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Woodrow Wilson 1879
Wilson served as president of Princeton, governor of New Jersey, and president of the United States, but his controversial history of racism led the University to strip his name from its policy school and a residential college in 2000.
How Should Woodrow Wilson Be Remembered? A Biographer’s View
‘History keeps evolving, and so must institutions’
Two Presidents: A Study of Similarities Between Woodrow Wilson ’79 and James Madison ’71
However, when we study the lives of these two men and analyze them, which in a brief sketch it would be impossible to do fully, we are struck with their…
New Volumes of President Woodrow Wilson ’79 ’s Public Papers Reflect Stress of Times
On reading these volumes it appears strange at first that a writer and orator with such a gift of clear expression, backed by so honest a character and such direct…
Woodrow Wilson ’79 - Teacher
Mr. Wilson’s proposals with respect to teaching methods and residence arrangements came from a common observation and a common motive. He often said that he found the American undergraduate a…
Woodrow Wilson ’79: An Appreciation
History will count President Wilson among those supreme idealists who had the power of doing great practical things.
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October 2025
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott ’92; President Eisgruber ’83 defends higher ed; Julia Ioffe ’05 explains Russia.