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Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Newsletter by Kareena Bhakta

Three Princeton DEI staff members resign, alleging lack of support

Candace Do / The Daily Princetonian

Todays Briefing: 

DEI INVESTIGATION: Three Princeton staff members who were hired to conduct DEI-related work across the University have resigned over the past 15 months, alleging a systemic lack of support from members of the University leadership and administration. These individuals include Jordan “JT” Turner, former Associate Director of Athletics for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Dr. Jim Scholl, Chair of the Transgender Health Team at University Health Services (UHS) and the Preventions Programs Manager at the Sexual Harassment/Assault Advising, Resources, and Education (SHARE) office; and Dr. Avina Ross, Associate Director of SHARE.

“Folks like myself are treated like we’re on an assembly line,” Turner said. “You hire us, you fire us and you bring someone else in, and people will just stay in their roles of leadership and get away with it.”

In a series of interviews, the three former staff members shared their experiences working with the University and their respective departments, and what eventually prompted them to resign.

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SCHWARZMAN AND SINSI PROGRAMS ANNOUNCE SCHOLARSFive seniors have been awarded the Schwarzman scholarship for 2023, which will fund the cost of graduate study and living at Tsinghua University in Beijing. The Schwarzman Scholars will pursue a one-year master’s program in global affairs. In addition, four seniors and twelve juniors have been named Scholars in the Nation’s Service, a program within the School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) that funds an eight- to ten-week summer internship with an executive agency. 

READ MORE ABOUT SCHWARZMAN →

READ MORE ABOUT SINSI →

From Opinion:

Angel Kuo / The Daily Princetonian
Recognizing Adverse Childhood Experiences would create a trauma-informed Princeton: 

Content Warning: This guest contribution contains mentions of suicide, domestic violence, and trauma. 

Guest Contributor Patrick Anderson ’75 reflects on his own Princeton experience as a “victim of what is referred to as Adverse Childhood Experiences” in light of President Christopher Eisgruber ’83’s recent interview with the ‘Prince’ about mental health on campus. Anderson writes, “After 14 years of intense personal study of the science behind Adverse Childhood Experiences, I believe we need a trauma-informed campus, which takes into account ACEs when wrestling with these complex issues.”

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Princeton administrators and students alike must do better to protect survivors of sexual violence:

The 146th Editorial Board discusses how both the University and student body need to improve its support system for survivors of sexual misconduct cases, following the anonymous experiences shared through the ‘Prince’ earlier this year. They write, “We call on the University to increase trauma-informed care of survivors during the Title IX and sexual misconduct reporting and investigation processes, including ensuring supportive measures for survivors such as No Contact Orders and Persona Non Grata that help ensure student safety. We also call on students to eliminate a culture of victim blaming, which will contribute greatly to humanizing survivors and the Title IX process.”

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Princeton should think twice before banning ChatGPT:

Senior Columnist Mohan Setty-Charity discusses the new chatbot technology ChatGPT and how the Univeristy should respond to student use. Setty-Charity advocates for the University to avoid a ban on the program and instead institute a nuanced solution that will allow current teaching styles to evolve with technology. He writes, “Rather than trying to revert to a world in which this technology does not exist, we should focus on how education and testing should work with the existence of these language models.”

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At Your Leisure:

José Pablo Fernández García / The Daily Princetonian
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