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Q-and-A: Brown President Ruth Simmons, soon-to-be Princeton trustee

Q-and-A: Brown President Ruth Simmons, soon-to-be Princeton trustee

At the beginning of next month, outgoing Brown president Ruth Simmons will trade schools with Wilson School dean Christina Paxson — Paxson will succeed Simmons in Providence as Brown’s 19th president, and Simmons will join Princeton’s Board of Trustees. On Monday, the ‘Prince’ caught up with the new trustee and asked her which school will have her allegiance.

NEWS | 06/17/2012

Bill would overhaul town-gown interaction, make Princeton comparable to public universities

Daily Princetonian Staff

The University may no longer need to earn the approval of the Borough and Township when it seeks to expand the campus if a bill making its way through the New Jersey state legislature passes. Senate Bill 1534 would eliminate the requirement that local governments in New Jersey sign off on the expansion and zoning plans of private nonprofit schools like Princeton, potentially reshaping town-gown battles like the long struggle over the University’s controversial Arts and Transit Neighborhood.

NEWS | 06/15/2012

Brown's Simmons named to Princeton Board of Trustees

The day after she retires from Brown University and is succeeded by Wilson School Dean Christina Paxson, outgoing Brown president Ruth Simmons will join Princeton’s Board of Trustees, the University announced Tuesday. Simmons, the first black president in Ivy League history and a vice provost at Princeton for three years in the 1990s, will be one of seven new people to join the Board on July 1.

NEWS | 06/11/2012

Battlefield named endangered site, pleasing preservationists

The Princeton Battlefield, a site at the center of a local political controversy, was named one of “America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places” by the National Trust for Historic Preservation last week, the latest step taken by local preservationists to oppose the development plans of the Institute for Advanced Study.

NEWS | 06/10/2012

Lempert defeats Wilkes '83 2 to 1 in Democratic primary for mayor

Princeton Township Deputy Mayor Liz Lempert defeated Borough Councilman Kevin Wilkes ’83 for the Democratic nomination for mayor of the consolidated Princeton on Tuesday. Lempert earned 2,055 votes, nearly twice the 1,105 votes that Wilkes received.

NEWS | 06/05/2012

Tilghman defends liberal arts education at Commencement; Aretha Franklin awarded honorary degree

The sky cleared up from the previous night’s rainfall just in time for the University’s 265th Commencement on Tuesday morning, as 1,230 undergraduates from the Class of 2012, five from other classes and 832 graduate students received their degrees in a ceremony on the front lawn of Nassau Hall.

NEWS | 06/04/2012

At Baccalaureate, Lewis ’82 tells seniors to understand role of luck

Author Michael Lewis ’82 drew on his own experiences and the content of his books to urge the Class of 2012 to understand the role that luck has played in their successes at the University’s 265th Baccalaureate ceremony held on Sunday afternoon in the University Chapel.

NEWS | 06/03/2012

Following rain, Carell talks technology, Doug Davis '12 at Class Day

Comedian and actor Steve Carell gave the keynote speech Monday morning at this year’s Class Day, a ceremony that dates back to 1856.Carell, known for his work on the television series "The Office" and films such as "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" and "Little Miss Sunshine," provided a lighthearted discussion of the differences between his own college career and those of today’s students given the advent of new technology.

NEWS | 06/03/2012

Tilghman: Arts and Transit, Nobel Prize, Aspire campaign are 'highlights' of year

The past year at the University was “blessed with a lot of highlights and a few lowlights,” President Shirley Tilghman told a crowd of alumni, students and parents in a conversation Saturday morning.

NEWS | 06/02/2012

Picoult '87, writers question future of print media

Author Jodi Picoult ’87 and three other alumni who work in writing and publishing spoke on Saturday morning about the developing tension between printed media and electronic publishing. Former executive at Time Inc. Nick Nicholas ’62, Washington Post journalist Joel Achenbach ’82 and multimedia advertising consultant for a newspaper in Austin, Texas, Jessica Gutierrez ’07 joined Picoult in the discussion.

NEWS | 06/02/2012

Long hours in the tents: The Reunions crews

As over 20,000 alumni and current students throw their cares away at Reunions this weekend, small teams of students work nonstop to ensure that all the events run smoothly.

NEWS | 06/02/2012

Tales from the Old Guard

Speaking in a gentle voice, Charlie Crandall ’42 P’74 G’15, sat calmly on the Forbes back patio. All of a sudden, he raised his cane in the air, and with the boisterous voice of a young man, shouted out to a fellow classmate he spotted. It is this very enthusiasm that defines the members of the Old Guard.

NEWS | 06/02/2012

Panel: Should the news be fair and balanced?

Five University alumni who work in the media tried to answer the question, “Is Anyone Really Interested in Having the News Be Fair and Balanced?”, in a panel discussion hosted on Thursday afternoon.

NEWS | 06/01/2012

Hard at work, before the fun even begins

Each year, no sooner is the big white tent on Alexander Beach taken down after Princeton Preview than it is reconstructed once again, accompanied by tall wooden gates that seem to have appeared overnight. As students prepare for final exams and alumni get ready to return to campus in late May, Reunions season has already begun for the University’s Grounds and Building Maintenance carpenter and electric crews.

NEWS | 06/01/2012

George discusses importance of election for American politics

Politics professor Robert George highlighted “the importance of this upcoming election” as an indicator of the direction of both American politics and the future of America in a conversation Friday with Ramesh Ponnuru ’95, senior editor at the National Review and columnist for Bloomberg View.

NEWS | 06/01/2012

Q-and-A: Nikki Muller ’05, YouTube sensation

Nikki Muller ’05, creator of the viral YouTube video "Ivy League Hustle (I Went to Princeton, Bitch)," has made it big. Muller spoke at a discussion titled "Feminism in Action" on Friday and will perform her popular rap at various sites during Reunions. In between, she stopped to talk with the ‘Prince’ about life during and after Princeton.

NEWS | 06/01/2012

Alumni in politics debate causes of Washington polarization

Chief of Staff to Vice President Joe Biden Bruce Reed ’82 and five other alumni active in politics argued about the causes of political polarization in Washington D.C. in an alumni-faculty forum Friday morning.

NEWS | 05/31/2012

'Prince' to complete digital archives, dating back to 1876

This weekend, as nearly 20,000 University alumni, family members and friends converge on campus for Reunions 2012, The Daily Princetonian also celebrates its past through the completion of the Larry DuPraz Digital Archives: a free, searchable online index of every past issue of the ‘Prince’ from its creation in 1876 through 2002, accessible at http://theprince.princeton.edu. All issues will be loaded by June 30, 2012.

NEWS | 05/31/2012

Q-and-A: Brooke Shields '87

Actress Brooke Shields ’87 returned to campus for her 25th Reunion Friday, speaking at the Alumni-Faculty forum “Tigers in the Arts” about her acting and writing projects both on campus and after graduation. After the forum, she spoke to the ‘Prince’ about her time at the University and her experiences with Reunions and Class Day.

NEWS | 05/31/2012

Q-and-A: Bruce Reed '82, Chief of Staff to Vice President Joe Biden

After a morning Alumni-Faculty forum on bipartisanship, the ‘Prince’ sat down with Bruce Reed ’82, the chief of staff to Vice President Joe Biden and an assistant to the President, to discuss his two tours in the White House, his career aspirations as a Princeton student and "surviving your 20s."

NEWS | 05/31/2012

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