The University’s new monthly Forward Fest, a key part of their “A Year of Forward Thinking” will begin on Friday.
“I think what we’re seeing is death by a thousand cuts,” Ressa said. “You don’t quite realize how much you lose with each cut and you bleed out.”
The event, titled “It Won’t Stop with Me: Why the Current State of Press Freedom Should Alarm the World,” also featured NPR News Media Correspondent David Folkenflik, Editor-in-Chief of The Intercept Betsy Reed, and Director of PFDF Jim Risen.
“Black lives matter, but history indicates that Black lives matter more in this country when we vote,” Roberts said.
The panel featured U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Craig Robinson ’83, Professor Eddie S. Glaude, Jr. GS ’97, Andrea Campbell ’04, Tessa Kaneene ’07, Walter Jones ’85, Morgan Jerkins ’14, and Paul Roberts ’85, with Cheryl Scales ’84 as moderator.
Paul hopes that her nomination will inspire people from underrepresented groups, and encourages young people to become active in environmental politics.
Paul hopes that her nomination will inspire people from underrepresented groups, and encourages young people to become active in environmental politics.
For Jones and Feliciano, their gift is about making clear to students and alumni that “Princeton is a place for all of us.”
For Jones and Feliciano, the gift was sparked by a change they saw in the University’s culture of inclusivity. “As we saw the University embrace the whole alumni body, we felt more enthused and excited about reciprocating,” Feliciano explained.
Two Princeton alumni garnered national attention last week for plans to create two ‘bubble’ campuses in Hawaiʻi and Arkansas, as many colleges across the country prepare for a virtual semester. After widespread backlash from local Hawaiʻi residents, they will not proceed at either property.
Two Princeton alumni garnered national attention last week for plans to create two ‘bubble’ campuses in Hawaiʻi and Arkansas, as many colleges across the country prepare for a virtual semester. After widespread backlash from local Hawaiʻi residents, they will not proceed at either property.
The Monday statement about Milley came as part of a call during which Trump told governors to “dominate” protestors and “take back your streets,” scolding states’ responses to demonstrations as “weak.”
“The Fed is strongly committed to using our tools to do whatever we can, for as long as it takes, to provide some relief and some stability now, and to support the recovery when it comes,” Powell said.
So far, the campaign has collected over $33,000 in donations nationally and delivered approximately 300 devices to patients.
Alumni in Congress spoke with The Daily Princetonian about the COVID-19 stimulus bills, their personal experiences with the virus, and shared advice for students dealing with the crisis.
The University has canceled 2020 Reunions amid COVID-19 concerns. No decisions has been made regarding Commencement and other end of year celebrations for the class of 2020.
The James Madison Medal is awarded annually to an alumnus or alumna of the University Graduate School “who has had a distinguished career, advanced the cause of graduate education or achieved a record of outstanding public service.”
On Oct. 24, after a sharp drop in Amazon’s stock price, Jeff Bezos ’86 momentarily lost his title as the world’s richest man, only to regain the distinction after markets closed the next day. This incident interrupted Bezos’s almost-two-year reign as the world’s wealthiest man.
Decked in black and orange, black alumni attentively listened to the first Thrive startup showcase presentation. The three-day Thrive conference, from Oct. 3 to Oct. 5, welcomes over 1,400 guests and alumni to campus for alumni discussion forums, entrepreneurship showcases, and networking opportunities.
A group of alumnae have started an initiative to wear an orange-and-black version of the PussyHats worn at the Women’s March on Washington.
Canadian investor and former Olympian Harold Backer ’85 turned himself in to the police after disappearing in November of 2015. Backer, who lived in Victoria, British Columbia, was a former investment dealer and Olympic rower, representing Canada in the 1984, 1988, and 1992 Olympic Games.
Three alumni have been named to Gazette Review's “Top 10 Most Intelligent People in the World” list, which was published on April 8. The list includes Terence Tao GS '96, who was named the world's most intelligent person, along with Christopher Hirata GS '05 and Akshay Venkatesh GS '02.
Fox News senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano ’72 has been indefinitely sidelined from the network after making unverified claims that former President Barack Obama requested British intelligence to wiretap Trump Tower.
he University’s Office of Alumni Affairs has announced that candidates Aleksandra Czulak ’17, Andrew Sun ’17, and Achille Tenkiang ’17 have passed the primary round of the Young Alumni Trustee Election, and will move on to the General Election, to be held from May 2 to May 24, according to a press release from Cathy Phillips. The election results were verified and confirmed by an election services company hired to run the election.
Gregory Katsas '86 was named Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Counsel to the President. He will serve in these posts from the White House Counsel's office. Katsas will report to White House Counsel Donald McGahn II, where he will advise President Donald Trump on all legal issues concerning the President and his administration.
