Finance

Consider it a challenge — or a devil’s advocate stance — for those going to work in finance to break the mold that has brought you to this point and to be that painful-but-necessary thorn in the side of your future firm from day one.

The University will install one of the largest solar collector fields at any U.S. college as early as summer 2012, according to a University statement released Wednesday.

Undergraduate tuition and fees will increase by 1 percent next year, the University announced on Monday. The cost increase will be the lowest one in 45 years.

This year, as in years past, the offerings presented to students have been disproportionately oriented toward just two industries: consulting and finance. While the Office of Career Services does make an effort to provide Princeton students with information about other options for their futures, Career Services should devote more energy to expanding the breadth of opportunities available to graduating seniors.

When Gregg Berman GS ’94 decided to get a Ph.D. in physics at the University, he did not expect to then spend 16 years working in finance. But the skills he gained as a physicist helped him as he played a critical role in two federal regulatory agencies’ investigation into one of the wildest stock price swings in recent years.