Academics

Songwriting Class Is a Princeton Atelier Tradition

Laura Hwa ’26 estimated that she and her classmates collectively wrote around 70 songs this spring

A Physics Professor Tested Whether AI Can Reliably Grade Exams

Professor Lyman Page compared his grades to ones generated by Google’s Gemini

After 133 Years, Princeton Is Going Back to Proctoring Exams

The faculty committee’s report cited concerns about widespread cheating with generative AI

A’s Are Rising at Princeton, With No Changes in Sight

The grade deflation policy was dropped in 2014

Politics Course Branches Into Executive Power

Those Who Audit Courses Find Joy in Returning to the Classroom

‘I don’t think I understood just how special it would be,’ said Cressey Belden ’91

Computer Science Majors Decline, Consistent with Nationwide Trends

Princeton’s Graduate School Will Extend Fewer Offers to Applicants

Two Seniors Named Marshall Scholars

Hadi Kamara ’26 Wins Rhodes Scholarship

Kamara joins classmate Isam Mina ’26, who was selected last month

Senior Isam Mina Named Rhodes Scholar

What’s Foul and Fair When Students Use AI?

Professors and undergrads reflect on the challenges of regulating technology’s role in coursework

Princeton to End Test-Optional Admissions in 2027

The University made the SAT and ACT optional during the pandemic in June 2020, but is now reversing that decision

After Controversy, Iranian Specialist Retires

Seyed Hossein Mousavian, a Middle East security and nuclear policy specialist, had been targeted by opponents of the Iranian regime and investigated by Congress

PAWcast: Valedictorian Genrietta Churbanova ’24 on Princeton, Anthropology, and Research

‘I’m really deeply thankful to … everyone who’s made this experience possible’

Professor Cassie Stoddard and the Mysteries of Bird Vision

Assistant Professor Rebecca Carey on the Psychology Behind Protests

Michael B. Elowitz *99 Researches How Cells Change Over Time

Elowitz focuses on advancing our understanding of RNA to cure diseases

Passing Time Between Classes Extended to 15-20 Minutes

The extra time should help students as Princeton’s campus grows

After Nearly a Decade as Dean, Jill Dolan Looks Back

COVID and efforts to expand access marked Dolan’s tenure

Princeton Postdocs Approve New Union, Graduate Students Vote ‘No’

In Memoriam

The Senior Thesis at 100: Back to the Future

Anna Arabindan-Kesson Illuminates the Intersection of Medicine, Race, and Art