Wang wrote about why the presidential polls were wrong, and what we can do about it. READ MORE
Students Rally for Immigrant Rights
More than 350 students, faculty, and others gathered at the steps of Nassau Hall Nov. 17 to demand that the University become a “sanctuary campus” for its undocumented students when Donald Trump takes office as president. READ MORE
Petition Urges Action to Protect Undocumented Students
An online petition calling on University administrators to “proclaim Princeton University as a sanctuary campus for undocumented students and Princeton residents” has been signed by more than 1,600 students, alumni, faculty, staff, and other supporters as of Nov. 17. Organizers also are planning a demonstration at Nassau Hall. READ MORE
What Whiteness Means in the Trump Era
In The New York Times, Nell Irvin Painter, a professor emeritus in Princeton's history department, writes that “the election of 2016 marked a turning point in white identity.” READ MORE
President Eisgruber ’83 Issues Statement Responding to the Presidential Election
President Eisgruber ’83 issued a statement Nov. 11 responding to the presidential election, calling on the Princeton community to sustain “a culture of open discussion where all voices are heard and respected.” READ MORE
Listening to Know our Fellow Citizens
“One of the only things Americans today seem to agree on is that there are significant divides within the United States, a real disconnect that separates us from our fellow citizens,” Kemi Adegoroye ’13 writes in an essay for PAW published on Nov. 11. READ MORE
Our Blue Orange Bubble
In the Nov. 10 Daily Princetonian, Jacquelyn Thorbjornson ’19 writes that bullying opponents into silence is “antithetical to the liberal value of inclusivity.” READ MORE
Students Gather on Steps of Nassau Hall to Protest Trump
About 200 students gathered at Nassau Hall Nov. 9 to protest President-elect Donald Trump, chanting “Love trumps hate” and “Trump has got to go” and listening to speakers voice concern about his views on women, minorities, and immigrants. READ MORE
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Norman Ravitch *62
8 Years AgoI did not vote for Trump but...
I did not vote for Trump, but my reaction is very different from those of so many Princetonians. I ascribe his victory to the decadence of the American political system, the failure of our educational system to educate the youth in American history and values, the decline of culture in the age of electronics and social media: In other words, it is not the fault of any particular candidate, but the fault of Americans who have increasingly become mere rednecks, no matter whether they live in the South or not. Trump’s victory is the victory of the redneck, and Mencken would not have been surprised in the least.