Today’s Briefing:
STAFF SHORTAGE: Dining halls are struggling to keep up with students amid a staffing shortage in the first fully in-person semester for over a year. Campus Dining workers note feeling overwhelmed, with one employee stating, “You’ll hear from a lot of the staff that it’s too much for everybody. In the kitchen, you’re feeding thousands of people, but you only have two to three cooks.” The University is reportedly working to resolve the staffing issue, and is “actively recruiting professional staff.” Twenty-four job openings within Campus Dining are presently listed on the University’s human resources website.
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FIRST PLACE: Once again, the University has placed first in U.S. News and World Report’s annual Best National University Rankings — for the 11th year in a row! The University ranked also first in the U.S. News “Senior Capstone” category, defined as a culminating project that students have to complete before graduation. In addition, the University ranked third on the America's Top Colleges list for Forbes Magazine.
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NAME CHANGES: The name of former University President Woodrow Wilson Class of 1879 has been the subject of extensive discussion over the past year. His name has been removed from a number of University locations, including the now-renamed First College and the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA). However, despite the other renamings, the Woodrow Wilson Honorary Debate Panel (WWHDP) has retained the former President’s name.
Clyde “Skip” Rankin ’72, Chairperson of the Whig-Clio Board of Trustees, indicated that, while the Board is receptive to the wishes of students, especially Whig-Clio leadership, legal constraints surrounding endowments and the wishes of donors might complicate potential changes.
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