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Former employee accuses PPPL of neglecting 14 years of safety inspections

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Former employee accuses PPPL of neglecting 14 years of safety inspections

Luke Grippo

Former PPPL engineer Justin Bradley alleges the lab skipped decades of safety inspections, falsified records, and fired him for whistleblowing. Bradley is seeking damages under New Jersey's whistleblower law.

NEWS | September 2

Andrew Houck ’00 will be new Dean of Engineering and Applied Science

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Andrew Houck ’00 will be new Dean of Engineering and Applied Science

Devon Rudolph

The Daily Princetonian spoke to Andrew Houck ’00, the new Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, about his commitment to rebuilding the deteriorating relationship between higher education and the federal government, as well as his goals of restoring the public's faith in the sciences.

The Daily Princetonian spoke to Andrew Houck ’00, the new Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, about his commitment to rebuilding the deteriorating relationship between higher education and the federal government, as well as his goals of restoring the public;s faith in the sciences.

NEWS | July 13

Faculty approve four new minors, including Native American and Indigenous Studies

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Faculty approve four new minors, including Native American and Indigenous Studies

Sena Chang and Nikki Han

Princeton’s faculty have approved the introduction of a new minor in Native American and Indigenous studies along with three other minors in American Studies, Entrepreneurship, and Quantitative and Computational Biology. The NAIS minor comes amid a push to support Indigenous scholarship by the University and years of student advocacy for the same.

NEWS | April 8

Honor Committee will publish two years of missing statistics, chair says

Honor Committee will publish two years of missing statistics, chair says

Clara Docherty

Nadia Makuc ’26, the current chair of the Honor Committee, plans to publish the missing reports by this weekend.

NEWS | March 26

Toni Morrison, Frederick Douglass added back to HUM Sequence syllabus

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Toni Morrison, Frederick Douglass added back to HUM Sequence syllabus

Hannah Gabelnick

Morrison’s “Beloved” and Douglass’s “My Bondage and My Freedom” have been added back to the HUM syllabus this spring, as faculty selections continue to shape the course’s evolving reading list.

NEWS | February 6

Eisgruber says U. is “exploring measures” in wake of Trump orders, stops short of specific guidance

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Eisgruber says U. is “exploring measures” in wake of Trump orders, stops short of specific guidance

Vitus Larrieu and Lia Opperman

In a campus-wide email, University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 responded to a memo from the United States Office of Management and Budget that threatens to freeze trillions of dollars in federal funding and loans, including federal research funding. The freeze was temporarily blocked, but the future of federal research funding remains unclear.

In a campus wide email, University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 responded to a memo from the United States Office of Management and Budget that threatens to freeze trillions of dollars in federal funding and loans, including federal research funding. The freeze was temporarily blocked, but the future of federal research funding remains unclear.

NEWS | January 29

Dean’s Date, as you don’t know it, is here

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Dean’s Date, as you don’t know it, is here

Luke Grippo

The university is implementing a new final paper submission system this semester as part of its Dean’s Date reform, spreading out final deadlines to align with assigned exam periods

NEWS | January 29

New Humanities Initiative aims to foster interdisciplinary collaboration

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New Humanities Initiative aims to foster interdisciplinary collaboration

Devon Rudolph

The University announced a new Humanities Initiative, which plans for a more robust system of collaboration both within the humanities departments and through other disciplines on campus. A faculty steering group will meet for the first time on Dec. 20.

NEWS | December 18

Upperclassman course selection concludes with key classes filled, students express frustration

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Upperclassman course selection concludes with key classes filled, students express frustration

Hayk Yengibaryan and Charlie Roth

On Tuesday and Wednesday morning, Princeton upperclassman swiftly selected their courses. With underclassman course enrollment looming, several classes have already filled up.

NEWS | December 5

First Professor of Indigenous Studies steps into role, charts new initiatives

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First Professor of Indigenous Studies steps into role, charts new initiatives

Luke Grippo

J. Kēhaulani Kauanui assumed her role as the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Professor of Indigenous Studies in Anthropology this past July. She spoke to the ‘Prince’ about her goals, which include improving the Native experience on campus and creating a minor in Native American and Indigenous Studies.

