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Sekhsaria '18 turns senior thesis into $2.5 million startup Lumhaa

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Sekhsaria '18 turns senior thesis into $2.5 million startup Lumhaa

Neha Chauhan

This summer, Shriya Sekhsaria ’18 turned her lifelong interest in collecting memories into a startup company called Lumhaa.  Lumhaa is about recording and sharing memories through a virtual platform. Users can create virtual “memory jars” via text descriptions, audio or video recordings, and images. Today, Lumhaa is worth an estimated $2.5 million.

NEWS | 09/02/2018

U. backs Harvard in lawsuit alleging bias against Asian-Americans

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U. backs Harvard in lawsuit alleging bias against Asian-Americans

Isabel Ting

In an email statement, Assistant Vice President for Communications Daniel Day confirmed the University’s support for the inclusion of race in college applications. Day pointed to President Christopher Eisgruber ’83’s response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2016 decision in Fisher v. Texas and a 2015 compliance review of the University’s undergraduate admission process by the Office for Civil Rights.

NEWS | 08/12/2018

Federal judge upholds earlier ruling in favor of DACA

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Federal judge upholds earlier ruling in favor of DACA

Ivy Truong

On Aug. 3, U.S. District Judge John D. Bates upheld his earlier ruling that the Trump administration must restore the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in a lawsuit brought up by the University, Maria De La Cruz Perales Sanchez ’18, and Microsoft. DACA grants protection to undocumented immigrants who came to the country illegally as children.

NEWS | 08/04/2018

New program helps Puerto Rican scholars research impacts of Hurricane Maria

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New program helps Puerto Rican scholars research impacts of Hurricane Maria

Katie Tam

From July 9 to Sep. 1, the University will be hosting 13 scholars through the Visiting Scholars and Artists from Puerto Rico program. The program provides a space for researchers affected by the devastation of Hurricane Maria to advance their work. They will be provided with office space, access to library and scholarly resources, a stipend for living expenses and off-campus housing, and opportunities to interact with colleagues. The program is sponsored by the Program in Latin American Studies and the Office of the Provost and is endorsed by the Princeton Task Force on Puerto Rico.

NEWS | 07/23/2018
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Lawmakers, professors look ahead to a Supreme Court with Kavanaugh

Booker urges young people to oppose Kavanaugh's confirmation. University professors say the Supreme Court is increasingly politicized.

Lawmakers, professors look ahead to a Supreme Court with Kavanaugh

Katja Stroke-Adolphe

New Jersey Senator Cory Booker announced his opposition to the nomination of Kavanaugh in a July 9 statement. Booker was concerned about Kavanaugh’s views regarding Roe v. Wade, the Affordable Care Act, and the rights of workers to organize for better wages and working conditions. Because of this, Booker urged young people to oppose the nomination of Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. University professors explained how the Supreme Court has been increasingly politicized since the Reagan administration.

NEWS | 07/23/2018

Undergraduate population is expanding by 500 students by 2026

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Undergraduate population is expanding by 500 students by 2026

Allie Spensley

The University’s campus is changing — and growing. By 2026, up to two new residential colleges will accommodate 500 new undergraduate students, including transfer students who will be admitted as part of the University's reinstated transfer program. These new residential buildings are just one part of a larger plan to expand the University.

NEWS | 07/22/2018

What you need to know about DACA recipients and the University

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What you need to know about DACA recipients and the University

Sarah Warman Hirschfield

In September of 2017, as students left their homes all over the world to come to campus, the Trump administration announced it would begin to phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which provides protections for individuals who were brought to the United States illegally as children. Since then, the University has engaged in a yearlong legal battle to protect DACA beneficiaries after the policy’s announced rescission.

NEWS | 07/22/2018

Six new trustees, including Jemison ’18, elected to Board

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Six new trustees, including Jemison ’18, elected to Board

Benjamin Ball

Myesha Jemison ’18 is one of six new trustees recently elected to the Board of Trustees. She is joined by Joshua Bolten ’76, Kimberly Johnson ’95, Marco Tablada ’93, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo ’87, and Craig Robinson ’83. According to Jemison and Bolten, the diversity of the newest cohort of trustees means they're well-equipped to guide and support the University's goals.

NEWS | 07/02/2018

University community weighs in on Supreme Court travel ban ruling

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University community weighs in on Supreme Court travel ban ruling

Linh Nguyen

On Tuesday, June 26, the United States Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 vote that President Trump’s travel ban was constitutional because it did not necessarily target immigration on the basis of race or religion. The ruling elicited a statement from President Christopher L. Eisgruber ’83. Many University students are responding to the court's decision with outrage, while others said the travel ban could positively impact national security.

NEWS | 07/02/2018

Remembering Dr. Adel Mahmoud, a leader in global health

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Remembering Dr. Adel Mahmoud, a leader in global health

Benjamin Ball and Isabel Ting

An innovator in the world of vaccines, Mahmoud was known for his focus on saving lives and his consistent empathy. After creating better and more widely available vaccines as the president of Merck Vaccines and Case Western Reserve University’s department of medicine, Mahmoud would go on to join the University community as a professor, brightening the days of colleagues and students alike.

NEWS | 06/26/2018

YDS releases petition, first formal student response to U. workers' rights since 2003

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YDS releases petition, first formal student response to U. workers' rights since 2003

Katie Tam

YDS circulated the petition following a Town Hall on May 9, 2018, during which the petition’s issues were brought  to public attention. The petition highlights ongoing problems with wages and benefits, managerial harassment, hiring practices, and more. YDS worked closely with the Service Employees International Union Local 175 to produce the petition document, which is a result of over thirty interviews with workers in Dining Services, Facilities, and other departments. The petition is directed at President Eisgruber, the Board of Trustees, and the Provost’s Office.

NEWS | 06/20/2018

Remembering Yasmin Ahmed Abdillahi ’20

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Remembering Yasmin Ahmed Abdillahi ’20

Claire Thornton

Yasmin Ahmed Abdillahi ’20, known for her compassion for others and for her strong Muslim faith, died last Friday after being struck by a train in Euless, Texas. She was 20 years old. According to friends and family she had been playing with cousins and accidentally encountered the moving train. Her funeral took place on Sunday, June 10, in Dallas. Her death is still under investigation, and as of Friday, June 15, the Fort Worth Police Department was unable to provide additional information to The Daily Princetonian.

NEWS | 06/17/2018

Princeton revisited: town Republicans persist despite strident opposition

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Princeton revisited: town Republicans persist despite strident opposition

Jeff Zymeri

The 2016 election continues to loom large on the psyche of Princeton Republicans. To many on both sides of the political spectrum, Donald Trump represented a subversion of political norms and accepted political behavior. To Dudley Sipprelle, Trump’s campaign posed a serious threat to the “traditional” Republican party. It was only after the Republican primary that Sipprelle was forced to come around on Trump and support his party’s nominee. 

NEWS | 06/05/2018

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