Does Princeton throw penalty flags against itself?
Published in the Oct. 24, 2012, issue
What is ailing Princeton football? The program’s last winning season came in 2006, when Princeton shared the Ivy League championship with Yale. In the five seasons since, the Tigers have gone 10–25 in Ivy League play and won just one of 10 games against...Read more
Banner year for endowment as investment return jumps
Published in the Nov. 16, 2011, issue
Princeton’s endowment soared to an all-time high — $17.1 billion — in the year ending June 30, rebounding strongly after losing nearly a quarter of its value in the global financial crisis. The University’s investments returned 21.9 percent, surpassing the...Read more
Life on the bench: Stevens recalls 34 years on the Supreme Court
Published in the Nov. 16, 2011, issue
Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens dissented from the majority in more than half of 1,400 opinions he wrote during his 34 years on the court. But when asked during an Oct. 10 campus appearance if he was optimistic about the future of the court...Read more
Published in the Dec. 8, 2010, issue
A U.S. District Court judge on Nov. 15 upheld the patent for the cancer drug Alimta. The University holds the patent for Alimta, invented by chemistry professor emeritus Edward C. Taylor. Taylor developed the drug in collaboration with Eli Lilly and Co.,...Read more
Princeton fiscally ‘turns the corner’
Published in the Mar. 17, 2010, issue
Projecting that the endowment will rebound 10 percent this year and promising strict budgetary discipline, University administrators say they believe that Princeton has “turned the corner” financially. President Tilghman told the Council of the Princeton...Read more
Tilghman defends investment policies
As the endowment drops 23.7 percent, University’s budget-cutting will continue
Published in the Oct. 21, 2009, issue
Princeton’s endowment declined $3.7 billion to $12.6 billion in the year ending June 30, a 23.7 percent drop, President Tilghman said Sept. 29. In a letter to the University community, Tilghman said that Princeton continues to face “significant challenges,...Read more
Impact of budget cuts to be felt across campus
Published in the July 15, 2009, issue
Though administrators have vowed to protect “the core” of the University as they cut the budget by $170 million over two years, those cuts will be felt in many ways. “This is an opportunity for us to rethink our priorities,” President Tilghman told alumni at...Read more
Stimulus funding offers boost to research
Amid all the bad economic news in recent months, Princeton is counting on one hopeful sign — an increase in federal research funding.
Published in the Apr. 22, 2009, issue
“The presidential stimulus package offers significantly more money for sponsored research,” said Provost Christopher Eisgruber ’83. “We think that’s a bright spot.” The $787 billion legislation, signed Feb. 17 by President Barack Obama, includes $10.4 billion...Read more
A sobering view from Nassau Hall
Published in the Mar. 4, 2009, issue
With a 25 percent drop projected for 2008–09, Princeton’s endowment may need more than a decade of steady gains to return to its June 2008 value of $16.3 billion, according to Provost Christopher Eisgruber ’83. Fewer resources will mean significant changes in...Read more
Financial aid rises with the economy’s downturn; stability expected for the budget, Aspire campaign
Published in the Nov. 19, 2008, issue
The University has been forced to increase its financial-aid spending by more than $3 million, and the timing and scope of campus construction projects may be adjusted in response to the financial crisis. But Provost Christopher Eisgruber ’83 said last...Read more
A moment with ... Christopher Eisgruber ’83
Published in the June 9, 2004, issue
As he finished his last semester before becoming Princeton’s provost, Christopher Eisgruber ’83, the Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Public Affairs in the Woodrow Wilson School and the University Center for Human Values, was focusing his attention on issues of civil liberties. It is a subject Eisgruber, a former Supreme Court clerk and law professor, has studied and written about for more than a decade. He recently spoke to PAW’s Mark F. Bernstein ’83. Read more