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In this special issue, the Daily Princetonian explores careers on campus and their intersection with Princeton's aspiration towards public service, as students return from summer internships.
It's been a decade since Peter Singer, Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics in the University Center for Human Values, gave his seminal TED Talk, "The why and how of effective altruism." Now, more and more Princeton students find themselves facing a catch-22 — pursuing a career of money or impact.
Every year, Princeton's Center for Career Development publishes the “initial destinations” of the graduating class. The Daily Princetonian broke down the post-graduation destination data from the Classes of 2016 to 2022 collected by the Center for Career Development.
This fall’s semi-annual career fair is set to be a packed one — 102 employers from 37 different industries are listed as attending, according to the event’s listing on Handshake.
There’s a tweet from Professor Robert George that has been stuck in my head ever since I read it. It was posted right after President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 had first said that he didn’t think Princeton’s rigorous academics were to blame for the mental health crisis on campus. George chimed in on Twitter to agree. The real problem, George suggested, was “careerism.”
More and more students are pursuing the environmental sciences. According to a Keystone Student Recruitment Survey, Environmental Science majors have increased in enrollment by 24 percent since 2016. Students pursuing environmental careers is following the same pattern, having increased by six percent in 2021 alone. Additionally, the average age of workers in environmental fields is declining, indicating that many young people are entering into these careers soon upon entering the workforce. Young people have highlighted a desire for action on climate change in polls, possibly motivating many students to pursue environmental careers.
The resumes of over 724 Princeton alumni from the Class of 2016 to the Class of 2022 boast the names of top management consulting firms, such as Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Bain & Company. These prestigious firms participate in on-campus recruiting at Princeton, a notoriously competitive process consisting of several rounds of interviews. The combination of well-resourced recruiting programs and personal connections Princeton alumni have with undergraduates create a distinct pipeline to the consulting industry.
The Municipality of Princeton’s Planning Board presented their community master plan at the first of 10 planned listening sessions on Sept. 12.
Technology and academia are sectors that significant percentages of students seek careers in. Academia has been facing an increasing mismatch between applicants and positions. In the last ten years, the number of Ph.D.s granted by the University has slightly increased amid a nation-wide oversupply of Ph.D.s and a shrinking number of professorial job openings. Meanwhile, recent technology job cuts have led to concern among students in a traditionally robust fields.
Last February, I found out that I had been selected for the ReachOut Fellowship, a Princeton program that selects senior undergraduate students to complete year-long independent service projects both within and outside of the United States. For my project, I had proposed to spend a year living in Santiago, the capital of Chile, and working with the Museum of Memory and Human Rights and the Living Refugee Archive. I was nervous to move so far away from home, but I knew that I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to experience a different culture and learn about Chilean history at such a crucial time. This September marks the 50th anniversary of the military coup that initiated Chile’s 17-year dictatorship. For my project, I would conduct interviews with people who were exiled from Chile during the dictatorship.
Five Princetonians are leading the charge into the field of artificial intelligence (AI), according to TIME Magazine’s 2023 TIME100 Artificial Intelligence list. Princeton's contingent includes prominent critics of the potential biases of AI, AI pioneers who have also warned of potential risks, and the CEO of an AI company focused on safety and alignment with human interests.
As a student at a competitive public high school, affirmative action was first mentioned to me in order to discount the college acceptances of my Hispanic and Black peers. A Latina myself, I had two questions. First, as a soon-to-be applicant to competitive universities, I wondered if it was really true that I’d be given a boost in admissions. And second, as the daughter of highly educated Venezuelan and Lebanese immigrants, I wondered why I deserved that boost for parts of my identity over which I had no control. Since then, the more I have learned about race-based affirmative action, the less convinced I have been that any of its mainstream justifications — establishing diversity on campuses, rectifying past wrongs, and correcting for unequal opportunity — have merit.
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“Let’s face it, most research is useless.”
When athletes spread out for the summer, they go in a variety of directions. Some play their sport in a new setting, while others pursue other opportunities. The Daily Princetonian spoke to two athletes about their summer experiences.
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.
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.”
The photo team captured scenes across campus during the first week of school as some return to the familiar, while others enter a new stage in life.
When you ask a student-athlete why they chose Princeton, many give you the same answer: excellence in academics and athletics. The Princeton athletics mission of “Education through Athletics,” gives student-athletes a foundation to secure a job upon graduation and go down a career path they are passionate about. The Daily Princetonian sat down with recent athletics alumni to discuss the transition from Princeton athletics to professional life.