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Academic receivership is a university process, not a government decision

The federal government is attempting to take control of private academic institutions. In principle, this feels much more akin to nationalization, or condemnation –– terms that refer to government repossession of private enterprise.

The federal government is attempting to take control of private academic institutions. In principle, this feels much more akin to nationalization, or condemnation –– terms that refer to government repossession of private enterprise.

Princeton must equitably compensate student orientation leaders

Orientation student leaders do vital work that shapes the earliest moments of the Princeton undergraduate experience. They build community, support new students, and ease the transition into college. If we value that labor, then the institution must reflect that value tangibly.

The real outside agitators

It is not Marschall who bothers me most, although he certainly bothers me quite a bit. It’s the conditions that allow for Marschall to cause great harm and strain to the University — including the Trump administration and the right-wing media machine — even though he is not affiliated with it.

It is not Marschall who bothers me most, although he certainly bothers me quite a bit. It’s the conditions that allow for Marschall to cause great harm and strain to the University — including the Trump administration and the right-wing media machine — even though he is not affiliated with it.

Admitted activists, come to Princeton

Class of 2029, I ask you to come to campus with the conviction that activism can work and a willingness to participate. Those of us who are already here will have the plan.

Class of 2029, I ask you to come to campus with the conviction that activism can work and a willingness to participate. Those of us who are already here will have the plan.

Academic freedom is not mutually exclusive from supporting students

The work of fostering a pluralistic academic environment is not just about allowing speech — it’s about listening and responding to its impact with care and integrity.

The work of fostering a pluralistic academic environment is not just about allowing speech — it’s about listening and responding to its impact with care and integrity.

Reactions: What advice do you have for the Class of 2029?

Our Opinion writers reflect on their own Princeton experience, considering what they would have done differently and offering advice for incoming Princetonians. 

Our Opinion writers reflect on their own Princeton experience, considering what they would have done differently and offering advice for incoming Princetonians. 

Princeton needs liquidity now more than ever

I believe preservation of capital and significant liquidity should be Princeton’s guiding principle. Most importantly, there should be greater light shone on the endowment and how it is invested.

I believe preservation of capital and significant liquidity should be Princeton’s guiding principle. Most importantly, there should be greater light shone on the endowment and how it is invested.

Talk isn’t enough; Princeton, defend your people from Trump

Princeton cannot just focus on its own existence; it must focus on its people. Because after all is done, Princeton, as an institution, will be fine.

Princeton cannot just focus on its own existence; it must focus on its people. Because after all is done, Princeton, as an institution, will be fine.

Eisgruber’s empty defense of ‘academic freedom’

Allowing faculty to write and research freely, although admirable on its face, ignores a deeper problem. If Princeton wants to regain the trust of the American people, it should start by ditching ideology and pursuing truth. Only then can true academic freedom flourish in its halls.

Allowing faculty to write and research freely, although admirable on its face, ignores a deeper problem. If Princeton wants to regain the trust of the American people, it should start by ditching ideology and pursuing truth. Only then can true academic freedom flourish in its halls.

Letter to the Editor: Don’t forget Whit

The Class of 1963 Library in Wendell Hall, colloquially known as Whitman Library, is a well-furnished, round-the-clock study space, complete with personal desks and lamps, outlets, elegant lighting, tasteful upholstery, printers, a nifty wrought-iron timepiece, and, critically, proximity to Wawa. So, from the many of us who call the Whitman Library home during reading period: Don’t forget Whit!

The Class of 1963 Library in Wendell Hall, colloquially known as Whitman Library, is a well-furnished, round-the-clock study space, complete with personal desks and lamps, outlets, elegant lighting, tasteful upholstery, printers, a nifty wrought-iron timepiece, and, critically, proximity to Wawa. So, from the many of us who call the Whitman Library home during reading period: Don’t forget Whit!

Monday, Naftali Bennett will speak at Princeton. He doesn’t speak for us.

On Monday, the Center for Jewish Life (CJL) is hosting ex-Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett for a conversation on his political career. While it is the CJL’s right to host Bennett, we, as Jewish students, disavow and spurn the rhetoric that he has spread across college campuses in the United States, and call on others to join us. 

