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The annual Class Day event, headlined by keynote speaker Dr. Anthony Fauci, celebrated the achievements of the Class of 2022 on Monday, May 23.
Wendy Kopp ’89, Founder of Teach for America and CEO of Teach for All, spoke at the University’s Baccalaureate Ceremony for the Class of 2022 — dubbed by her “an activist generation” — on service and the importance of searching for impactful post-graduate pursuits. Throughout the address, she urged graduating seniors to pursue “deep impact” over “impressive resumes.”
Thousands of Princeton students and their families gathered in the Princeton Stadium to celebrate the 275th Commencement ceremony for the University Class of 2022 on Tuesday, May 24. The event marked the first mask-optional and unrestricted capacity graduation since the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted campus life more than two years ago.
Commencement: 2018 to now
On Monday, May 23, the University Board of Trustees voted to dismiss classics professor Joshua Katz from his tenured faculty position at Princeton, effective immediately, according to a University statement to The Daily Princetonian.
The years-long controversy surrounding Professor Joshua Katz made national headlines last week as both The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal reported that Katz was to be dismissed due to a University investigation finding he had misled investigators in a previous inquiry into allegations of sexual misconduct. Shockingly, however, these mainstream outlets give credence to Katz’s narrative of a conspiracy to fire him because of his 2020 criticism of a faculty letter, which argued for controversial anti-racist measures. According to this theory, University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 surrendered his free speech bona fides and terminated the professor in the face of pressure from, among other groups, woke student mobs.
Content Warning: The following letter contains mentions of death and violence.
Hannah Faughnan ’23 is used to navigating Princeton as a disabled student. As someone with rheumatoid arthritis, she has had chronic pain for her entire life.
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In an annual address delivered to around 300 alumni, University President Christopher L. Eisgruber ’83 referenced press coverage of recent controversy surrounding classics professor Joshua Katz, taking the opportunity to reiterate the University’s free speech policy and allude to the possibility of a future statement from the University to “correct the record” on the matter. Eisgruber also discussed what he called a “chronic epidemic of mental illness” nationwide, views on climate change action and fossil fuel dissociation, and the future of financial aid at Princeton.
Naomi Hess ’22 will serve on the University’s Board of Trustees to represent her class as the 2022 Young Alumni Trustee. She will begin her four-year term on July 1, 2022.
CONTENT WARNING: This article includes mention of student death and death by mental illness. University Counseling services are available at 609-258-3141, and the Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available 24/7 at +1 (800) 273-TALK (8255). A Crisis Text Line is also available in the United States; text HOME to 741741. Students can contact residential college staff and the Office of Religious Life for other support and resources. Additionally, TigerWell will be holding drop-in hours for students to speak to outreach counselors Monday thru Thursday, May 23–26 from 3–5 p.m. ET via Zoom here or here.
President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 has recommended that classics professor Joshua Katz be fired from his tenured professorship after an internal investigation found Katz in violation of University rules, according to reports in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.
Content Warning: The following article contains mentions of death and violence.
Over 100 rally at Princeton for abortion rights after SCOTUS leak; University announces research partnership with HBCUs
Princeton professors, alumni in Congress respond to Roe v. Wade draft opinion leak
Princeton-affiliated journalists Jennifer Senior ’91 and Marie-Rose Sheinerman ’23 have been awarded 2022 Pulitzer Prizes for Journalism. The Pulitzer Prize is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, and literature and musical composition within the United States.
Two summer programs traditionally held on the Princeton campus have taken different approaches for summer 2022, as COVID-19 restrictions have loosened this spring.
On May 2, Politico published a leaked draft majority opinion for Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization written by Justice Samuel Alito ’72. The opinion would overturn Roe v. Wade, eliminate national legal protection for abortion, and restore reproductive rights to the states.
The University launched an internal investigation of Princeton Gerrymandering Project (PGP) Director and neuroscience professor Sam Wang for research misconduct and toxic workplace issues, the New Jersey Globe first reported on April 28.
