Today’s Briefing:
NOBEL PEACE PRIZE: On Friday, Maria Ressa ’86, former Ferris Professor of Journalism and a champion of free press in the Phillipines, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize alongside Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov.
Ressa has faced great political persecution for her work, including work produced by Rappler, an investigative news site that Ressa co-founded which has exposed abuses of power committed by the Rodrigo Duterte regime.
Ressa’s Nobel Peace Prize marks the third Nobel to be awarded to a Princeton affiliate in 2021.
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STUDENT NEWS: Election results for the 2025 Class Council were released Friday, announcing the five new members for the Class Council: Kimberly Cross ’25, Gil Joseph ’25, Diya Kraybill ’25, Stephen Padlo ’25, and Ben Wachspress ’25. This election saw a 60 percent voter turnout, a six percent decrease from last year’s first-year council elections.
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GENIUS GRANT: Princeton Professor Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor of the African American Studies Department was awarded a 2021 MacArthur Fellowship, colloquially known as the genius grant, last week for analyzing the political and economic forces underlying racial inequality and the role of social movements in transforming society.
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation awards the fellowship to 25 American scholars, artists, and scientists. From the fellowship, Taylor will receive $625,000 in grants over five years.
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CANNABIS TASK FORCE: In its Thursday meeting, the Princeton Town Cannabis Task Force pulled the Princeton Shopping Center from consideration as a potential dispensary zone because the owner was not interested in leasing to a dispensary. In addition, proximity to schools and the potential medical licenses for cannabis were discussed.
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