Graduate students in the history department said they are facing difficulties finding jobs, as many academic searches nationwide are being canceled because of the economic downturn.
Quad will double the number of shared meal plans it offers from 20 to 40 next year to meet increased student demand. Colonial, Cloister and TI will also offer more shared meal plans next year.
The Registrar’s website currently lists the 1,404 courses being offered for the fall 2009-10 semester, down from 1,690 this semester and 1,733 classes last fall. Though administrators stressed that the course offerings for next fall were not yet finalized, the course cuts come as the University prepares to have its largest undergraduate student body ever.
The Jewish organization Chabad will begin holding Orthodox services at the University this Saturday, following their dedication of a new Torah last Sunday afternoon. Though the Center for Jewish Life (CJL) offers a variety of services, the Chabad services will target a different audience, Chabad Rabbi Eitan Webb said in response to concerns of Orthodox students within the CJL that the new services will promote competition between the groups.
University alumni employed by the American International Group (AIG) found themselves in a political and media firestorm last week when the company was thrust into the national spotlight.
During summer 2007, the University Press approached Peter Leeson about a writing a book on the economics of piracy. He decided the book was the perfect opportunity to propose to his then-girlfriend, Ania Bulska, by printing the proposal on the dedication page.
Each year, a number of varsity sports teams travel far from campus to prepare for their respective seasons. This number could soon fall, however, as current economic conditions necessitate tightening budgets, Senior Associate Director of Athletics Erin McDermott said.
The University grossed roughly $266,000 during the 2008 fiscal year for the commercial use of Princeton trademarks and logos, up almost 3 percent from the $258,600 it made during the previous fiscal year, University spokeswoman Cass Cliatt ’96 said in an e-mail.
In her new book, Hebrew University of Jerusalem professor of Jewish thought Rachel Elior proposes that another Jewish sect, the Sadduces, authored the Dead Sea Scrolls, a claim that is stirring up controversy among members of the Princeton Theological Seminary Dead Sea Scrolls Project.
Political involvement among citizens is adversely affected by the decline of newspapers, according to a new study by Wilson School researchers on how voting patterns are influenced by news coverage.
Two fellowships are awarded each year to graduating seniors, and each receives $30,000 to pursue pursue a one-year community service project after graduation. Princeton ReachOut 56-81 is a trans-generational program the classes of 1956 and 1981 created 10 years ago to promote civic engagement and public service.
The Affordable Birth Control Act provides incentive for pharmaceutical companies to discount birth control rates for college health clinics. It remains unclear how the act will impact the University.
Solo cups. Beirut tables. Lights. Camera. Action! The Health Promotion and Wellness Services division of University Health Services (UHS) is holding a contest for original student videos that depict the social scene at Princeton and dispel myths about high-risk drinking on campus.
Officials from Princeton Borough and Princeton Township slashed the local agency budgets by more than $138,000 in a joint meeting of their governing bodies Tuesday evening.
The University has made 200 Islamic manuscripts available online as part of a new digital archive.
Three princeton professors and a postdoctoral fellow were awarded 2009 Sloan Research Fellowships, the University announced Tuesday.
Three juniors were selected by the Lewis Center for the Arts to receive the 2009 Alex Adam ’07 Award on Tuesday. The award, established in Adam’s memory by his family, provides up to $7,000 to students planning to pursue a summer project that will lead to the creation of a work of art.
Nearly five years after faculty approved a plan to curb grade inflation at Princeton, news of the University’s policy has yet to reach some employers and graduate school admission offices. “I honestly have to say I was totally unaware of that policy,” said Jeffrey Rabek GS ’76, assistant dean for student affairs and admissions at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB).
Students eating at the Forbes dining hall last night experimented with trayless dining, a system that the environmental group Greening Princeton says could save both energy and water. In conjunction with Dining Services, the college decided to forego the use of trays at dinner, marking the first trial run of an initiative aimed at reducing food and water waste.
In just a few years, people may be able to get their complete genetic codes as well as medical treatments tailored specifically to their needs for only $100 — or so promises an up-and-coming technology developed by Princeton faculty and researchers.
