Open Letters

An open letter calling on Princeton to accept the Duolingo English Test as part of international application process

“Princeton has made the application process more just and accessible in many ways, from the new Financial Aid policy to offering application cost waivers to low-income applicants. Yet, it still requires internationals to take extremely overpriced tests to prove their English proficiency.” 

“Princeton has made the application process more just and accessible in many ways, from the new Financial Aid policy to offering application cost waivers to low-income applicants. Yet, it still requires internationals to take extremely overpriced tests to prove their English proficiency.”

An open letter from Indigenous leaders on Princeton’s holdings in lithium mining

“We need your help. Princeton University must divest from Lithium Americas Corporation. To continue to profit from the destruction of land, water, wildlife habitat, and indigenous communities and sacred sites is morally reprehensible.”

“We need your help. Princeton University must divest from Lithium Americas Corporation. To continue to profit from the destruction of land, water, wildlife habitat, and indigenous communities and sacred sites is morally reprehensible.”

GSRC Director: Princeton will handle monkeypox with compassion and without stigma

“As you are undoubtedly aware, monkeypox (MPX) has had a direct impact on queer and trans (QT) communities in our region and around the world, yet this virus is indiscriminate.”

“As you are undoubtedly aware, monkeypox (MPX) has had a direct impact on queer and trans (QT) communities in our region and around the world, yet this virus is indiscriminate.”

An open letter from members of the Princeton Swimming and Diving community on Lia Thomas’s right to swim

“As members and alumni of the Princeton swimming and diving team, we write this letter to clarify that the exclusionary and discriminatory viewpoints expressed by those swimmers do not speak for our entire community.”

“As members and alumni of the Princeton swimming and diving team, we write this letter to clarify that the exclusionary and discriminatory viewpoints expressed by those swimmers do not speak for our entire community.”

An open letter from women of Class of ’72 on their classmate Justice Samuel Alito’s leaked reversal of Roe v. Wade

“We are about to celebrate our 50th reunion — half a century since we graduated from Princeton. We find it bitter indeed to see the draft Supreme Court opinion reverse the strides we thought we were making, as part of one of the first classes of Princeton women, towards a world of equity and fairness for women of all races and social and economic positions.”

“We are about to celebrate our 50th reunion — half a century since we graduated from Princeton. We find it bitter indeed to see the draft Supreme Court opinion reverse the strides we thought we were making, as part of one of the first classes of Princeton women, towards a world of equity and fairness for women of all races and social and economic positions.”

An open letter in support of Maria Ressa ’86 from her Class of ’86 classmates

“With this letter, some of Maria Ressa’s 1986 classmates invite you to join us in taking a very simple step to do that, by subscribing to her news organization, Rappler+.”

“With this letter, some of Maria Ressa’s 1986 classmates invite you to join us in taking a very simple step to do that, by subscribing to her news organization, Rappler+.”

Letter of Solidarity with Ukraine

“We hope we conveyed the urgency to condemn the actions of the Russian government and express solidarity with Ukraine.”

“We hope we conveyed the urgency to condemn the actions of the Russian government and express solidarity with Ukraine.”

Princeton needs to rethink its ban on social gatherings

We shouldn't let an uptick in cases distract us from the fact that we are well-protected, and we should not restrict students' activities in ways that would make, at most, a marginal impact on student health but a significant impact on their well-being. 

We shouldn't let an uptick in cases distract us from the fact that we are well-protected, and we should not restrict students' activities in ways that would make, at most, a marginal impact on student health but a significant impact on their well-being. 

Petition of the concerned Black alumni of Princeton

We urge the University to establish a center that is dedicated to the eradication and remediation of the effects of systemic racism.

A Princeton alumni statement of support for the rights of Professor Joshua T. Katz

Regardless of whether the particular conclusions he draws are correct or not, or whether his chosen language is hyperbolic, he has made a worthwhile contribution that other members of the University community should engage with rather than condemn.

Open letter on anti-racism to the Princeton School of Architecture

International students’ letter regarding fall planning

Princeton’s international students have always been a key part of the vibrant academic and social community the University is greatly known for. Dismissing them during these times would be of great disservice to Princeton as a whole.

Statement of solidarity with Ressa and of protest against Philippine current events

As members of the Princeton Filipino Community, we would like to take this moment to provide further context about Filipino current events, reflect on our country’s experiences with dictatorship and struggle for representation, and express our continued hope for the future of the Philippines and for democracy.

Committing to communal health: a student pledge to observe social distancing and COVID-19 safety protocols

It is our hope that the University will strive to bring as many students back to campus as possible.

Confronting anti-Blackness at Princeton University’s policy school

We want to believe that engaging in anti-racism, dismantling structural racism, and achieving racial equity are things a policy school can and must teach us — not just as niche topics, but as core tenets and fundamental practices in our field of public policy. 

Against anti-Black racism in the Woodrow Wilson School

We feel that we have not been prepared by the School to confront the structures of race and power which undergird policy crises.

Statement from the Interclub Council

As some of the oldest and most well-established organizations on campus, we recognize our and Princeton’s complex history with race and our role in directly recognizing and calling out the injustices that have impacted and continue to impact Black students.

Letter of solidarity from Princeton students

As students, activists, and proponents of a better world, it is our duty to stand up against injustice and fight for the equal treatment of all.

PIXR: Betsy DeVos has failed survivors. Princeton must do more to protect them.

Instead of addressing the inequities and burdens of online learning, the destabilizing effect of lost income or housing, or the trauma of a public health crisis, Betsy DeVos has devoted the Department of Education’s energy to making the Title IX process more difficult for survivors.

COVID-19 and student athletes: An open letter to President Eisgruber

We hesitated to write you because we feel you've done an outstanding job leading the University, and with the gravity of the pandemic backdrop, because you obviously are facing many unforeseen and serious challenges every day. However, we feel compelled to reach out to you on this issue because we feel strongly that Princeton has made the wrong decision on not permitting its students to withdraw and come back next spring.