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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’
The Inaugural Address of Princeton University President Woodrow Wilson ’79
Princeton For the Nation’s Service
President Patton’s Resignation and Woodrow Wilson ’79’s Election
Therefore with shrewdness and dispatch, for which we beg to offer thanks on behalf of the admiring alumni, the board, being unanimous in their opinion as to the proper one…
Woodrow Wilson ’79 Speaks at Princeton's 155th Annual Commencement
"How can a man who loves this place as I love it realize of a sudden that he has now the liberty to devote every power that is in him…
Woodrow Wilson ’79 at 25th Anniversary of John Hopkins University
"He was cheered vociferously, which seemed to amuse him, as he smiled appreciatively. He, too, was welcomed with an old alumni yell.” - The Baltimore News
Paw in print
October 2025
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott ’92; President Eisgruber ’83 defends higher ed; Julia Ioffe ’05 explains Russia.
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