The University is “working to reach a decision as soon as possible” on whether ROTC students will be allowed on campus this fall, according to a spokesperson.
University spokesperson Ben Chang maintained the institution’s previous stance, writing in a statement that “Princeton did not engage in any wrongdoing.”
The University will continue to accommodate students previously approved to return for senior thesis work, as well as those “whose situations make it extremely difficult or impossible for them to return to or study from home.”
Shortly after a white student’s use of the n-word on social media provoked intense backlash, administrators asserted that the University permits certain uses of offensive slurs.
Any University-affiliated group travel, including travel organized by student groups, is prohibited, the email explained.
During an Aug. 3 webinar open to the University community, the Council of the Princeton University Community (CPUC) voted to approve a revised Title IX policy to comply with federal guidance — as well as a separate “University Sexual Misconduct Policy” addressing incidents outside of Title IX’s recently-narrowed scope.
Students not invited back on campus, including athletes, cannot access campus buildings or attend practices, and social distancing violations can be reported anonymously, according to VP Calhoun.
Protestors gathered outside of the Princeton YMCA at 1:30 p.m. and began a socially-distanced march down Paul Robeson Place, then Tulane Street, Nassau Street, and eventually Witherspoon Street. The march culminated in a series of public speeches by the organizers at Hinds Plaza.
The University expects to offer enough in-person options for first-year international students to comply with the ICE policy.
“You know, we have to have grassroots movements that are not controlled by money power to in fact advocate for the needs of the people,” said Lawrence Hamm ’78.
The framework acknowledges that the Office’s employees are “a primarily white staff in a predominately white field.”
Katz wrote he was gratified that “Princeton’s leadership has done the right thing,” adding that he learned recently he is not under investigation by the University.
The University has altered its Questbridge College Match policy to make the matching process binding, joining 40 of Questbridge’s 41 other college partners in guaranteeing that Questbridge matches commit to enrolling.
“After a careful and thoughtful review process, we have made the difficult decision to close our Walmart store in Princeton,” Walmart spokesperson Payton McCormick said.
In a statement released on July 24, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) stated that “nonimmigrant students in new or initial status after March 9 will not be able to enter the U.S. to enroll in a U.S. school as a nonimmigrant student for the fall term to pursue a full course of study that is 100 percent online.”
According to the Council, Communiversity has been known to attract more than 40,000 people and is “Central Jersey’s largest and longest running cultural event.”
The lowered enrollment numbers are part of a broader University effort to “enhance the online learning experience and better facilitate interaction,“ according to Deputy Spokesperson Mike Hotchkiss.
The letter, signed by a number of journalists, multiple former public servants, and two sitting members of Congress, urges the U.S. government to “use its influence” to convince the Philippine government to drop all charges against Ressa, her colleague Reynaldo Santos Jr., and the online news network Rappler.
The email stated that students from the three graduating classes who make a request to take a leave of absence from the University during the 2020-21 academic year by August 1 will be informed on whether they are granted a one-year leave of absence by the University by mid-August.
On July 10, the University released a list of 26 Financial Aid Frequently Asked Questions explaining how the system will work. Whether on campus, at home, or elsewhere, an undergraduate education will cost less than it did last fall.
