A commission of representatives from the Borough and the Township met on Wednesday evening to consider the possibility of merging to form one municipality.
Barbara Ibrahim, the founding director of the John D. Gerhart Center for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement at the American University in Cairo, gave a lecture titled “How Young Egyptians Made History: New Public Space in Cairo and Alexandria” before an audience of roughly 30 students and faculty on Tuesday afternoon in Robertson Hall. Her discussion marked the final lecture in an annual series hosted by the Workshop on Arab Political Development.
Sukrit Silas ’11 will join Justine Drennan ’11 as a recipient of a scholarship from the Gates Cambridge Trust to study at University of Cambridge for the 2011-12 academic year.While Drennan was among the 30 U.S. scholars selected for the award in New York in early February, Silas, as an Indian citizen, is among the 60 international scholars selected after an interview at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University, in late March.
The Center for Jewish Life sponsored a panel on Tuesday in Guyot Hall examining the question, “What are the limits of religious freedom in a Democratic society?” in honor of the last day of Passover. The panel was moderated by Dean of Religious Life Paul Raushenbush and featured African American studies professor Cornel West GS ’80, Provost Christopher Eisgruber ’83 and William Westerman, a lecturer in the writing program.
One week after the deadline for members of the Class of 2013 pursuing A.B. degrees to select concentrations, departments are reporting steady — and in some cases dramatic — growth and declines in numbers. Though the numbers are still being finalized and are likely to change, several departments reported notably different numbers from what was expected.
Last week, a group of residents also announced a lawsuit to challenge several of the University’s tax-exempt properties in court.
Chicago is roughly 760 miles from Philadelphia. Yet for nearly two years, Daniel ’07, who worked in Philadelphia after graduation, and his partner Andres, who worked in Chicago, took turns to make the long journey every weekend, or at least every other weekend, to see each other.
Students for Education Reform, an national organization launched by Catharine Bellinger ’12 and Alexis Morin ’12 in September 2009 that strives to engage student leaders with issues surrounding education reform, recently announced its expansion onto 13 new college campuses this year.
Carlos Ghosn, chairman and chief executive of Renault-Nissan Alliance, spoke on the continued sustainability of the car manufacturing industry in the Friend Center on Monday. The event was hosted by the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment and sponsored by the G. S. Beckwith Gilbert ’63 Lecture Fund.
John Pardon ’11 will serve as this year’s valedictorian, and Veronica Shi ’11 will serve as Latin salutatorian, the University announced on Monday afternoon. Both of their addresses will be delivered at the Commencement ceremony on May 31.
Associate Dean of Religious Life Paul Raushenbush will leave the University to take on a full-time position at the Huffington Post as senior editor of the outlet’s religion section, HuffPost Religion, he confirmed on Monday.
The USG approved $6,300 for a summer technology intern to work on USG-related projects including a mobile calendar application and an improved meal exchange site at the USG Senate meeting held in Frist Campus Center on Sunday evening.
East Asian studies and history professor Benjamin Elman has been honored with one of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s three Distinguished Achievement Awards.
The Wilson School’s undergraduate program has long held a prestigious reputation derived at least in part from its status as the only selective major at the University, according to students, faculty and alumni interviewed by The Daily Princetonian following Thursday’s announcement that the concentration would no longer be selective.
The tragic death of Senior Lecturer Antonio Calvo last week has left many members of the community with a deep sense of loss. Those of you who knew Professor Calvo as a valued and beloved colleague, teacher and friend are seeking answers to the painful question of what could have driven him to take his life. This is natural, but in my experience it is never possible to fully understand all the circumstances that lead someone to take such an irreversible decision.
Two of the signers of the full-page advertisement supporting the University’s proposed construction of the Arts and Transit Neighborhood and moving of the Dinky in the April 15 Princeton Packet were fictional characters, according to a Letter to the Editor published by the Packet on Thursday.
Both referenda on the USG spring election ballot have passed, according to election results released on Friday night.The first referendum, proposed by Dan May ’11, will eliminate the Honor Committee seat traditionally reserved for the freshman class president and instead open a seat to a freshman representative who would be selected through an application process.
In the two weeks since lecturer Antonio Calvo took his own life, members of the University community and global news outlets alike have demanded explanations for Calvo’s abrupt departure from the University.
Sean Friar, a graduate student in the music department, has won a 2011 Samuel Barber Rome Prize in musical composition and is the youngest winner of the prize in over a quarter of a century.
Eight undergraduates have been awarded the Spirit of Princeton Award, the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students announced Friday. Established in 1995, the award recognizes students who have positively affected University life through their involvement in student organizations, community service, the arts and other extracurricular activities.
