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Princeton endowment at all time high after 24 percent returns

Princeton endowment at all time high after 24 percent returns

Princeton endowment at all time high after 24 percent returns

Haeon Lee and Devonne Piccaver
| NEWS | 1 hour ago
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Princeton’s endowment has reached an all-time high of $42.3 billion after a 23.7 percent investment gain for the 2026 fiscal year that ended June 30. This percentage increase marks the highest investment gain since 2021, which saw 46.9 percent returns driven by venture capital and private equity.

Princeton’s endowment has reached an all-time high of $42.3 billion after a 23.7 percent investment gain for the 2026 fiscal year that ended June 30. This percentage increase marks the highest investment gain since 2021, which saw 46.9 percent returns driven by venture capital and private equity.

‘Very sharp, very ambitious’: Inside Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s Ph.D. at Princeton

‘Very sharp, very ambitious’: Inside Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s Ph.D. at Princeton

Sena Chang
| FEATURES | 15 hours ago

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei GS ’11 was a physics Ph.D. student at Princeton. His professors and fellow researchers reflect on his time at the University. 

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei GS ’11 was a physics Ph.D. student at Princeton. His professors and fellow researchers reflect on his time at the University. 

Breaking the ice: cold-calling in Princeton classrooms

Breaking the ice: cold-calling in Princeton classrooms

Hannah Adams
| FEATURES | 16 hours ago
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Cold-calling has been a staple in some Princeton courses for years. Professors and students reflected on the effectiveness of cold-calling, especially in an age of generative AI.

Cold-calling has been a staple in some Princeton courses for years. Professors and students reflected on the effectiveness of cold-calling, especially in an age of generative AI.

Princeton Council votes to purchase electric buses after operator cuts contract

Princeton Council votes to purchase electric buses after operator cuts contract

Joshua Kim
| NEWS | 15 hours ago
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The electric buses will be subsidized with a state grant the municipality received in 2023. Additionally, WeDriveU, which currently owns and operates the two buses used for the municipality’s free bus routes, recently cut short the planned contract, leading to uncertainty about future bus services.

The electric buses will be subsidized with a state grant the municipality received in 2023. Additionally, WeDriveU, which currently owns and operates the two buses used for the municipality’s free bus routes, recently cut short the planned contract, leading to uncertainty about future bus services.

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Ferreira earns his first goal in 1–1 draw against Columbia

Ferreira earns his first goal in 1–1 draw against Columbia

Brooklyn Fraser
| 2 days ago
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Though men's soccer (6–2–4 overall, 1–1–1 Ivy League) would concede an early goal to Columbia, the Tigers would even the game late in the first half to secure the tie.

Though men's soccer (6–2–4 overall, 1–1–1 Ivy League) would concede an early goal to Columbia, the Tigers would even the game late in the first half to secure the tie.

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