NEWS | December 3

Haitian Creole language courses coming to Princeton’s French and Italian department in the next year

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Haitian Creole language courses coming to Princeton’s French and Italian department in the next year

Isaac Bernstein

Princeton’s French and Italian Department is adding a Haitian Creole course in Fall 2025 or Spring 2026 taught by Lecturer Johnny Laforêt. Offerings may eventually expand to additional 200-level electives as well.

NEWS | November 22

New courses being offered in Spring 2025

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New courses being offered in Spring 2025

Chima Oparaji

New courses for the Spring 2025 semester were released on Thursday. We broke down the new offerings.

DATA | November 15

Princeton eliminates $45 fee for dropping courses after add/drop period

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Princeton eliminates $45 fee for dropping courses after add/drop period

Doris Lee

Undergraduate students no longer have to pay the $45 fee to drop a course after the add/drop period ends. The add/drop period allows students to adjust their course schedules until mid-September. After that, they can still drop a course until the ninth week of the term, previously with a $45 fee. The final date to drop classes this semester is Friday, Nov. 8.

NEWS | November 6

Princeton’s Making an Exoneree course frees second person in two years

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Princeton’s Making an Exoneree course frees second person in two years

Annie Rupertus

This Friday, Anthony “Tony” Mills became the second person to be released from prison after participating in Princeton’s Making an Exoneree program. The course tasks undergraduates with reinvestigating cases of people who have been wrongfully incarcerated and fighting for their release.

NEWS | October 29

‘Do you really want to live forever?’ Sci-fi author Ted Chiang talks immortality

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‘Do you really want to live forever?’ Sci-fi author Ted Chiang talks immortality

Sena Chang and Christopher Bao

In a public lecture that drew over 200 attendees, science fiction author Ted Chiang explored philosophical and ethical arguments for and against pursuing immortality, discussed biological explanations for current human longevity, and addressed scientific concerns facing society. In an era when Princeton and many other institutions are grappling with the impacts of artificial intelligence, Chiang’s lecture spoke to the risks of scientific advancement.

NEWS | October 24

Palestinian Studies Colloquium event discusses consequences of one year of war in Gaza

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Palestinian Studies Colloquium event discusses consequences of one year of war in Gaza

Sena Chang

The Department of Near Eastern Studies hosted the third-ever event in the Palestinian Studies Colloquium on Tuesday, Oct. 8, hosting Professor Nadia Abu El-Haj from Barnard College and Columbia University and Professor Raz Segal, associate professor of Holocaust and Genocide studies at Stockton University.

NEWS | October 11

Dean’s Date, as you know it, is over

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Dean’s Date, as you know it, is over

Luke Grippo

Dean’s Date will no longer be the deadline for final papers, projects, and problem sets starting Spring 2025, with written assignments now being staggered across the final exam period. The decision comes as a response to student concerns regarding assignment pile-up and suitable travel arrangements around the holidays and breaks.

NEWS | October 9

University introduces five brand-new minors for 2024–25 academic year

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University introduces five brand-new minors for 2024–25 academic year

Sena Chang and Emily Leon

The University has officially introduced five new minors for the 2024–25 academic year: bioengineering, European studies, history of art, mathematics, and religion. Sixteen existing certificate programs have also recently transitioned into minors.

NEWS | October 4

Gen. Mark Milley ’80 reflects on U.S. foreign policy challenges in Afghanistan and war in Gaza

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Gen. Mark Milley ’80 reflects on U.S. foreign policy challenges in Afghanistan and war in Gaza

Sena Chang

Milley, currently serving as SPIA’s Charles and Marie Robertson Visiting Professor, discussed the aftermath of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and regional security in the Middle East more broadly at an event Wednesday. His talk was the fourth installment in the SPIA Dean’s Leadership Series.

NEWS | October 3

Departments still lack unified ChatGPT policy, continue adapting to generative AI

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Departments still lack unified ChatGPT policy, continue adapting to generative AI

Olivia Sanchez and Achilleas Koukas

Over a year after the release of a University-wide memo recommending ChatGPT and generative AI guidelines, academic departments continue to lack unified policies regarding usage of these tools. The Daily Princetonian reached out to the head of every department that offers an undergraduate major, and only one has a department-specific policy: Economics.

NEWS | October 2

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