Today’s Briefing: 

A recent cluster of COVID-19 cases on the University’s campus has led to some enhanced testing protocols, including the requirement that all student athletes submit three tests per week. Since the start of the month, the University has reported 14 total positive tests among undergraduates.

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Professor Nolan McCarty will become the second interim Dean of Princeton’s School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA). Due to health concerns, interim Dean Mark Watson stepped down from the position, and former Dean Cecilia Rouse left to serve as the chair of the Council of Economic Advisors for the Biden administration. McCarty is a Professor of Politics and Public Affairs and served as acting SPIA dean in 2007.

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Rutgers recently became the first university in New Jersey to divest from fossil fuels, investments that made up five percent of its endowment. Divest Princeton has pushed for Princeton to make a similar commitment, circulating an open letter with 2,200 signatures. Some of Princeton's environmental programs continue to be financed by fossil fuel companies.

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• Columnist Dillion Gallagher writes about the intersecting issues of hypersexualized pornography, misogyny and toxic masculinity, and gun violence underlying the recent shooting of eight people in Atlanta, Ga. Six of those killed were Asian American women, and the gunman has yet to be charged with a hate crime. Gallagher writes “a systematic view of this tragedy helps demonstrate the most disturbing thing about this shooting: there were so many places where it could have been prevented.” The column calls on students to leverage an interdisciplinary education against such complex issues and to look out for fellow classmates.
• Contributing Columnist Mohan Setty-Charity argues that University administration should release more information about punishments for violating COVID-19 safety protocols. Setty-Charity says this could reduce the spread of rumors and encourage safe behavior.

• PROSPECT: Staff Writer Tiana Ruden ’24 reviews “On the Basis of Sex,” a biopic about the early life and career of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She writes that the film “honors the life and legacy of Ginsburg, who is remembered as one of the most respected and influential figures in modern political life.”
• PROSPECT: Senior Writer Aditi Desai ’24 examines the creative ways that places from Salisbury, England to New Orleans, La., are using art, music, and dance to encourage COVID-19 vaccination.