The following is a guest column submitted by an alumnus in response to arecent Bloomberg article.I'm sure I'm not the only one to notice the factual inaccuracies in the Bloomberg article.
First-come, first-served precept and lab sign-ups were available through the Student Course Online Registration Engine for 150 courses this fall, as part of a University pilot program to centralize the course enrollment system and move away from the use of Blackboard for section enrollments. This initiative, which was started last spring with 50 courses, has been in the works for two years, University Spokesperson Martin Mbugua said.
University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 floated the idea of a potential increase in the size of the University’s student body at theCouncil of the Princeton University Community’s meeting on Monday afternoon.
Tower Club, the most popular club for the fall Bicker season last year, saw its number of bickerees drop by almost half this year, from 66 students in 2012 to 34 this year. The drop returned fall bicker levels to normal, as last year's 66 bickerees was a 75 percent increase over the 38 who bickered in fall 2011. Despite the drop affecting Tower, a total of 125 students bickered clubs this fall, just a dozen short of the 137 students who bickered last September.
English and theater professor Jill Dolan was named to the Lawrence University Board of Trustees, Lawrence University announced Monday.
Calvin Chin, the new director of the University Health Services Counseling and Psychological Services unit, will officially assume the position Tuesday.
The Resources Committee called recommendations for greater transparency by the student group Princeton Coalition for Endowment Responsibility “unwieldy, unnecessarily complicated and inconsistent” with policies of the University, Princeton University Investment Company and Board of Trusteesin a report released this summer. In its November 2012 proposal, PCER asked the Resources Committee to alter the way in which it reviews and considers University investment decisions, especially in terms of representation in the committee and transparency. PCER’s proposal requested access to the University’s investment information in order to facilitate “sustained campus interest” in investment issues.
The USG Academics Committee will discuss the concerns expressed by students and faculty regarding fall semester final examinations with the Committee on Examinations and Standing on Friday, USG members decided at a weekly meeting on Sunday night.
The University’s high standings on rankings such as U.S. News and World Report does not mean Princeton should not pursue experimental teaching methods, former University President Harold Shapiro explained in a Sunday afternoon discussion onthe challenges facing higher education. Four current and former college presidents, including Shapiro and former University president Shirley Tilghman, discussed the expansion of online courses, financial difficulties and inadequate rating systems.
Affirmative action is a “positive” form of discrimination, according to a new book written by University Trustee Randall Kennedy ’77 that was released by Pantheon Books this month.
The occupants of a four-person suite in Rockefeller College’s Holder Hall have been relocated twice after reporting bed bug infestations on Sept.
Same-sex couples may legally marry in New Jersey beginning Oct. 21, a Mercer County judge ruled on Friday. The decision overruled Governor Chris Christie's veto of a gay marriage bill in February 2012.
President Abdullah Gul of the Republic of Turkey cancelled his Friday noon talk on campus, an email sent by the University communications staff at 7:26 a.m.
Post-revolution turmoil in the Middle East is a natural effect of creating new democracies, not a sign that the Arab Spring was unsuccessful, Tunisian president Moncef Marzouki argued in a lecture about the challenges facing his country’s new democracy on Thursday afternoon. Observers of the Arab World should be patient before drawing conclusions about the success of the Arab Spring because revolutions take time to effect change, he noted. “Democracy is a process; it’s continuous experimentation,” Marzouki said in an exclusive interview with The Daily Princetonian before the lecture.
Before delivering a public lecture on Thursday afternoon, Tunisian president Moncef Marzouki spoke briefly with The Daily Princetonian about the challenges he faces as president and the reasons for his visit.
Omar Wasow became an assistant professor of politics this fall to teach students on race and identity.
Concentrators in the operations research and financial engineering department jumped by more than a third with this year’s sophomore class, according to the University directory.
A year after Hurricane Sandy, Princeton is negotiating the use of private schools and churches as reception centers in case of weather emergencies, the Princeton Packet reported. Two weeks ago, Emergency Management Director Robert Gregory wrote letters of request to private schools for use of their spaces.
Two of this year's 24MacArthur fellows areaffiliated with Princeton University. Choreographer Kyle Abraham is a guest instructor in the University's dance program.
The University was included on The Huffington Post’s list of The Colleges Most Obsessed with Squirrels. The story features the infamous black squirrels that frequent the campus, recounting the campus myth that theywere the result of a biology experiment at the University.
