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Princeton historians condemn Trump administration’s 1776 commission report

McCosh Hall

Princeton historians condemn Trump administration’s 1776 commission report

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

Princeton professors denounce former President Trump’s 1776 Commission, a project to promote “patriotic education,”  as an ill-informed backlash to The New York Times’ 1619 project. 

Princeton professors denounce President Trump’s 1776 Commission, a project to promote “patriotic education,”  as an ill-informed backlash to The New York Times’ 1619 project. 

NEWS | 01/24/2021

Mitchel Charles ’18 named new ODUS Program Coordinator

Mitchel Charles ’18

Mitchel Charles ’18 named new ODUS Program Coordinator

Sam Pathak

Charles will serve as a liaison between student leaders and University offices, offering advice and support to student-led organizations and ensuring that events led by student organizations comply with University policies. 

Charles will serve as a liaison between student leaders and University offices, offering advice and support to student-led organizations and ensuring that events led by student organizations comply with University policies. 

NEWS | 01/24/2021

USG discusses virtual Street Week, referenda process at penultimate meeting

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USG discusses virtual Street Week, referenda process at penultimate meeting

Drew Somerville

In its penultimate meeting, the USG Senate discussed next steps to implement the winter referenda, virtual movie viewings, new student groups, and the COVID Connector hotline.

In its penultimate meeting, the USG Senate discussed next steps to implement the winter referenda, virtual movie viewings, new student groups, and the COVID Connector hotline.

NEWS | 01/21/2021

Amid digital crackdown, Chinese Politics professor recommends students in China avoid his class

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Amid digital crackdown, Chinese Politics professor recommends students in China avoid his class

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

Professor Rory Truex ’07 explained that since the course “includes material that is banned in China,” he didn’t “want anyone to feel that they were in a position where they had to access banned material in order to succeed in my course.”

Professor Rory Truex ’07 explained that since the course “includes material that is banned in China,” he didn’t “want anyone to feel that they were in a position where they had to access banned material in order to succeed in my course.”

NEWS | 01/15/2021
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Sen. Cruz ’92 pushes back after 400 classmates condemn his actions as attempt to “undermine democracy”

Ted Cruz '92

Sen. Cruz ’92 pushes back after 400 classmates condemn his actions as attempt to “undermine democracy”

Kalena Blake

The petition, which has 400 signatories as of Monday evening, includes alumni on both ends of the political spectrum. “This is about democracy rather than any particular policy perspective,” Elise Harris ’92 said.

The petition, which has 400 signatories as of Monday evening, includes alumni on both ends of the political spectrum. “This is about democracy rather than any particular policy perspective,” Elise Harris ’92 said.

NEWS | 01/12/2021

Princeton will be a COVID-19 vaccine distribution point. The timeline remains unclear.

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Princeton will be a COVID-19 vaccine distribution point. The timeline remains unclear.

Evelyn Doskoch

Vaccines will be administered at no cost to University “undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, staff, retirees and affiliates,” as well as household members of all groups except undergraduates. 

Vaccines will be administered at no cost to University “undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, staff, retirees, and affiliates,” as well as household members of all groups except undergraduates. 

NEWS | 01/08/2021

Sen. Ted Cruz ’92 alleges voter fraud shortly before mob attack on U.S. Capitol

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Sen. Ted Cruz ’92 alleges voter fraud shortly before mob attack on U.S. Capitol

Ashley Fan

On Jan. 6, Sen. Ted Cruz ’92 (R-Texas) formally objected to the certification of Arizona’s Electoral College vote count. Later that day, a mob of Trump supporters went on to attack the U.S. Capitol building and disrupt Congress’s confirmation of election results. Many in the Princeton community, including University President Eisgruber, condemned the events of the day. 

On Jan. 6, Sen. Ted Cruz ’92 (R-Texas) formally objected to the certification of Arizona’s Electoral College vote count. Later that day, a mob of Trump supporters went on to attack the U.S. Capitol building and disrupt Congress’s confirmation of election results. Many in the Princeton community, including University President Eisgruber, condemned the events of the day.

NEWS | 01/08/2021

Princeton begins search to replace SPIA dean, CEA chair nominee Cecilia Rouse

Cecilia Rouse

Princeton begins search to replace SPIA dean, CEA chair nominee Cecilia Rouse

Katherine Dailey

The committee will identify candidates, conduct the first round of interviews, and send recommendations of finalists to President Christopher L. Eisgruber ’83, who will appoint the new dean with the approval of the Board of Trustees.

The committee will identify candidates, conduct the first round of interviews, and send recommendations of finalists to President Christopher L. Eisgruber ’83, who will appoint the new dean with the approval of the Board of Trustees.

NEWS | 12/24/2020

‘No out-of-pocket costs’ for full financial aid students under Cap and Gown Club’s new policy

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‘No out-of-pocket costs’ for full financial aid students under Cap and Gown Club’s new policy

Evelyn Doskoch

For students on financial aid, the policy will cover the difference between Princeton’s upperclass board rate of $9,250 and Cap and Gown’s member charges, which were $9,470 for the 2019–20 academic year.

For students on financial aid, the policy will cover the difference between Princeton’s upperclass board rate of $9,250 and Cap and Gown’s member charges, which were $9,470 for the 2019–2020 academic year.

