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(06/02/14 7:10pm)
Alumni discussed the importance of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as well as the tender negotiations between the United States and Iran on the nuclear deal at a Reunions panel on Saturday. The panel brought together alumni who have spent much of their professional careers evaluating Middle Eastern politics and foreign policy.
(06/02/14 1:33pm)
On the same day that the federal government announced a 30 percent target reduction of carbon pollution by 2030, former Vice President Al Gore gave a speech to the graduating Class of 2014 at Class Day combining humor and a message to take action against global warming.
(06/01/14 8:10pm)
University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 spoke in a conversation with alumni about the three priorities that he came into office with: reaching out to the larger Princeton community, building his administrative team and continuing the execution of key initiatives that Shirley Tilghman had launched during her time in office. He specifically answered questions with regard to the expansion of class size, the value of a liberal arts education, the University’s legacy admissions policy and grade deflation. “This place was great when we were students here. But, it’s even better now,” Eisgruber said. He pointed to alumni contributions for the strength and development of the University. Eisgruber discussed the possibility of increasing class size as a way to expand and strengthen the University community. He said that he believes a place on this campus is a gift for every student, every faculty member and something he hopes that other people can also experience. He added that he believes a spot at the University can make a difference in society, noting that Princeton is currently turning down a large number of students that could greatly benefit from this experience that has the ability to so deeply affect students’ lives. However, he posed the question as to whether the University can maintain standards of excellence and the ties of community that make the University so intimate if class size increased. The Class of 2014 has a 95 percent pledge rate in contributions, Eisgruber noted. He also said that graduates of recent classes are giving back and coming back to the University at rates higher than any other class. “We give financial aid that has our students graduating with little or no financial debt,” Eisgruber said. He discussed the unique value of the liberal arts education that Princeton provides and cited educators and institutions across the globe that point to the University’s unique ability to promote creativity, research and the value of a liberal arts education differently from any other institution. Eisgruber went on to discuss the University’s strong legacy admissions policy, noting that legacy students are as competitive as any other students on campus and as deserving of a spot at the University as any other student. He recognized that the University admits legacy students at four times the rate other students are accepted, noting that if the admission rate for Princeton is 7 percent overall, legacy students are admitted at approximately 30 percent. However, he said that this higher admission rate does not mean that it is easier for legacy students to gain admission. He explained that students’ legacy status simply breaks the tie in competitive admissions decisions, but that those students once accepted come into the door with as much of a competitive edge as any other student. Eisgruber noted that both Pyne Prize winners this year were legacy students and are proof that students that come in as legacies are no less competitive or ambitious. Selection for the Pyne Prize is conducted blind of factors such as the student’s background or race. On grade deflation, Eisgruber noted that, 10 years ago, the adoption of the University’s current the grading policy was in an effort to distinguish between students that are excellent, very good, good and just fair. The University’s grade deflation policy allows faculty to appropriately evaluate students and to distinguish among students that are all very qualified, he said. Eisgruber said that this grading policy is consistent with the University’s obligation to provide a challenging environment for students who strive to reach their full potential. He said that, while there are reasons to keep practicing grade deflation, there may be ways to achieve objectives of the policy without maintaining grade deflation. He noted that the University has a committee in place currently reviewing grade deflation and will follow up with a decision in September.
(12/09/13 4:13pm)
Pulin Sanghvi, the newly appointed executive director of Career Services, comes to the University with a strong background in finance and consulting, including companies as large as Morgan Stanley and McKinsey & Company.
(12/04/13 8:38pm)
Students had the option to live in gender-neutral housing in the residential colleges for thefirst timethis academic year. The program, which allows students to live with roommates of the opposite gender, is popular with students who choose it, though some suggested certain improvements.
(11/19/13 10:50pm)
As the United States debates what its role ought to be in the international community, completely withdrawing from involvement in foreign affairs is not the answer, said SergeSchmemann, editorial page editor of the International New York Times. He discussed America’s international role and the current state of international journalism in a lecture on Tuesday evening.
(11/19/13 10:45pm)
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Serge Schmemann spoke on campusTuesdayevening about the place of the United States in the international community. Schmemann, the editorial page editor of the International New York Times, spoke to The Daily Princetonian about the future of journalism.
(11/11/13 11:20am)
Just months after former University President Shirley Tilghman called Career Services “a work in progress,” the University announced on Monday the appointment of its inaugural Executive Director, who will not replace but rather outrank the office’s current Director.
(10/10/13 2:18pm)
Former University professor James Rothman won the Nobel Prize in Medicine on Monday along with Stanford biochemistry professor Thomas Sudhof and University of California, Berkeley biologist Randy Schekman. Rothman, Sudhof and Schekman’s contributions advanced scientific understanding of the transportation systems within cells.
(10/09/13 3:18pm)
After reports of gunshots at Nassau Hall prompted attendees of Washington Post reporter Ezra Klein’s lecture to evacuate to the Whig-Clio Senate Chamber, Klein spoke to The Daily Princetonian in the crowded basement about his passion for blogging, views of American politics and obsession with charts.
(10/08/13 8:37pm)
Award-winning Washington Post reporter Ezra Klein spoke on increasing polarization in Congress and ways to fix systemic problems within the government in a lecture titled “Why Washington is Horrible (In Charts)” Tuesday night.
(09/26/13 7:30pm)
Omar Wasow became an assistant professor of politics this fall to teach students on race and identity. But before he joined the Princeton faculty, he spent his time before a different sort of audience: Oprah Winfrey's.
(04/20/13 10:00pm)
Christopher Eisgruber ’83 was named the 20th president of the University at a press conference just after noon on Sunday in the Faculty Room of Nassau Hall. In attendance were trustees, administrators and members of the media.