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College rankings influence colleges' decisions worldwide

College rankings influence colleges' decisions worldwide

A recent international survey of academics confirmed the love-hate relationship between universities and high-profile annual rankings like those issued by U.S. News & World Report. Perhaps surprisingly, the survey also found that U.S. News’ rankings, which are by far the most well-known in the United States, command relatively little respect abroad.

NEWS | 02/15/2010

Rep. Andrews argues health bill still needed

Rep. Robert Andrews (D-N.J.) gave a talk on “Healthcare Reform and the State of the Economy” at the Wilson School on Monday afternoon. He discussed the stress on the current healthcare system and the need for healthcare reform.

NEWS | 02/15/2010

President Obama calls for Pell Grant expansion

Colleges and universities across the country reacted positively this month to President Obama’s proposed expansion of the Pell Grant program, which provides the most common form of federal financial aid for low-income college students.

NEWS | 02/15/2010

Two paths to teach

Though also a gateway into the education field, the University’s Program in Teacher Preparation attracts significantly less attention from undergraduates than Teach for America (TFA).

NEWS | 02/15/2010

Inspiring Harlem's youth to pursue education

Do college students have curfews?” a curious sixth-grader asked a panel of five Princeton undergraduates Friday morning. The answer, “no,” came as a surprise to the middle schooler. The panel discussion was part of several activities led by Students for Education Reform (SFER), a group of undergraduates that volunteered on a campus expedition which brought roughly 25 middle-school students from Global Neighborhood Secondary School (GNSS), in New York City’s East Harlem neighborhoods to campus.

NEWS | 02/14/2010

Dartmouth cuts no-loan financial aid for families with income above $75,000

Only two years after following in Princeton’s footsteps by instituting a no-loan financial-aid policy, Dartmouth announced last week that it will be reinstituting loans in the financial-aid packages of families with incomes higher than $75,000, starting with the Class of 2015.

NEWS | 02/14/2010

Three win Gates, Churchill scholarships to study in Cambridge

George Boxer ’10, David Karp ’10 and Scott Arcenas ’09 won scholarships to study at Cambridge University this fall, the University announced on Friday.

NEWS | 02/14/2010

New chemistry building construction nearly complete

This fall, the chemistry department will move a half-mile south on Washington Road from its 80-year-old accomodations in Frick Laboratory. The location switch will take place over a six-month phased move-in period, and the building should be fully operational and ready for classes in the spring 2011 term. When The Daily Princetonian toured the new site last Friday, 80 percent of construction had already been completed, previewing a building that will propel the department into the 21st century.

NEWS | 02/14/2010

Students standing guard

Attempt to enter Campus Club on a typical Saturday night and, chances are, you’ll be greeted by a stern-looking student asking to see your PUID.

NEWS | 02/14/2010

Listservs spark dialogue, conflict

Snowball fights are fun, but if you want to stay warm and vent your frustration, try initiating a listserv war. While some students find these listserv battles — often begun when one student’s e-mail sparks an influx of “reply all” responses — amusing, others consider them burdens to their inboxes.

NEWS | 02/11/2010

Going global for government

You won’t find Kimberly Bonner ’08 in Medford, N.J., her home listed on the TigerNet alumni directory. Bonner is stationed in Tanzania, waging a war against mosquitoes.Bonner is one of the five inaugural undergraduate recipients of the Scholars in the Nation’s Service Initiative (SINSI) scholarship. The program places Princeton graduates in federal government jobs for two years and funds their two-year Master in Public Affairs (MPA) degrees at the Wilson School.

NEWS | 02/11/2010

Students debate arming Public Safety officers

The Whig-Cliosophic Society hosted a debate Thursday evening over whether the Department of Public Safety’s sworn officers should be allowed to carry guns on campus. Audience members voted 15-8 in favor of arming the officers. Roughly 30 to 40 people were present at the debate.

NEWS | 02/11/2010

University expands online presence with Facebook page, Twitter

The creation of the University’s Facebook page — in addition to accounts on Twitter, YouTube and iTunes — reflects efforts by the communications office to increase Princeton’s online presence via social media.

NEWS | 02/11/2010

Housing Office to implement new room draw policy

Residential colleges will no longer be zoned by class year. Certain rooms — which will be unavailable during the room draw process — will be designated for incoming freshmen with the goal of bringing them in greater proximity with their RCAs.

NEWS | 02/10/2010

Sahi '10 finds piracy on BitTorrent

It is common knowledge that most Internet file sharing is illegal, but Sauhard Sahi ’10 has proof. Analyzing a random sample of 1,021 files available on a variant of the file-sharing application BitTorrent, Sahi found that 85 to 99 percent of files were shared in violation of copyright law.

NEWS | 02/10/2010

Heavy snow prompts campus closure, cancels classes

In response to heavy snowfall, the University canceled classes and closed the campus to non-critical staff on Wednesday. The nor'easter delivered more than a foot of snow to most of New Jersey, with some parts of Mercer County reporting more than 17 inches. All three Rutgers campuses, The College of New Jersey, Seton Hall University and Rider University were also closed the entire day, while Columbia closed at 3 p.m.

NEWS | 02/10/2010

With bond sale, University debt grows to $2.75 billion

To finance major projects in its 10-year capital plan, the University issued $250 million in tax-exempt bonds on Jan. 20. The bonds will help fund construction of the new buildings for the chemsitry department and the Princeton Neuroscience Institute as well as major renovations to Jadwin Hall and Firestone Library.

NEWS | 02/10/2010

Co-ops reach membership caps

All three campus co-ops — 2 Dickinson St. (2D), Brown Co-op and the International Food Co-op (IFC) — have already reached their membership limits for next year, with 48 members joining 2D and 28 each joining Brown and the IFC. Each co-op is instituting a waitlist.

NEWS | 02/10/2010

U. saves $15,000 with sustainable mulching system

Sustainability efforts on campus generally involve installing new, greener technologies — water-saving toilets, motion-sensitive lights and trayless dining are a few of the University’s recent sustainability initiatives. Though the broader movement centers around consuming less, most initiatives have started with the step of constructing more.

NEWS | 02/09/2010

Back at school, this time to work

Though Princeton graduates are employed across the country and around the world, some alumni find careers by walking back through FitzRandolph Gate. A search of the TigerNet alumni directory revealed 683 Princetonians employed at their alma mater, many of whom work at the University in non-academic capacities.

NEWS | 02/09/2010

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