NEWS | 12/21/2020

Prof. Robert George’s views on gender come under fire after controversial Twitter poll

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Prof. Robert George’s views on gender come under fire after controversial Twitter poll

Zachary Shevin and Omar Farah

Prominent conservative professor Robert P. George received backlash on social media last week after posting a poll that questioned pronoun usage, which multiple students who spoke to The Daily Princetonian found transphobic and invalidating of nonbinary and gender-nonconforming experiences. With this latest dispute, the University community continues to grapple with reconciling free speech and inclusivity, particularly when those missions seem at odds. 

Prominent conservative professor Robert P. George received backlash on social media last week after posting a poll that questioned pronoun usage, which multiple students who spoke to The Daily Princetonian found transphobic and invalidating of nonbinary and gender-nonconforming experiences. With this latest dispute, the University community continues to grapple with reconciling free speech and inclusivity, particularly when those missions seem at odds. 

NEWS | 12/21/2020

Alumni discuss health inequity and racism at ‘Race in the COVID Era’ event

Race in the Covid Era Event

Alumni discuss health inequity and racism at ‘Race in the COVID Era’ event

Ashley Fan

In a wide-ranging conversation covering health determinants, trust in the COVID-19 vaccine, and solutions to health inequity, three alumni medical experts gathered on Friday to discuss the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on marginalized communities.

In a wide-ranging conversation covering health determinants, trust in the COVID-19 vaccine, and solutions to health inequity, three alumni medical experts gathered on Friday to discuss the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on marginalized communities. 

NEWS | 12/20/2020

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell ’86 becomes first African American woman to receive Whig-Clio’s James Madison Award

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U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell ’86 becomes first African American woman to receive Whig-Clio’s James Madison Award

Ashley Fan

On Friday, Dec. 18, the American Whig-Cliosophic Society (Whig-Clio) presented U.S. Representative Terri Sewell ’86 (D-Ala.) with its highest honor, the James Madison Award for Distinguished Public Service (JMA). Sewell is the first female African American recipient in the honor’s 60-year history.

Representative Terri Sewell was presented with the James Madison Award for Distinguished Public Service by the student organization Whig-Clio. On a Zoom call to accept the award, she discussed her upbringing, various political issues, and her focus on service with the University community. 

NEWS | 12/20/2020

Mechanical and aerospace engineering professor, graduate students investigate plexiglass, COVID-19 transmission

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Mechanical and aerospace engineering professor, graduate students investigate plexiglass, COVID-19 transmission

Bhoomika Chowdhary

Nan Xue GS, a fifth-year graduate student in Stone’s lab, explained that such research of speech-driven airflows and fluid mechanics can be useful in understanding how aerosols, especially coronavirus, are transported through air, which he hopes will be helpful in making guidelines and rules to promote safety.

Nan Xue ’21*, a fifth-year graduate student in Stone’s lab, explained that such research of speech-driven airflows and fluid mechanics can be useful in understanding how aerosols, especially coronavirus, are transported through air, which he hopes will be helpful in making guidelines and rules to promote safety.

NEWS | 12/20/2020

Princeton ‘not optimistic’ about international travel this summer

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Princeton ‘not optimistic’ about international travel this summer

Julia Zhou

The University is not optimistic about international travel this summer, despite recent vaccination advancements. A final decision on international University-sponsored travel in summer 2021 will be made in May.

The University is not optimistic about international travel this summer, despite recent vaccination advancements. A final decision on international University-sponsored travel in summer 2021 will be made in May.

NEWS | 12/20/2020

Princeton study outlines viable, affordable plans for America to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050

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Princeton study outlines viable, affordable plans for America to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050

Amy Ciceu

Five proposed net-zero emissions pathways involve standard expenditures, and save money in years to come, according to a study by University researchers.

The teams behind the study—led by the co-principal investigators Chris Greig, Eric Larson, and Jesse Jenkins of the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment—determined that all five proposed net-zero emissions pathways involve expenditures that remain within the standard bounds of historical annual energy GDP costs, or about 4%-6% of the nation’s GDP. 

NEWS | 12/20/2020

Humanities Council awards grant to launch Native American & Indigenous Studies Working Group

McCosh Hall

Humanities Council awards grant to launch Native American & Indigenous Studies Working Group

Diya Kraybill

“It was inspiring to hear their goals and their vision for the future of the field at Princeton,” Rivett wrote in an email to the ‘Prince’, and noted that the working group is an attempt to “continue the conversation that the students have largely started and to formalize faculty involvement in their efforts.” 

“It was inspiring to hear their goals and their vision for the future of the field at Princeton,” Rivett wrote in an email to the ‘Prince’, and noted that the working group is an attempt to “continue the conversation that the students have largely started and to formalize faculty involvement in their efforts.” 

NEWS | 12/20/2020

Eight new solar projects to be installed to support Princeton's carbon neutrality goal

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Eight new solar projects to be installed to support Princeton's carbon neutrality goal

Sai Rachumalla

The solar arrays will “more than triple the University’s current solar photovoltaic (PV) generating capacity,” increasing this capacity from 5.5 to 19 percent of current electric energy use.

The solar arrays will “more than triple the University’s current solar photovoltaic (PV) generating capacity,” increasing this capacity from 5.5 to 19 percent of current electric energy use.

NEWS | 12/20/2020

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