POLITICS & PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ’03 Axes Military Fellowship at ‘Elite Colleges’
The one fellow Princeton hosts each year brings important perspective to discussions, says SPIA professor Jacob Shapiro
A Princeton Neuroscience Professor Is Running For Congress
Professor Samuel S. Wang, a longtime election reform advocate, is among the Democratic primary candidates for New Jersey’s 12th District
RESEARCH

SPIA’s Heather Howard Found Inequalities in Medicaid Recovery
Howard’s research into the policy showed that Black and Hispanic families missed opportunities to build intergenerational wealth
PROFILES
Sociologist Allison Daminger ’12 Researched Mental Workload in Family Life
In What’s on Her Mind, Daminger shows women take on the majority of cognitive labor at home
Achille Tenkiang ’17 Founds Baldwin Institute to Foster Creative Resistance
The organization uses James Baldwin’s literature to engage youth in thoughtful conversations on literature and race
Virginia Maloney ’10 Is Pushing Affordability in Campaign for New York City Council
‘New York is at a critical juncture where we need strong leaders,’ Maloney says
Josh Tauberer ’04 Is Tracking President Trump’s Executive Orders
The founder of GovTrack.us says, ‘We will continue — as we always have — trying to hold our government accountable’
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March 2026
Mascots across generations; biome breakthroughs; international students make new plans.
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