Alumni News
Guest Essay: Choosing Trustees Requires Greater Transparency
“Princeton wants alumni to think they have a voice, but the Board of Trustees is an opaque, largely undemocratic ladder”
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Passing Time Between Classes Extended to 15-20 Minutes
The extra time should help students as Princeton’s campus grows
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After Nearly a Decade as Dean, Jill Dolan Looks Back
COVID and efforts to expand access marked Dolan’s tenure
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21 Days of Protest: The Pro-Palestinian Encampment, Occupation, and Arrests
Princeton had largely avoided the national spotlight and major clashes on campus until the morning of April 25
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Arrested Students Unlikely to Get More Than Probation, University Says
The announcement followed a vote by the faculty to support amnesty for the students
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U.S. Education Department Notifies Princeton of Bias Complaint
The complaint alleges Princeton failed to respond to antisemitic chants at campus protests
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Student Dispatch: Princeton Cracks Down on Electric Scooters
The 2024 policy is a stricter version of the University’s earlier effort to curb electric scooter usage
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Princeton Again Revises Rules For Contact, Communication
Some uses of no contact and no communication orders have collided with free speech concerns
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As Generative AI Advances, Princeton Tries to Keep Policies Updated
PAW talked to students and faculty and heard all kinds of ways the tools are being used
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President Eisgruber ’83 Criticizes ‘Smear’ Attacks on Higher Education
He says in the State of the University letter that damage from a December congressional hearing “has been significant”
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Gov. Murphy, Eisgruber Announce New AI Collaboration
Details about the timeline, organization, and funding are to come, but the governor says the message is “we want to basically plant a flag and say, artificial intelligence is here to stay.”
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Eisgruber: Princeton ‘Would Respond Forcefully’ to Calls for Genocide
His comments come after presidents of Harvard, Penn, and MIT were criticized for their responses in a congressional hearing
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Princeton, Columbia Deans Aim to Educate With Talk on Israel, Palestine
In the “difficult conversation,” Amaney Jamal and Keren Yarhi-Milo said campuses are at a crossroads
Features
The Legacy of Legacy
Family ties are famously strong at Princeton, but changes to admission policies could be coming. Five alumni ponder the future.
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Suggestions for Witherspoon Statue Include Destroying, Toppling, Moving
One speaker at the symposium called it ‘a bad work of art’
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Electric Scooters Banned From Campus During Peak Hours
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Students, Staff Call on Princeton to ‘Pay Up’ for Unionized Workers
‘Princeton needs to wake up and realize that we are the market,’ said union leader Jeffrey Coley
Features
Affirmative Reaction
Will Princeton’s next freshman class look less diverse after the Supreme Court’s recent ruling?
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In Short
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Jill Dolan to Step Down as Dean of the College
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Should Princeton Departments Weigh in on Politics?
Faculty are debating whether to regulate the sometimes-controversial statements
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University Names New Dean, Executive Vice President
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How Will Princeton Respond to SCOTUS Ruling on Affirmative Action?
The University ‘will work vigorously to preserve — and, indeed, grow — the diversity of our community while fully respecting the law,’ said President Christopher Eisgruber ’83