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Wendy Kopp ’89, founder of Teach for America, named 2022 Baccalaureate speaker

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Wendy Kopp ’89, founder of Teach for America, named 2022 Baccalaureate speaker

Lia Opperman

After graduation, Kopp founded Teach For America, a non-profit organization that focuses on combating educational inequities. The idea came from her senior thesis, “A Plan and Argument for the Creation of a National Teacher Corps.”

NEWS | 11/23/2021

Reunions 2022 set to occur in-person, on campus

Reunions 2022 set to occur in-person, on campus

Katherine Dailey

After two years of virtual Reunions, 2022 Reunions will return to an in-person and on-campus format. Kate Bellin ’02, President of the Class of 2002, which will be celebrating its 20th reunion this coming year, told The Daily Princetonian, she felt these Reunions might resemble “victory Reunions,” similar to those when soldiers returned from a war and attended Reunions for the first time.

NEWS | 11/14/2021

The PAW to remain independent despite changes to its relationship with the University

The PAW to remain independent despite changes to its relationship with the University

Anna Cornelissen

This most recent announcement comes a few months after a previous letter from Fisher was published in the July issue of the PAW, informing readers that the University planned to take on complete financial responsibility for the magazine without guaranteeing its continued editorial independence.

NEWS | 11/02/2021

Princeton Club of New York defaults on mortgage

Sam Kagan and Lia Opperman

The Princeton Club of New York, which currently resides at 15 West 43rd Street in Manhattan, may lose its current building after losing most or all of its revenue for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic.

NEWS | 10/27/2021

Economics Nobel laureate Joshua Angrist GS ’89 discusses causal inference, his time at Princeton

Mahya Fazel-Zarandi

Joshua Angrist GS ’89 was awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Economics. He won half of the prize jointly with Guido Imbens “for their methodological contributions to the analysis of causal relationships.”

NEWS | 10/27/2021

Lawrence Hamm ’78 leads police accountability demonstration in Princeton

Charlie Roth and Sullivan Meyer

The protest was part of the Long March of Justice, a 67-mile march from Montclair, N.J. to Trenton advocating for police accountability.

NEWS | 10/14/2021

Nine Princeton alumni among Forbes 400 wealthiest list

Katherine Dailey

This year’s edition of the annual Forbes 400 list, which was released on Oct. 5, lists the 400 wealthiest Americans. Nine of these 400 graduated from Princeton.

NEWS | 10/14/2021

Maria Ressa ’86 awarded 2021 Nobel Peace Prize

Maria Ressa ’86 awarded 2021 Nobel Peace Prize

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

She was awarded the prize with Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov for their mutual “efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace.”

NEWS | 10/08/2021

Two Princeton professors, two alumni appointed to serve on White House science committee

Sullivan Meyer and Melvi Agolli

The White House describes PCAST as “the sole body of external advisors charged with making science, technology, and innovation policy recommendations to the President and the White House.”

NEWS | 10/05/2021

Q&A with Po-Shen Loh GS ’10, mathematics professor and COVID-19 app developer

Q&A with Po-Shen Loh GS ’10, mathematics professor and COVID-19 app developer

Allan Shen

In a video interview, Loh spoke with The Daily Princetonian about his unique teaching style, how math instruction in America might be improved, and NOVID, his pandemic-response app.

NEWS | 09/23/2021

Remembering the day the Towers fell

A view of the New York City skyline shortly after the Towers fell.

Remembering the day the Towers fell

Guest Contributors

In observance of the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11, The Prospect asked Princeton community members — students, faculty, staff, and alumni — to share brief personal reflections and anecdotes. Responses were edited for concision and clarity.

THE PROSPECT | 09/12/2021

On 20th anniversary of 9/11, Princeton community gathers to honor alumni lost

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On 20th anniversary of 9/11, Princeton community gathers to honor alumni lost

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

Community members gathered early Saturday to honor the 14 Princetonians whose lives were lost 20 years ago on Sept. 11, 2001 in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.

NEWS | 09/12/2021

Andrew Bruck ’05 named Acting NJ Attorney General, marking LGBTQ+ milestone

Katherine Dailey

While at Princeton, Bruck was a student in the School of Public and International Affairs, at the time called the Woodrow Wilson School. As a senior, Bruck’s thesis advisor was now-President Christopher L. Eisgruber ’83, then a professor in SPIA and, starting in the middle of Bruck’s senior year, the University’s provost.

NEWS | 09/07/2021

Perelman name removed from Residential College 7

Naomi Hess

The University has removed the Perelman name from Residential College 7 due to a lack of continued payments under the previously-established gift agreement, according to a spokesperson.

NEWS | 08/24/2021

A panel on reporting on the Supreme Court

Evelyn Doskoch and Anna Salvatore

On July 19, the ‘Prince’ and the American Whig-Cliosophic Society held a panel focused on journalism reporting on the Supreme Court. Click here to watch the full event.

VIDEO | 07/25/2021

A panel discussion on disability representation in the media

Naomi Hess and Anna Salvatore

On June 21, the ‘Prince’ and the Princeton Disability Collective held a panel focused on the importance of media representation on issues related to disability and how to create accessible and inclusive newsroom environments. Click here to watch the full event.

VIDEO | 06/30/2021

‘Our moment in the sun’: Transgender alumni reflect on representation, activism, pride

‘Our moment in the sun’: Transgender alumni reflect on representation, activism, pride

Jacqueline Lydon

The Daily Princetonian met with seven transgender and non-binary Princeton alumni who graduated Princeton between 1960–2000. Their accounts shed light on how they explored their identities and navigated the University in their time as undergraduates, as well as how they have renegotiated their relationships with the institution in their time away from it.

The Daily Princetonian met with seven transgender and non-binary Princeton alumni who graduated Princeton between 1960-2000. Their accounts shed light on how they explored their identities and navigated the University in their time as undergraduates, as well as how they have renegotiated their relationships with the institution in their time away from it.

FEATURES | 06/07/2021

One year later, the Class of 2020 reflects on virtual commencement

One year later, the Class of 2020 reflects on virtual commencement

Ben Angarone

Faced with dire circumstances near the start of the pandemic, the University opted for a live-streamed virtual graduation celebration for the Class of 2020, postponing the class’ more traditional in-person ceremony to 2021. But in February this year, the University reversed course and canceled the event altogether. One year later, the Class of 2020 reflects on their virtual commencement.

FEATURES | 05/30/2021