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Despite report, departments say diversity was already of importance

The Daily Princetonian

Despite report, departments say diversity was already of importance

Elizabeth Paul

Though areportreleased this past September by theTrustee Ad Hoc Committee on Diversityfound that white males dominated in faculty, administrator, graduate student and postgraduate populations, representatives from several departments on campus said that they had paid attention to the diversity among their populations before the report was released. The Committee’s report reviewed statistics of the racial and gender demographic trends in undergraduate, graduate, postdocs, faculty and staff populations.

NEWS | 02/05/2014

40 percent of applicants overall, or 99 students, to become RCAs

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40 percent of applicants overall, or 99 students, to become RCAs

Jasmine Wang

Approximately 40 percent of student applicants for the position of residential college adviser were offered a position this year, Associate Dean of the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students Michael Olin said. Olin noted that there will be 99 RCAs and assistant residential college advisers next year, including 52 new advisers and 47 returning advisers.

NEWS | 02/04/2014
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N&N: Administrative offices closed due to snowstorm, classes still officially held

The Daily Princetonian

N&N: Administrative offices closed due to snowstorm, classes still officially held

Daily Princetonian Staff

Administrative offices were closed on Monday due to a snowstorm, the University said. Although departments such as the Office of the Registrar did not operate and residential college offices operated for only a few hours, the dining halls were still open, as well as the libraries and Frist Campus Center.

NEWS | 02/03/2014

Over a thousand sign up for Wintersession

The Daily Princetonian

Over a thousand sign up for Wintersession

Do-Hyeong Myeong

USG’s pilot Wintersession program, which took place over Intersession, ended with 53 course offerings and over a thousand participants. Students said they appreciated the opportunity to learn subjects outside of the pressure of grades and schoolwork, but students and instructors noted the attendance rate in classes was low and the variety of classes could have been improved upon. U-Councilor Laura Du ’14, the project leader for the Wintersession program, said the primary goal of the program was to provide an environment where students could explore various academic and non-academic fields of interests without much pressure. The Wintersession program also brought together diverse members of the Princeton community, U-Council chair Elan Kugelmass ’14 noted.

NEWS | 02/03/2014

Pogrebniak ’14 named Churchill Scholarship winner

The Daily Princetonian

Pogrebniak ’14 named Churchill Scholarship winner

Sheila Sisimit

Katherine Pogrebniak ’14 was awarded a Churchill Scholarship to study for a master’s degree at the University of Cambridge. The Churchill Scholarship, funded by the Winston Churchill Foundation, is awarded to at least 14 students each year who wish to pursue studies in engineering, mathematics or the sciences, according to its website. Pogrebniak, a computer science concentrator, said she is planning to obtain a Master of Philosophy in computational biology and is excited for the classroom-based learning and the research component of her studies. There were two phases of the application process­ — applying for the Princeton nomination and then competing at the national level.

NEWS | 02/03/2014

Forbes roundabout opens for business

The Daily Princetonian

Forbes roundabout opens for business

Daily Princetonian Staff and Anna Windemuth

The intersection ofAlexander Street and University Place that faces Forbes College will reopen as a roundabout onMonday morning after several months of construction, meeting the planned deadline despite inclement weather. The new traffic circle is ‘Phase 1’ of the ongoing Arts and Transit Neighborhood, a $300 million University project set to include new rehearsal and performance spaces as well as a permanently relocated Dinky station. The roundabout offers an illuminated, motion-activated crosswalk rather than a stoplight. "Given the extraordinarily cold temperatures and the snow that we’ve had thus far, I’m very pleased and really proud of the team that’s out there, working really hard to stay on schedule,"Director of Community and Regional Affairs Kristin Appelget said. Although the pedestrian route to the Wawa convenience store, a popular destination for University students in search of late-night snacks, will no longer be obstructed by metal fences, the sidewalk on the east side of Alexander Street will remain closed and vehicular access to the reconfigured Wawa parking lot will be restricted to one side of University Place.The new Wawa store is set to open next fall, and will be located within the Dinky transit complex around 450 feet from the station’s original location. Appelget noted that a team of University correspondents stays in touch with Wawa representatives to ensure sufficient signage and communication with the general public about possible detours and traffic changes.

NEWS | 02/02/2014

Updated: Princeton releases annual budget, increases tuition and financial aid, forecasts deficits

The Daily Princetonian

Updated: Princeton releases annual budget, increases tuition and financial aid, forecasts deficits

James Evans

Total undergraduate fees will increase 4.1 percent in the 2014-15 school year, according to the annual operating budget report released by the University’s Priorities Committeeon Monday. The report calls for a total operating budget of $1.6 billion, a slight increase from last year’s $1.58 billion budget. As the University’s finances continue to recover from the financial crisis, the report forecasted budget deficits starting in 2015 for the following six years, as well as the possibility of lower endowment returns in the near future. “We must maintain financial discipline in the years ahead and reset community expectations for growth that were driven by exceptionally favorable long-term investment conditions unlikely to recur in the foreseeable future,” University ProvostDavid Lee GS ’99 wrote in a letter introducing the report.

NEWS | 01/27/2014

Updated: Kulkarni appointed Dean of the Graduate School

The Daily Princetonian

Updated: Kulkarni appointed Dean of the Graduate School

Chitra Marti

Electrical engineering professor Sanjeev Kulkarni has been appointed the new dean of the Graduate School, the University announced Monday morning. Kulkarni succeeds William Russel, whoannounced his retirement last September. His appointment is effective March 31, although Russel was originally scheduled to retire at the end of the academic year. Kulkarni has served as director of the Keller Center since 2011 and was also master of Butler College from 2004 to 2012.

NEWS | 01/27/2014

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