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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

Fall semester to proceed as originally scheduled, whether online or in person

Fall semester to proceed as originally scheduled, whether online or in person

Marie-Rose Sheinerman, Zachary Shevin, and Evelyn Doskoch

University officials considered “whether to postpone the beginning of the academic term until later in the fall or even until January,” but decided against such a decision.

NEWS | 05/04/2020

Claire Wayner ’22, Jessica Lambert ’22 named 2020 Udall Scholars

Claire Wayner ’22, Jessica Lambert ’22 named 2020 Udall Scholars

Anne Wen

The Udall Scholarship is a national scholarship awarded to sophomores and juniors focused on Native American studies or environmental studies. It is awarded, on average, to 55 students a year.

NEWS | 05/03/2020

Certain IIP internships converted to remote opportunities

Certain IIP internships converted to remote opportunities

Anne Wen

In an email addressed to the IIP student cohort on Tuesday, April 28, the organizing team explained that the office was working with existing partners to launch new virtual options. It will be up to the partner organization to determine if the internship can be completed remotely.

NEWS | 05/03/2020

PRINCO claims it prioritizes diversity. Experts want proof.

PRINCO claims it prioritizes diversity. Experts want proof.

Sam Kagan

Among the 260 individuals who earned over $1 million, only one was African American, one was Hispanic, and 30 were women, according to a source privy to recent information.

NEWS | 05/02/2020

U. announces tenure clock extension for junior faculty

U. announces tenure clock extension for junior faculty

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

The purpose of a term extension for tenure-track faculty at the University is to “mitigate the effects of the current public health crisis on their research and professional development,” Hotchkiss said.

NEWS | 05/02/2020

U. commits $1 million to local COVID-19 relief efforts

U. commits $1 million to local COVID-19 relief efforts

Marissa Michaels

“The University is actively pursuing other partner organizations, especially those focused on helping local businesses,” noted a University spokesperson.

NEWS | 04/30/2020

Handstands, Hindi, and ‘Hamilton’: How Tigers pass the time in isolation

Handstands, Hindi, and ‘Hamilton’: How Tigers pass the time in isolation

Annabelle Duval

Princeton students have been using their time inside to hone their skills — TikTok dances, recipes, handstands, original music videos and plays — and develop new passions.

NEWS | 04/29/2020

Former U. president Shirley Tilghman to co-chair NJ commission on reopening economy

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

“The role of the commission is to provide the best possible advice that we can to Gov. Murphy as we begin to plan for the relaxation of the sheltering order that has been in place for some time now, and the steps that need to be taken to re-establish the economy in the state,” Tilghman said.

NEWS | 04/28/2020

As Harvard pledges carbon-neutral endowment by 2050, Divest Princeton awaits response

As Harvard pledges carbon-neutral endowment by 2050, Divest Princeton awaits response

Rachel Sturley

“The announcement is a recognition that the endowment has an impact on the climate,” Divest Princeton’s Tom Taylor GS said. “It is a recognition of that really basic premise, that groups like us have been talking about for a really long time.”

NEWS | 04/28/2020

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