“I always intend to be seen as a resource to students,” said Cook. “A person can’t be everything to everyone, but what’s most important is the ability to get students connected to the resources they need.”
For the summer of 2019, the Office of International Programs has reformed its International Internship Program (IIP) offerings by shrinking “cohort” sizes and sending students to more developing countries, all in an attempt to increase cultural integration.
Few novels in history have permeated the collective consciousness like Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein.” On Thursday, a five-person panel examined the various ways in which the novel has influenced literature, philosophy, and the pursuit of scientific knowledge.
Valerie Jarrett, former senior adviser to President Barack Obama, advocated for mandatory voting in her talk on Wednesday, Nov. 7, at the University. Mandatory voting would help depolarize the current political climate, according to Jarrett.
“Familiarity with technology as a user [and] some ability to think a little more deeply about how it works and about what is likely to be able to do and not do — that’s going to be core knowledge for policy professionals in the future.”
Voters in the 2018 midterms gave the country varied results — and Princetonians were in the mix across the board. Texans re-elected Republican Sen. Ted Cruz ’92 for another term, and Coloradans chose Democrat Jared Polis ’96 for their next governor, the nation’s first openly gay governor. In New Jersey, incumbent Democrat Sen. Bob Menendez kept his Senate seat after a feisty challenge from U. Trustee Bob Hugin ’76.
Students were all eyes last night as the country’s fate unfolded. Hundreds crowded into Whig Hall to watch the midterm election results and eat 1,000 Chick-fil-A nuggets, 30 boxes of pizza, and 200 doughnuts. It was an event organized by Whig-Clio, with the support of USG and ODUS on the Vote100 campaign.
The force that keeps post-Soviet states trapped in bad governance, known as “Good Soviet Union,” is equivalent to President Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again,” according to political science professor Vladimir Gel’man. In a lecture on Tuesday, Gel’man discussed the causes and solutions to “bad governance” in post-Soviet states like Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan.
Molecular biology concentrator Samvida Sudheesh Venkatesh ’19, known for her relentless and humble approach to her scientific research, was awarded a 2019 Rhodes Scholarship on Oct. 26. Her friends, professors, and mentors consistently said they are not surprised that she was honored with such a recognition.
On Tuesday, Nov. 6, Kirkpatrick gave a lecture at the University about his experiences speaking with both civilians on the ground in Egypt and the decision makers in Egypt and the United States throughout his time as Cairo bureau chief. Those experiences shaped his reporting in his new book, “Into the Hands of the Soldiers.”
Last night, the University’s Center for Jewish Life (CJL) hosted a packed vigil for the victims of the Oct. 27 shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pa.
In the weeks prior to the 2018 midterm elections, the focus on political discourse and civic engagement has heightened throughout the nation, particularly on college campuses. However, a small minority of the University’s undergraduate student body — international students — experiences this focus in vastly different ways.
A new exhibit on campus is casting spells from the Cotsen Children’s Library. Wizarding 101, an exhibit commemorating the 20th anniversary of J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone,” features supernatural picture books with a wizarding world twist.
A global expert on national sovereignty said he believes recent changes in U.S. diplomacy and trade won’t disrupt the foundations of the country’s democracy.
While campus was dead silent over fall break, the creature of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s renowned Gothic novel “Frankenstein” came to life in East Pyne Hall, just in time for Halloween.
From MAE to chemistry, Nobel laureate Frances H. Arnold ’79 said her mindset was to “keep it simple, stupid.”
On Nov. 1, President Eisgruber, Rutgers President Robert L. Barchi, and University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank sent a letter to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos in support of legal protections for transgender individuals.
Samvida Sudheesh Venkatesh ’19 was one of five recipients from India awarded a 2019 Rhodes Scholarship to pursue graduate studies at the University of Oxford, according to a University statement.
Art has become one of the most important ways to combat climate change, according to world-renowned environmental activist Bill McKibben. He discussed the role of art within the anti-climate change movement as a part of the series that promotes the “Nature’s Nation: American Art and Environment” exhibit at the University Art Museum.