On Monday, the Center for Jewish Life (CJL) is hosting ex-Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett for a conversation on his political career. While it is the CJL’s right to host Bennett, we, as Jewish students, disavow and spurn the rhetoric that he has spread across college campuses in the United States, and call on others to join us. 

The CJL’s hyperbolic rhetoric has enabled Trump’s cuts

This weaponization of antisemitism is cut from the same cloth as Steinlauf’s repeated rhetoric against legitimate academic events that are critical of Israel. The CJL’s hyperbolic rhetoric over recent years has thus helped pave the way for the Marschall complaint, and accordingly, the Trump funding freeze. 

This weaponization of antisemitism is cut from the same cloth as Steinlauf’s repeated rhetoric against legitimate academic events that are critical of Israel. The CJL’s hyperbolic rhetoric over recent years has thus helped pave the way for the Marschall complaint, and accordingly, the Trump funding freeze. 

The library closes, but the work does not

It’s clear that Princeton needs a 24/7 formal study space. As students push through long nights — especially during midterms and finals — the current options do not meet the demand.

It’s clear that Princeton needs a 24/7 formal study space. As students push through long nights — especially during midterms and finals — the current options do not meet the demand.

Rabbi Steinlauf’s disturbing attack on academic freedom

The mission of a university education is to expose students to ideas they haven’t encountered, and to engage in evidence-based critical conversation. It is not intellectual comfort and safety that is the mark of a quality education, but rather the hard and often uncomfortable work of learning how to think critically and reason carefully. 

The mission of a university education is to expose students to ideas they haven’t encountered, and to engage in evidence-based critical conversation. It is not intellectual comfort and safety that is the mark of a quality education, but rather the hard and often uncomfortable work of learning how to think critically and reason carefully. 

Writing Seminars must prioritize substance over structure

Princeton is full of creative, intelligent students who love to learn. When even students who might otherwise enjoy writing regard Writing Seminars with dread, it is time to stop insisting on an approach that doesn’t work. 

Princeton is full of creative, intelligent students who love to learn. When even students who might otherwise enjoy writing regard Writing Seminars with dread, it is time to stop insisting on an approach that doesn’t work. 

Face it, Eisgruber is the man for the moment

In a time when Princeton and higher education are under fire, we ought to be uniting against the threats and supporting the academic freedom principles that Eisgruber has championed.

In a time when Princeton and higher education are under fire, we ought to be uniting against the threats and supporting the academic freedom principles that Eisgruber has championed.

Princeton, it’s time to reflect, not to blame

Many American voters consider much of our priorities and agendas irrelevant, or even actively harmful, to them or society in general. Treating the issues of. climate change, diversity and inclusion, and global citizenry like closed debates helps no one and only enforces echo chambers on both sides.

Many American voters consider much of our priorities and agendas irrelevant, or even actively harmful, to them or society in general. Treating the issues of. climate change, diversity and inclusion, and global citizenry like closed debates helps no one and only enforces echo chambers on both sides.

Princeton can find the cash to weather the storm

To be complacent in silence, or even worse compliant in action, is a disservice to the guiding mission of education that underpins us all. It is essential that we take steps to ensure that federal funding does not constrain the ability of institutions to stand in defense of education across the nation. 

To be complacent in silence, or even worse compliant in action, is a disservice to the guiding mission of education that underpins us all. It is essential that we take steps to ensure that federal funding does not constrain the ability of institutions to stand in defense of education across the nation. 

Public intellectuals owe their institutions courage. Do not obey in advance.

If professors like Timothy Snyder won’t choose courage in the face of authoritarian attacks on their scholarship and independence, who will?

If professors like Timothy Snyder won’t choose courage in the face of authoritarian attacks on their scholarship and independence, who will?

Your Ivy League experience would not send anyone into a coma

When this content markets the prestige and exclusivity of attending an elite university as central to the student experience, it risks misconstruing the true value of our education as a status symbol and not an intellectual experience. This reinforces the cultural gulf between the academic elite and America at large. 

When this content markets the prestige and exclusivity of attending an elite university as central to the student experience, it risks misconstruing the true value of our education as a status symbol and not an intellectual experience. This reinforces the cultural gulf between the academic elite and America at large.