Opening exercises for a large class

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With opening exercises come academic awards. Princeton awarded seven such awards on Monday. With academic awards, STEM majors tend to be overrepresented according to the ‘Prince’ analysis. It's a trend that continues this year with four out of the seven recipients currently in STEM. Specifically, three recipients are concentrating in computer science, which is “the most common major among Princeton students.” 

This is also in line with the University’s priorities in the future of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, a key takeaway from January State of the University Letter of University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83. The shift to STEM has been a major factor in many debates in recent years.

Notably, the School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA), the University’s second most popular concentration, has had zero concentrators win prizes over the past decade, despite concentrators being overwhelmingly represented in senior class day awards last year.

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Analysis by Michelle Miao and Jacqueline Zhou

Today’s Briefing:

Connor Pfeiffer ’18 writes a letter to the editor regarding the University’s hiring of Robert Malley as a visiting professor and lecturer in the School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA). Malley is currently “under investigation by the FBI and the State Department for potential violations of the public.” Pfeiffer argues that “Malley’s hiring while under investigation should concern members of the Princeton community” and calls on the University to explain the decision to hire Malley.

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