News

Westminster Choir College announces layoffs

Westminster Choir College, Rider University’s musical branch only a short walk from the University, has been facing a rough year. The layoffs, which will take effect on August 31, 2018, come after Rider University’s Board of Trustees decided to divest from the Choir College, as reported in March of this year. The buyer of Westminster was decided by the Board in August 2017, but the buyer’s identity is still unknown.

U. launches Princeton and Slavery website

“The history of Princeton and slavery is the history of America writ small,” professor Martha Sandweiss said. “We are a place where liberty and slavery have been intertwined from the very start.”

James Fields: A fresh perspective for PPS

“PCS is a part of the community whether we like it or not, and they’re here, they’re taxpayers, and a lot of the parents at PCS also have children at PPS. I think it’s unhealthy for us to create dichotomies between the two,” explained Fields. “They are both funded through taxpayer dollars. Because of that, I would like to see transparency on both sides, PPS and PCS, and I would like to see where we can have greater collaboration and cooperation.”

Deutsch ’91 hopes to promote student wellness on school board

Julie Ramirez pursues a quantitative approach to school board

Jenny Ludmer strives to let citizens be heard

Beth Behrend wants to close the achievement gap

U., undergraduate, Microsoft sue Trump administration over DACA

The University has launched a legal challenge to the Trump administration’s ending of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The U. filed the joint complaint on Nov. 3 in federal court in Washington, D.C., alongside Maria De La Cruz Perales Sanchez '18 and Microsoft.  

Jerome Powell '75 nominated as Chairman of Federal Reserve

Monica Lewinsky talks cyberbullying at Princeton Day School

Lewinksy has been an outspoken advocate against cyberbullying and she discussed her experiences with it in at the Forbes 30 Under 30 summit in October 2014. Since then, she has delivered a TED talk advocating for a compassionate internet culture and written the introduction to a recent book about cyberbullying. 

John Grisham talks brevity in writing and new book set partially at U.

“Don’t you hate it when you’re reading a book and you get the impression that the writer is sitting there with a keyboard and a thesaurus?” Grisham asked.

Incoming students “play the system” for assigning orientation programs

During the summer, members of the Class of 2021 filled out orientation surveys designed to place them in one of three programs: Outdoor Action, Community Action, or Dialogue and Difference in Action. Some incoming students answered the survey questions in a way that would allow them to match with the program of their choice, thereby playing the system.

McPhee ’53, Wright ’79, Achenbach ’82 discuss writing process, journalism

Pulitzer Prize-winning Ferris Professor of Journalism John McPhee ’53 answered questions relating to his extensive career as a writer of creative nonfiction and discussed his most recent book, “Draft No. 4: On the Writing Process.” He was accompanied by Robert Wright ’79 and Joel Achenbach ’82, two accomplished writers in their own rights, at a book discussion on Tuesday evening at Labyrinth Books.

Meet What You Eat harvest dinner presents campus-grown produce

P-Safe report shows increase in reported incidents of rape, robbery in 2016

Tatum discusses diversity and race in college, engaging across differences

Every campus has the opportunity to bring people together across lines of difference, said Beverly Daniel Tatum in a discussion on the latest edition of her book “‘Why are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?’ And Other Conversations About Race.” 

Bermann to lead new seminar on global migration supported by Mellon Foundation

Beginning in the 2018–19 academic year, comparative literature professor Sandra Bermann will lead a Sawyer Seminar called Global Migration: The Humanities and Social Sciences in Dialogue. Bermann plans to bring in faculty from multiple disciplines, including history, sociology, comparative literature, and politics.  

Princeton Peer Nightline grows as biweekly support resource for students

Rarely can students find a place to share what is weighing on their minds without worrying about the consequences of what they are disclosing. Princeton Peer Nightline, a peer-run, confidential and anonymous call and chat service run by volunteers, offers just that. Open on Tuesday and Friday nights, the network offers an empathetic ear for issues with which students are struggling.

USG discusses Honor Committee diversity, restaurant week

The Undergraduate Student Government discussed upcoming plans for a “restaurant week all year,” diversity on the Honor Committee, and confirmed new members, along with other issues in its weekly meeting Oct. 22. 

Professor misses U. conference due to denied visa

Francois Héran, an anthropologist, sociologist, and demographer, was unable to obtain his visa in time to visit the United States for a conference at the University last Friday.  Héran suspects that the reason is a past visit to Tehran, Iran, for another demographic conference last year.