Today’s Briefing:
ROE V. WADE PROTEST ON CAMPUS: On Wednesday, May 4, over 100 protestors gathered in front of Nassau Hall in response to a leak, reported by POLITICO, of the Supreme Court’s majority draft opinion showing that Roe v. Wade will likely be overturned. After speeches and chants from students, demonstrators marched through campus, finishing the protest on Frist Campus Center’s South Lawn.
“Overwhelmingly, the people who will need active support [with] abortion will be poor and working class, so if you have the means, give support to those who do not by donating,” Ophelia Vedder, a graduate student organizing with Princeton Mutual Aid, said. “If the government is going to legally take away the bodily autonomy of people who can have babies, then we need to fight like hell.”
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UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCES RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP WITH HBCUs: On May 4, the University announced that it will partner with five HBCUs — Howard University, Jackson State University, Prairie View A&M University, Spelman College, and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore — to fund research projects in all disciplines, a joint effort led by researchers from the HBCUs and Princeton faculty.
“We believe that these collaborations enable Princeton researchers and innovators to achieve things that we cannot achieve alone,” said Princeton Vice Dean for Innovation Rodney Priestley in the University’s statement.
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AFGHANISTAN POLICY LAB: On April 14, the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) and the Liechtenstein Institute for Self-Determination (LISD) announced the creation of the Afghanistan Policy Lab. The lab was formed, according to the announcement, with the purpose of devising and advocating for policy recommendations for Afghanistan following the aftermath of the United States’ official withdrawal from the country in August of last year.
The new lab’s director, Angela Raz described the lab as a “unique initiative, and [a] very important initiative, to elevate the policy discussion and conversation about Afghanistan at this extremely important and critical time for the country.”
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