As a Classics major here at Princeton, at times I have wondered whether my education has given me a limited or narrow worldview.
The University announced its strategic planning framework, recently adopted by its Board of Trustees, on Tuesday. The framework will focus on the University's commitment to research and the liberal arts, with an emphasis on diversity and inclusivity, affordability and service, and includes plans to accept transfer students, expand student body and create a seventh residential college. “The vision that is expressed in the strategic framework document is one that I own wholeheartedly and am delighted to have the Trustees putting forward,” University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 Eisgruber said. The framework identifies the University’s strategic priorities, such as expanding the student body and developing new facilities to better support engineering and environmental studies.In light of the University's mission as a residential liberal arts research university, priorities such as expanding the Graduate School are also being considered. Among other plans, the report states that the University will institute a small transfer admissions program for the first time since 1990, in order to attract students of diverse backgrounds, including military veterans and low-income students who may have begun their post-secondary careers in community colleges.
The new Butler College Innovation Space, or iSpace, aims to be a hub for budding entrepreneurs, Butler College Director of Studies Matthew Lazen said. The iSpace is located in the basement of Wu Hall and was officially inaugurated last November. The walls of the space are covered with whiteboards, and the movable tables can also be written on with dry-erase markers so that spontaneous ideas can be jotted down, according to John Danner, a lecturer in the Department of Electrical Engineering who was involved during construction process.
Students and faculty participated in various service projects including decorating lunch bags, tutoring students and initiating food drives during the inaugural Month of Service spearheaded by the Pace Center for Civic Engagement this January.Gwen McNamara, Communications Coordinator of the Pace Center, said that the Center chose to hold the event in January as it is the month when the University honors Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy with a formal commemorative event.“January is a great time for reflection,” Kimberly de los Santos, Executive Director of the Pace Center, said.“We’ve all had a busy fall and we’ll all be having a busy spring, so January is a great time to set aside to provide a lens for the upcoming year.”During the Month of Service, Pace Center’s Community House organized multiple service projects for University students.
Judy Jarvis, former director of Vassar College’s LGBTQ and Women’s Centers, began her work as the Director of the University's Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center on Jan.
Texas Senator Ted Cruz ’92 took victory for the Republican party at the Iowa Caucus on Feb. 1, claiming 27.7 percent of the electoral votes in a heated competition, CNNreported. According to the New York Times, Cruz walked away with eight out of the 30 possible delegates. Donald Trump, the Republican forerunner who sat atop the polls since he announced candidacy, fell short with 24.4 percent of the votes, claiming second in the race.
The University presented the Journey Award on Martin Luther King, Jr.
Four students at the University of California, Berkeley, filed complaints against Google Inc. for privacy violations relating to Google’s Apps for Education program,which provides Gmail and other Google products to educational institutions, on Jan.
The number of students who are permanently registered with the University's Office of Disability Services has increased by 80 percent between 2011 and 2015, a growth that mirrors a national trend, according to Associate Director of the Office of Disability Services Elizabeth Erickson.Particularly, in the 2013-14 academic year, the ODS registered and accommodated the largest number of students with sensory, mobility and diagnosed psychological disabilities, she added.Vice Provost for Institutional Equity and Diversity Michele Minter noted when she first arrived at the University in 2011 that most of the accommodations provided by the ODS tended to be focused on students with learning disabilities.“Since then, we have seen an increase in the number of students requesting accommodations related to psychological disabilities, and we are very glad that those students are finding their way to the office so that they can be accommodated,” she said.Subsequently, Minter explained that the primary challenges of the ODS since its establishment in the fall of 2006 have come with the expansion and the transforming nature of accommodation requests.Providing Academic and Recreational SupportMinter noted that when requesting an accommodation, students go through an “interactive process” in which they submit documentation related to their disability and then work with staff and outside clinicians to review and determine appropriate options.Sofia Gallo ’17, who is visually impaired, said that the office asks students what accommodations they have had in the past.
631 students were enrolled in the 58 courses offered for the third annual Wintersession which took place from Jan.
The first round of sign-ins for Charter Club, Cloister Inn, Colonial Club, Terrace Club, and Quadrangle Club ended Saturday, Jan.
The next president must be someone who rejects Washingtonian politicking like themselves, both Texas Senator Ted Cruz ’92 and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie expressed in Thursday night’s Republican debate three days before the Iowa caucus. Christie argued that voters must send someone from “outside of Washington to Washington.” “I need a Washington-English dictionary converter,” he said, describing the political jargon that surfaced during crossfires in the debate.
Due to heavy snow and hazardous travel conditions, all campus events scheduled forSaturdaywere either moved up toFriday, delayed or cancelled, according to Assistant Vice President for Communications Daniel Day. The Office of Communications issued anannouncementaround6 a.m.Saturdaymorning saying that the University was closed for non-essential personnel.
A federal court judge has determined that a University student who filed a lawsuit against the University for mishandling his suicide attempt in 2012 may remain anonymous during the discovery phase of the trial. This decision reverses a decision issued by a magistrate judge last summer that dictated that the student, currently identified by the initials W.P., should disclose his name in full. U.S.
Two University undergraduates, Ella Cheng ’16 and Tyler Rudolph ’16, as well as three alumni, Lucas Briger ’12, Anastasya Lloyd-Damnjanovic ’14 and Yung Yung (Rosy) Yang ’13 have received the Schwarzman Scholarship in its inaugural year. The scholarship, funded by the co-founder and chairman of the investment firm Blackstone Group Stephen A.
The Historical Society of Princeton, an organization founded in 1938 dedicated to interpret the town’s history, reopened its museum on Jan.
The University has assigned temporary affinity rooms in the Fields Center to the black, African-American, Latinx, Asian, Asian-American, Arab and Middle-Eastern student communities, Vice President for Campus Life W.
The township of Princeton is in the process of creating a comprehensive Bicycle Master Plan to create a connected network of bike facilities throughout the town, Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert said. This plan is being funded by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and the town will be working with the consulting firm WSP, Parsons Brinckerhoffto develop the plan. Representatives from the New Jersey Department of Transportation did not respond to requests for comment. WSP, Parsons Brinckerhoff program manager for the Bicycle Master Plan Peter Kremer explained that as part of the plan, the firm is currently conducting a survey to gather community input regarding the Bicycle Master Plan.
The Undergraduate Student Government is working to set up a bike share program on campus, U-Councilor Ethan Marcus ’18 said at the last senate meeting of the semester on Jan.
Microeconomic Insights, a websitedeveloped by University professors and professors from other institutions worldwide, including Harvard University and the London School of Economics, was launched last week. The Institute for Fiscal Studies, a London-based organization, will be hosting the website.
