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Sonia Sotomayor ’76 stands next to the tigers outside Nassau Hall after winning the Pyne Prize, the highest general distinction conferred on an undergraduate.

Sotomayor ’76: The Nomination of a Supreme Court Justice
Supreme Court | July 16

Sotomayor ’76 helped shape University’s affirmative action practices

By Mendy Fisch

As Sotomayor’s stance on affirmative action comes under close scrutiny during her Supreme Court confirmation hearings this week before the Senate Judiciary Committee, her advocacy for affirmative action during her time at Princeton may shed some light on her political convictions.

Sotomayor | May 13

At Princeton, Sotomayor ’76 excelled at academics, extracurriculars

By Gabriel Debenedetti
In September 1972, a young Hispanic woman from New York arrived on campus as a freshman in the University’s fourth coed class.
Sotomayor | May 26

Sotomayor ’76 nominated to Supreme Court seat

By Ameena Schelling

Sonia Sotomayor ’76, the daughter of Puerto Rican parents who raised her in a Bronx housing project, was nominated to the Supreme Court on May 26 by President Obama.

Sotomayor | May 27

Sotomayor ’76: From the ‘Prince’ Archives

By Staff

Latin student groups assail University hiring performance (April 22, 1974)

Letter to the Editor: Anti-Latino discrimination at Princeton (May 10, 1974)

Students complain about selection of 'minority dean' (Sept. 12, 1974)

Letter to the Editor: Criticizing the process of selecting a 'minority dean' (Sept. 12, 1974)

Letter to the Editor: Condemning an anti-gay attack on campus (Feb. 27, 1976)

Germany, Sotomayor receive 1976 Pyne Prize (Feb. 28, 1976)

Back for Pyne Prize luncheon, Chicanos find ‘changed’ campus (March 1, 1976)
Sotomayor | July 13

Sotomayor ’76: Judicial philosophy is fidelity to the law

By Staff
WASHINGTON — Seven weeks after her nomination by President Obama to the nation’s highest court, Sonia Sotomayor ’76 sat alone at a long black table before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday for the opening day of her confirmation hearings.
Politics | May 13

Sotomayor ’76 the focus of attacks

By Ameena Schelling
Speculation that Sonia Sotomayor ’76 may fill Justice David Souter’s seat on the Supreme Court has led to heated debate about her qualifications for the position and whether she is being unfairly attacked.
Alumni | April 8

Sotomayor ’76, Kagan ’81 rumored for Supreme Court short list

By Ameena Schelling
Two Princeton alumnae — Elena Kagan ’81 and Sonia Sotomayor ’76 — are rumored to be on the short list for President Obama’s first appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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