Editor's Note: Last Thursday, the 'Prince' argued the Crystal Tiger Award couldn't claim to be from the undergraduates because only a committee of three undergraduates had input in choosing its recipient.
Regarding: Whose Award? (Feb. 19):
To have created expectations about an award program that we did not even know was viable and then fail to meet those expectations would have undoubtedly been damaging to any confidence students had in the Crystal Tiger Award program's future.
So, instead, we operated without expectations, with nothing to lose, in the fairest manner possible, because we believed wholeheartedly in the potential of this award program to benefit campus life and the educational experience of Princeton undergraduates for years to come.
To be clear, it was always our intention — in the event that one day our not-bad idea was to become an exciting, new reality — to incorporate the undergraduate student body into the nomination and selection process. We will now begin discussions about how exactly to go about incorporating the entire undergraduate student body at large, whether that occurs by expanding committee membership, accepting award nominations or holding an open forum. Rishi Jaitly '04 Student coordinator, Crystal Tiger Award committee
Read More
Keep academic authority in human hands
Lily Halbert-AlexanderThe Trump administration’s attacks on research and higher education as well as a blind reliance on AI chatbots are reflective of a societal backslide: a commodification of knowledge that prioritizes “efficiency” over the messy process of getting to an answer, where nuances are flattened and the truth is fungible.
The Trump administration’s attacks on research and higher education as well as a blind reliance on AI chatbots are reflective of a societal backslide: a commodification of knowledge that prioritizes “efficiency” over the messy process of getting to an answer, where nuances are flattened and the truth is fungible.
What do we owe society for a Princeton education?
Jia Cheng ShenThe social and moral responsibility that comes with receiving a degree subsidized by both private generosity and public trust is significant.
The social and moral responsibility that comes with receiving a degree subsidized by both private generosity and public trust is significant.
Notes from a so-called enemy’s classroom
Jennifer JenningsIt wasn’t revolutionary. It was homework. But it was homework that asked: how do we build schools that work for all kids? Inclusion, after all, is the “I” in DEI. That’s what we’re thinking about together. And caring about each other’s experiences and opportunities, it turns out, isn’t something you can outlaw.
It wasn’t revolutionary. It was homework. But it was homework that asked: how do we build schools that work for all kids? Inclusion, after all, is the “I” in DEI. That’s what we’re thinking about together. And caring about each other’s experiences and opportunities, it turns out, isn’t something you can outlaw.