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New chair of the Alumni Council Newman ’78 hopes to increase participation among graduate alumni

The Daily Princetonian

New chair of the Alumni Council Newman ’78 hopes to increase participation among graduate alumni

Joseph Sheehan Joe

New Alumni Council chair Nancy Newman ’78 will make increasing graduate alumni participation in alumni events one of her top priorities, she said in a recent interview with The Daily Princetonian. Newman was elected to replace Henry Von Kohorn ’66two years ago, and in accordance with the bylaws of the Alumni Council, served as vice chair for two years before becoming chair this past summer.

NEWS | 10/07/2013

Princeton announces committee to review controversial grade deflation policy

The Daily Princetonian

Princeton announces committee to review controversial grade deflation policy

Anastasya Lloyd-Damnjanovic

The University’s controversial grade deflation policy — which stipulates that no more than 35 percent grades given out in anydepartment should be A's — will come under review over the next year, the UniversityannouncedMondaymorning. The review of the grading policy comes only three months after new University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 took over from former University President Shirley Tilghman, and also on the same day Eisgruber began a tour that will take him to three continents in order to introduce himself to alumni. At the first of these events, held on Monday night in New York City and moderated by University Trustee and journalist Charles Gibson ’65, Eisgruber noted that grade deflation was the number one issue raised during an initial 'listening tour' during the early stages of his presidency.He also acknowledged that Dean of Admission Janet Rapelye had told him that the grade deflation policy might be affecting the admission yield, since the policy has become part of Princeton's image for applicants. However, Eisgruber said in response to one of Gibson's questions that the committee's formation was not an admission of the policy's failure. “It's an admission that after 10 years of discussing a policy that I think has had two admirable objectives — and moved us in an appropriate direction — we should be thinking about whether or not we can learn anything from the experiences we've had,” Eisgruber said in New York. Eisgruber was not available for comment Monday, according to his assistant, Mary DeLorenzo, who said Eisgruber was in meetings all day before traveling to New York for the alumni event. In an April interview with The Daily Princetonian immediately following his selection to be the 20th University president,Eisgruber said he supported grade deflation, calling it the “grading fairness policy.” A committee of nine faculty members has been tasked by Eisgruber to reevaluate Princeton's grading policies, takinginto account student feedback on the policy and the impact it may have on their graduate school and professional school prospects, according to the announcement.

NEWS | 10/07/2013

Eisgruber '83 defends legacy admissions, grade deflation at New York alumni event

The Daily Princetonian

Eisgruber '83 defends legacy admissions, grade deflation at New York alumni event

Teddy Schleifer

NEW YORK — University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 defended the high percentage of legacy applicants that earn admission to Princeton on Monday evening in an address to University alumni at the midtown Sheraton Hotel that proved to be the most candid unveiling of his presidential platform to date.The event was the first of13 visits Eisgruber will make to alumni around the globe over the coming academic yearand about 1,200 alumni — ranging from the Classes of 1945 to 2013 — attended the event.In an hour-long onstage interview with former ABC World News anchor and current University Trustee Charlie Gibson ’65, Eisgruber also explained his worries with the University’s grade deflation policy, elaborated on his plans to expand the size of the student body and admitted to Gibson that he feels uncomfortable talking about himself.On Monday, the University also announced a committee to review the grade deflation policy.Eisgruber also previewed a slogan that he hopes will define his presidency: “More students.

NEWS | 10/07/2013

Updated: Eisgruber charges faculty committee with reassessing grade deflation

The Daily Princetonian

Updated: Eisgruber charges faculty committee with reassessing grade deflation

Daily Princetonian Staff

The University’s controversial grade deflation policy — which stipulates that no more than 35 percent grades given out in any department should be As — will come under review over the next year, the UniversityannouncedMondaymorning. President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 — who took over from former President Shirley Tilghman in July — charged a committee of nine faculty members with reevaluating Princeton’s grading policies, taking into account student feedback on the policy and the impact it may have on their graduate school and professional school prospects. The grade deflation policy was put in place in 2004, under the auspices of former Dean of the College Nancy Malkiel, in response to perceived gradeinflationin certain courses.

NEWS | 10/07/2013
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Kugelmass ’14 proposes new USG Transparency Committee

The Daily Princetonian

Kugelmass ’14 proposes new USG Transparency Committee

Anna Mazarakis

U-Council Chair Elan Kugelmass ’14 proposed creating a three-member “USG Transparency Committee” at the weekly USG meeting on Sunday evening. Responding to criticisms he said he’d received from students about how many of the USG’s projects take place outside of the Senate meetings, he said the proposed three-member committee would be an “experiment” with the role of distributing USG information to students who request it. The role of the committee would not overlap with that of Richard Lu ’16, who currently serves as the USG communications director, Kugelmass said.

NEWS | 10/06/2013

Federal funding for U. research grinds to halt after government shutdown

The Daily Princetonian

Federal funding for U. research grinds to halt after government shutdown

Anastasya Lloyd-Damnjanovic

The federal government remained shut down on Thursday, and University faculty and students reliant on federal funding began to feel the pinch of the budget standoff in Washington.The shutdown was immediately felt at the Office of the Dean for Research, where the system for submitting and reviewing proposals for federal funding has effectively ground to a halt, Dean for Research Pablo Debenedetti said.

NEWS | 10/03/2013

Singer, Oppenheimer, others discuss fossil fuel divestment at NYC panel

The Daily Princetonian

Singer, Oppenheimer, others discuss fossil fuel divestment at NYC panel

Konadu Amoakuh

At a contentious panel at the Princeton Club of New York on Wednesday, University faculty and alumni debated whether the University should divest its holdings in fossil fuel companies in New York City. Former Princeton University Investment Company President Randall Hack ’69 rejected the idea that University investment decisions should be based on environmental calculations.

NEWS | 10/03/2013

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