Anne Holton ’80 has been selected to be the Baccalaureate Speaker for the 2017 Commencement in May. Holton was the former Secretary of Education for the state of Virginia, and is the wife of Virginia Senator Tim Kaine.
Thomas C. Leonard, Research Scholar at The Council of the Humanities and Lecturer in Economics at the University discussed his book new book on illiberalism during the Progressive Era, eugenics, and the election, and heard responses from Christine Rosen, Senior Editor at The New Atlantis, and William Schambra, Senior Fellow at Hudson Institute. Leonard began the talk by quoting James A.
Challenging and changing the narrative around the word “feminism” is key to moving toward an equitable society, said activist Teresa C. Younger in a lecture on gender, power, and equality.
The University completed an extensive renovation of the former Frick Chemistry Laboratory at 20 Washington Street, which will provide a new home to ten academic departments and five international programs, including the Department of Economics.
Darcy James Argue, conductor of the Princeton University Creative Large Ensemble, was nominated for a Grammy award. His album, tilted “Real Enemies,” was named a finalist in the “Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album” category.
The Princeton Clay Project shared students’ solidarity with refugee populations worldwide through “Princeton Stands Together #WithRefugees,” a photo campaign which took place in Frist this past Monday and Tuesday.
Former Republican Congresswoman Nan Hayworth ’81, Former Democratic Congresswoman Marjorie Margolies, and 2016 Democratic Congressional candidate and 2012 alumni class president Lindy Li ’12 participated in a panel discussion about navigating a career in politics as a woman. Hayworth majored in biology at the University and went on to graduate from Cornell University Medical College and practice as an ophthalmologist.
“By virtue of picking the most famous people around they introduced a bias,” he said.
In an email to students who plan to bicker Tower Club this coming spring, Tower Bicker Committee Chair Diego Negrón-Reichard announced Tower will be double-bicker. “For the first time, Tower will be officially double-bicker!” Negrón-Reichard wrote.
Dr. Deshawn Cook was appointed as the new director of student life for Butler College on October 25th, 2016. He came to the University from Drew University, where he served as the assistant director of residential life and the Title IX coordinator. Cook earned a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and an M.A. in Liberal Studies at Ramapo College as well as a Doctor of Letters at Drew University.
The Department Public Safety issued a timely warning through email to the University community December 5 at 3:40 a.m. regarding an unarmed robbery incident.
Most partygoers wouldn’t think to call Department of Public Safety and file a noise complaint for the party they are currently attending. For a group of University students at the 2 Dickinson St. Co-op, however, that was exactly the right idea.
Three University professors and four University alumni are recipients of the 2017 Breakthrough Prize. The professors include Math Professor Jean Bourgain, and Physics Professors Simone Giombi and Frans Pretorius.
Sexual Harrassment/Assault Advising, Resources & Education (SHARE) parterned with Womanspace to line Prospect Avenue and other streets around campus with luminarias, a lantern consisting of a candle set in a small paper bag weighted with sand.
Yale University released a report to its Committee to Establish Principles on Renaming after receiving demands to rename the residential college named after John C. Calhoun, a former U.S. Senator known for his support of slavery.
After a four-way contested election, the Daily Princetonian elected Associate Opinion Editor Sarah Sakha ’18 as the Editor-in-Chief for the 141st Board.
“I think there are myths about the clubs that I think are almost as harmful to the school, that we can stereotype clubs whether we know they are true or not,” Clark said.
The rest of the Ivy League colleges have announced their stance in relation to the “campus sanctuary” movements across many college campuses across the nation. These announcements come after President-elect Donald Trump’s statement to repeal the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy. This policy, implemented in 2012, protects undocumented students from deportation.
The Undergraduate Student Government discussed and the upcoming Winter Social in their meeting this Sunday.
USG Presidential Candidates Myesha Jamison ’18 and Rachel Yee ’19 debated their platforms and visions for the University student community in the Whig Senate chamber on Sunday.
