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(01/06/22 3:33am)
On Jan. 5, Undergraduate Student Government (USG) hosted a virtual Town Hall with Dean of the College Jill Dolan, Vice President for Campus Life Rochelle Calhoun, and other campus administrators to discuss the beginning of the Spring 2022 semester, student return-to-campus, and new COVID-19 protocols. Students submitted questions, either through a Google Form before the event or through a Zoom chat during the event.
(01/06/22 2:08am)
Just weeks before students begin returning to campus on Jan. 14, the University is seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases among staff and faculty. During the week of Dec. 25 to Dec. 31, there were 170 positive cases, 131 of them from staff and faculty members, according to Princeton’s COVID-19 Dashboard.
(12/27/21 5:53pm)
As a number of peer institutions elect to begin their semesters remotely amid Omicron variant fears, Princeton reaffirmed its Jan. 24 start date for the spring semester in a message to students today.
(12/24/21 1:52am)
During the penultimate week of the semester, the University’s COVID-19 positivity rate was 0.58 percent, according to the COVID-19 dashboard — the highest positivity rate since the return of students to campus in early 2021.
(12/17/21 4:51am)
Study abroad trips set to take place in Czechia, Denmark, France, Ireland, Israel, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom have all been canceled for spring 2022 due to concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, per an email obtained by The Daily Princetonian sent to students in those programs on Friday.
(12/17/21 4:58am)
Princeton admitted its first pool of applicants in the 2021–22 application cycle on Thursday, Dec. 16 at 7 p.m. In a departure from previous years, the University will not announce application statistics.
(12/15/21 4:31am)
On Tuesday, Dec. 14, with finals scheduled to begin the next day, Princeton announced that it will move all exams beginning on Dec. 16 online and mandate COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for all students, faculty, and staff ahead of the spring semester.
(12/10/21 3:08am)
On Dec. 1, 110 students matched with the University through the QuestBridge National College Match, according to Deputy University Spokesperson Michael Hotchkiss. 6,312 finalists were considered for the Match Scholarship across all participating universities.
(12/08/21 5:50am)
During the week of Nov. 27–Dec. 3, isolation housing on campus for COVID-19 reached its peak at 98.3 percent during the week. This number included 86 undergraduates and 15 graduate students. As is reflected on the dashboard, this total reflects students isolating both on and off-campus.
(12/08/21 2:42am)
At the start of the fall 2021 semester, campus dining halls were understaffed, leading to high demand for employees. While staffing issues persist, the return of student workers and redistribution of professional staff reduced some of the challenges.
(12/03/21 3:53am)
On Nov. 15, the University announced the creation of the Effron Center for the Study of America — a massive expansion of the Program in American Studies. The Center comes as a result of a major donation to the University from Blair Effron ’84 and Cheryl Cohen Effron.
(12/01/21 4:43am)
Princeton University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 and Microsoft President and University Trustee Brad Smith ’81 have filed a comment in support of the federal government’s latest proposal to preserve and strengthen the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy, according to a statement released by the Office of Communications on Nov. 29.
(12/01/21 4:08am)
In an email sent by Vice President for Campus Life Rochelle Calhoun on Nov. 30, the University provided additional details about COVID-19 guidelines for undergraduate students. These new policies come following a University announcement on Nov. 27 introducing campus-wide policy changes amid a semester-high rate of COVID-19 cases.
(11/27/21 8:11pm)
The University will increase COVID-19 testing frequency, introduce a cap on non-academic gathering size, and double down on its mask mandate in an effort to avoid a post-Thanksgiving surge in COVID-19 cases.
(11/24/21 12:37am)
Over 30 undergraduate students tested positive for COVID-19 between Monday, Nov. 22 and Friday, Nov. 26, as many students travel home for Thanksgiving break. These cases mark the highest spike in cases this semester.
(11/23/21 10:54pm)
Wendy Kopp ’89, Founder of Teach for America and CEO of Teach for All, has been chosen as the speaker for the Princeton Class of 2022 Baccalaureate Ceremony. Kopp was announced as speaker in an email to seniors from their class government.
(11/19/21 2:14am)
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(11/18/21 4:16am)
One hundred and ninety eight Princeton faculty demanded a stop to the United States Department of Justice’s (DOJ) China Initiative in an open letter, sent on Oct. 18 to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland. They claim that the policy disproportionately targets researchers of Asian and Chinese descent, creating a hostile environment that hampers the recruitment of students and postdoctoral scholars.
(11/18/21 5:21am)
Against the backdrop of sprawling construction projects on campus, the University is transitioning its energy systems to achieve net-zero carbon emissions on campus by 2046. University staff and industry experts weighed in on how the plans will impact campus life and the energy industry as a whole.
(11/11/21 3:44am)
Princeton University Library announced plans for an exhibition honoring the life and work of Toni Morrison that is set to unveil in spring 2023.