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63.4% of students ‘would seriously consider’ leave of absence if fall is online, USG report finds

63.4% of students ‘would seriously consider’ leave of absence if fall is online, USG report finds

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

The survey results, released on Saturday, were based on 2,237 total responses and included student feedback on a wide range of issues regarding the COVID-19 crisis’ impact on academics and student life. Each survey question was optional, so each had a different number of total respondents.

NEWS | 05/16/2020

Q&A with Nicholas Johnson ’20, U.’s first black valedictorian

Q&A with Nicholas Johnson ’20, U.’s first black valedictorian

Paige Allen

Johnson shared his reflections on being named valedictorian, responding to challenging situations, and growing as an undergraduate.

NEWS | 05/14/2020

Off-campus orientation experiences to take place online for Class of 2024

Off-campus orientation experiences to take place online for Class of 2024

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

President Christopher L. Eisgruber ’83 announced in an email on May 4 that the University will not be making a decision as to whether the fall semester will be held online or in-person until early July. But the University Orientation programming office wrote that, given the timing necessary to plan off-campus trips, they are unable to wait until July to make decisions regarding small-group experiences.

NEWS | 05/12/2020

Alumni’s Connect for Covid campaign raises over 33K, donates hundreds of electronic devices to patients

Omar Farah

So far, the campaign has collected over $33,000 in donations nationally and delivered approximately 300 devices to patients.

NEWS | 05/10/2020

USG reviews referendum position paper, confirms Honor Committee and Committee on Discipline members

USG reviews referendum position paper, confirms Honor Committee and Committee on Discipline members

Caitlin Limestahl

Anne Grinder ’23, Samuel Fendler ’21, Michael Wang ’21, Munisa Said ’22, Matthew Weatherhead ’23, Yujin Angolio ’23, and Dylan Shapiro ’23 were reconfirmed for the Honor Committee. Abbie Willhelm ’23, Avner Goldstein ’21, Jennifer Lee ’23, and Daisy Torres ’22 were confirmed for the Committee on Discipline.

NEWS | 05/10/2020

Professor John Murrin, prolific historian of early America, dies at 84 of COVID-19 complications

Edward Tian

“There’s a motto in academia — everyone here is smart; you can distinguish yourself by being kind. No one embodied this motto more than John,” noted professor Kevin Kruse.

NEWS | 05/09/2020

U. announces Spirit of Princeton Award recipients

Zachary Shevin and Edward Tian

Kelton Chastulik ’21 is the first junior to receive this recognition since 2017.

NEWS | 05/08/2020

16 faculty members, 18 alumni elected to nation’s historic academies

16 faculty members, 18 alumni elected to nation’s historic academies

Allan Shen

University faculty members elected to the Academy this year include Professors Rubén Gallo, M. Zahid Hasan, Amaney Jamal, Ruby Lee, Margaret Martonosi, Tom Muir, Alondra Nelson, Eve Ostriker, Alexander Smits, James Stone, Leeat Yariv, and Muhammad Qasim Zaman.

NEWS | 05/08/2020

Elizabeth Armstrong GS ’93 named head of Butler College

Naomi Hess

“[Armstrong’s] important contributions as a teacher, a faculty adviser, a scholar and a University citizen make her an exceptional choice to succeed Nicole Shelton as the faculty head of Butler,” said Dean of the College Jill Dolan in the announcement.

NEWS | 05/07/2020

U. hosts SophCon, virtual orientation program for rising sophomores

Evelyn Doskoch

The program took place from Monday, May 4, to Wednesday, May 6, through a series of three one-hour webinars that discussed Academic Advising and Career Exploration, Mental Wellness, Housing and Dining, and Residential Colleges.

NEWS | 05/07/2020

Q&A with Grace Sommers, Class of 2020 salutatorian

Paige Allen

Sommers said she looks forward to crafting her Latin-language commencement address — “maybe throwing in some jokes.”

NEWS | 05/07/2020

Governments across the hemisphere unable to relay COVID-19 relief information to small businesses, U. affiliated study finds

Governments across the hemisphere unable to relay COVID-19 relief information to small businesses, U. affiliated study finds

Anne Wen

“This huge amount of money is dropped on small businesses, and it's not making a dent,” University economist Christopher Neilson said about the CARES Act.

NEWS | 05/07/2020

Incoming SEAS Dean Andrea Goldsmith becomes first woman to receive Marconi Prize

Albert Jiang

The Marconi Prize is widely considered to be the highest honor in telecommunications research, given to one or two individuals a year for “a significant and impactful scientific discovery or innovation that changed millions of lives.”

NEWS | 05/07/2020

U. admits 1.4 percent of transfer applicants

U. admits 1.4 percent of transfer applicants

Zachary Shevin

Despite 97 fewer applicants applying compared to 2019, the transfer student acceptance rate of 1.4 percent is still nearly four times smaller than the 5.5 percent acceptance rate for the Class of 2024.

NEWS | 05/06/2020

U. to amend sexual misconduct policy after DeVos releases new Title IX regulations

U. to amend sexual misconduct policy after DeVos releases new Title IX regulations

Zachary Shevin and Rooya Rahin

The amended rules will require live hearings during which students accused of sexual assault will be able to cross-examine their accusers.

NEWS | 05/06/2020

Fall Bridge Year programs expecting delays due to coronavirus

Fall Bridge Year programs expecting delays due to coronavirus

Marissa Michaels

Bridge Year will be offered to the incoming Class of 2024, but most likely with a delayed start date to allow participants additional time to complete pre-departure tasks.

NEWS | 05/05/2020

At CPUC meeting, Dolan says U. cannot guarantee immediate return after gap year

At CPUC meeting, Dolan says U. cannot guarantee immediate return after gap year

Sandeep Mangat

Students who take gap years this fall may not be guaranteed immediate return to the University, according to Dean Jill Dolan.

NEWS | 05/05/2020

Q&A with 2020 Searle Scholar and U. Biology Professor Britt Adamson

Q&A with 2020 Searle Scholar and U. Biology Professor Britt Adamson

Zoya Amir Gauhar

Adamson’s work focuses on understanding how somatic cells respond to DNA damage and mutations. Her lab hopes to achieve an understanding of how DNA damage affects cells as a whole, as opposed to past approaches that focus on individualized mechanisms of cell responses.

NEWS | 05/05/2020

Eilperin ’92, Taub ’14 win Pulitzer Prizes in Explanatory Reporting, Feature Writing

Eilperin ’92, Taub ’14 win Pulitzer Prizes in Explanatory Reporting, Feature Writing

Danielle Ranucci

“...[F]or someone who’s been working on journalism since my time at Princeton and since the day I left the gates, it’s pretty great to win something like this,” Juliet Eilperin ’92 said.

NEWS | 05/05/2020

Eisgruber told departments to prepare for an online semester. Here’s what they’re thinking.

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

Virtual learning is difficult. The Daily Princetonian reached out to every department to see what planning, if any, has been done to prepare for the possibility of an online fall semester.

NEWS | 05/05/2020

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