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(09/14/23 5:05am)
As temperatures cool after last week’s heat wave, the University continues to work to provide box fans to students in dormitories without air conditioning — an effort set back by an initially disorganized distribution system. About 150 extra fans have arrived on campus after the first day of distribution.
(09/14/23 12:00pm)
(09/14/23 4:52am)
University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 responded to criticism of the inclusion of a controversial book on a course syllabus on Wednesday after Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) sent a public letter urging the book be removed. Eisgruber defended academic freedom and made the case that it could coexist with a welcoming environment for students. In a separate statement to faculty, he also urged faculty to reach out to the administration when under attack from “social media storms.”
(09/13/23 12:00pm)
Head coach of wrestling Chris Ayres is heading to Stanford
(09/13/23 3:28am)
Princeton’s School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) leased an office space in Washington D.C. last spring, marking “the first time in the University’s history that its policy and international affairs school has had a dedicated, physical presence in the nation’s capital” according to the department website. The new space is located in the Dupont Circle neighborhood, less than two miles from Embassy Row.
(09/13/23 3:09am)
After 17 seasons leading the Princeton wrestling program, Chris Ayres is going west to take over as the head wrestling coach at Stanford University. Ayres is recognized by many in the wrestling world for putting Princeton Wrestling on the map and made Jadwin Gymnasium a hub for some of the nation’s top wrestlers.
(09/12/23 4:11am)
Princeton Campus Dining has extended late meal hours to include standard lunch times, raised the late meal allowance, and begun piloting a new mobile ordering system.
(09/12/23 12:00pm)
What to expect as the search for the next dean of the college begins
(09/12/23 3:46am)
After it was announced Sept. 7 that Dean of the College Jill Dolan will step down at the end of the 2023–24 school year, many are left wondering what the selection process for the position looks like.
(09/11/23 4:14am)
Ten of 11 artifacts seized from the University Art Museum (PUAM) are set to be returned to Italy. A March search warrant by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office authorized the seizure of the objects. Six of the items were loaned to PUAM by Edoardo Almagià ’73, a Rome-based art dealer who has been investigated for smuggling activity over the past two decades.
(09/11/23 4:17am)
For the third semester in a row, Lawnparties were marked by cloudy skies and sporadic rain. The student opener’s set was canceled due to the forecast and the concert schedule was moved up an hour the day of, but students still turned out for a full day of partying to celebrate the start of the semester.
(09/08/23 6:50am)
“A pervasive commitment to serve the nation and the world” is one of just a few characteristics highlighted in the first sentence of Princeton University’s mission statement. Indeed, from U.S. presidents to senators to Supreme Court justices, Princeton alumni have occupied some of the highest offices of leadership and political power since the University’s founding.
(09/08/23 4:14am)
Mark Freda spends his days as the mayor of Princeton and the President of the Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad. Now, he’s a defendant in a car crash lawsuit.
(09/08/23 3:45am)
Princeton is full of peer advisors. There are Residential College Advisors (RCAs), Peer Academic Advisors (PAAs), Peer Health Advisors (PHAs), and more. Many of these advisors are an important resource for first-years, hosting regular study breaks and coffee chats to help with the adjustment to Princeton.
(09/08/23 4:40am)
In a week where temperatures hit a sweltering 95 degrees, Housing Operations announced that it would give out fans to students, many of whom live in dorms without air conditioning. On Sept. 7, students flocked to Blair Courtyard to pick up their fans. The pick-ups were not scheduled to begin until 10:30 a.m., yet by 10:10 a.m., all the fans were gone.
(09/07/23 4:03pm)
Dean of the College Jill Dolan will step down on June 30, 2024, the end of the 2023–24 academic year, the University announced Thursday. She plans to take a two-year sabbatical and then retire from the faculty, where she serves as a professor of English and theater, in 2026. Dolan is one of the best-recognized administrators among students and one of the most accessible members of the administration.
(09/07/23 3:29am)
In Feb. 2022, the New Jersey Redistricting Commission (NJRC) chose a fresh legislative map in what was lauded as a historic bipartisan vote.
(09/06/23 12:00pm)
Opening Exercises Undergraduate Prizes, Analyzed
(09/06/23 5:00am)
For the second year in a row, Opening Exercises were held in front of Nassau Hall, rather than its traditional location of the University Chapel, signaling a historic change in the ceremony that marks the beginning of students’ academic careers.
(09/04/23 3:45am)
With 347 scheduled trips each weekday, the TigerTransit bus network serves as a critical transportation service for students, faculty, staff, and local residents across Princeton, West Windsor, and Plainsboro. TigerTransit’s stops include both campus buildings, like the Friend Center and Firestone Library, and local destinations, such as the Princeton Medical Center and Palmer Square. In some cases, it provides the only options for fixed-route public transportation to these destinations.