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Princeton-based academic freedom group backs Amy Wax as UPenn starts review process over anti-Asian remarks

Princeton-based academic freedom group backs Amy Wax as UPenn starts review process over anti-Asian remarks

Aidan Iacobucci

Princeton faculty members involved with the Academic Freedom Alliance (AFA) have expressed support for law professor Amy Wax’s academic freedom, after the University of Pennsylvania announced it had initiated a review process that could sanction her for her anti-Asian remarks.

Princeton faculty members involved with the Academic Freedom Alliance (AFA) have expressed support for law professor Amy Wax’s academic freedom, after the University of Pennsylvania announced it had initiated a review process that could sanction her for her anti-Asian remarks.

NEWS | 01/27/2022

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Princeton international students react to Biden announcement on STEM visa expansions

Princeton international students react to Biden announcement on STEM visa expansions

Tara Agarwal

The new policy adds 22 new disciplines in the Optional Practical Training (OPT), permitting students in those degree programs to remain in the United States for as long as three years after graduation. 

The new policy adds 22 new disciplines in the Optional Practical Training (OPT), permitting students in those degree programs to remain in the United States for as long as three years after graduation.  

NEWS | 01/26/2022

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Princeton stands by policy to preserve in-person learning

Princeton stands by policy to preserve in-person learning

Paige Cromley

On a campus dominated by the evolving realities of the omicron wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person instruction has emerged as a flashpoint for students and administrators.

On a campus dominated by the evolving realities of the omicron wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person instruction has emerged as a flashpoint for students and administrators.

NEWS | 01/26/2022

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Seminary ‘disassociates’ chapel from Samuel Miller amid protest by Association of Black Seminarians

Seminary ‘disassociates’ chapel from Samuel Miller amid protest by Association of Black Seminarians

Katherine Dailey

The Princeton Theological Seminary Board of Trustees voted unanimously to disassociate Samuel Miller’s name from the chapel on Jan. 25 following a demonstration by the Association of Black Seminarians a week earlier.   

The Princeton Theological Seminary Board of Trustees voted unanimously to disassociate Samuel Miller’s name from the chapel on Jan. 25 following a demonstration by the Association of Black Seminarians a week earlier. 

NEWS | 01/26/2022

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Town Council disbands advisory board and announces new testing site

Town Council disbands advisory board and announces new testing site

Charlie Roth

The town of Princeton voted to disband the Site Plan Review Advisory Board (SPRAB) and announced a new COVID-19 testing site. Members of the public voiced their concerns about Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and an upcoming ordinance.

The town of Princeton voted to disband the Site Plan Review Advisory Board (SPRAB) and announced a new COVID-19 testing site. Members of the public voiced their concerns about Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and an upcoming ordinance.

NEWS | 01/25/2022

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University announces largest one-year increase in graduate student stipend rates

University announces largest one-year increase in graduate student stipend rates

Lia Opperman and Isabel Yip

The University will significantly increase graduate student fellowship and stipend rates during the coming 2022–2023 academic year by an average of 25 percent to about $40,000 for doctoral candidates, according to a statement released by the Office of Communications on Jan. 25. It is the University’s largest one-year increase in graduate student stipend rates.

The University will significantly increase graduate student fellowship and stipend rates during the coming 2022–2023 academic year by an average of 25 percent to about $40,000 for doctoral candidates, according to a statement released by the Office of Communications on Jan 25. It is the University’s largest one-year increase in graduate student stipend rates.

NEWS | 01/25/2022

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3 professors awarded National Endowment for the Humanities grants promoting digital scholarship

3 professors awarded National Endowment for the Humanities grants promoting digital scholarship

Amy Ciceu

Three University Professors, Associate Professor of Spanish and Portuguese Christina Lee, Professor of History Ekaterina Pravilova, and Associate Professor of History Wendy Warren, were awarded funding from the NEH, which seeks to spearhead new research and make the humanities accessible to broad audiences.

The funding seeks to spearhead new research and make the humanities accessible to broad audiences.

NEWS | 01/25/2022

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University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel ’79 fired for inappropriate relationship

University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel ’79 fired for inappropriate relationship

Alexa Marsh

University of Michigan and Princeton Alumni ’79 Mark Schlissel was fired for an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate. UMich’s Board of Regents released a 118-page document containing email communications between Schlissel and the subordinate.  

University of Michigan and Princeton Alumni ’79 Mark Schlissel was fired for an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate. UMich’s Board of Regents released a 118-page document containing email communications between Schlissel and the subordinate.   

NEWS | 01/25/2022

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Long-time Princeton professor and researcher Jacques Robert Fresco dies at 93

Long-time Princeton professor and researcher Jacques Robert Fresco dies at 93

Sandeep Mangat

Fresco was considered a pioneer in the study of nucleic acids and biochemistry. In 1960, he and his student Bruce Albert, working in Paul M. Doty’s lab at Harvard University, published a paper which outlined a structure for RNA.

Fresco was considered a pioneer in the study of nucleic acids and biochemistry. In 1960, he and his student Bruce Albert, working in Paul Doty’s lab at Harvard, published a paper which outlined a structure for RNA.

NEWS | 01/25/2022

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New study conducted by Princeton bioengineers holds promise for future artificial lung synthesis

New study conducted by Princeton bioengineers holds promise for future artificial lung synthesis

Mahya Fazel-Zarandi

The team of researchers, comprised of students and professors across several University departments, successfully replicated the lung development of the brown anole lizard in order to achieve this milestone.

The team of researchers, comprised of students and professors across several University departments, successfully replicated the lung development of the brown anole lizard in order to achieve this milestone.

NEWS | 01/24/2022

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Isolation housing hits capacity as students return to campus

Isolation housing hits capacity as students return to campus

Anika Buch

Campus sees a 1.58 percent asymptomatic positivity rate as of Jan. 21, a decline from the previous week’s positivity rate of 2.91 percent.

Campus sees a 1.58 percent asymptomatic positivity rate as of Jan. 21, a decline from the previous week’s positivity rate of 2.91 percent.

NEWS | 01/24/2022

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Director of Transfer, Veteran, and Non-Traditional Student Programs Keith Shaw recognized with Rising Star Award

Director of Transfer, Veteran, and Non-Traditional Student Programs Keith Shaw recognized with Rising Star Award

Alexa Marsh

Shaw, who has directed the program since its founding in 2017, was recognized by the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students (NISTS) for creating initiatives that promote the admission of transfer students.

Shaw, who has directed the program since its founding in 2017, was recognized by the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students (NISTS) for creating initiatives that promote the admission of transfer students.

NEWS | 01/23/2022

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Olympian Allyson Felix discusses career, advocacy at Wintersession ‘Beyond the Resume’ event

Olympian Allyson Felix discusses career, advocacy at Wintersession ‘Beyond the Resume’ event

Naomi Hess

“I wish that I had known at a younger age that there's a lesson to learn, like in every defeat, there's something that I could get better from, and then you move forward, you don't stay there,” the eleven-time Olympic medalist said at the Wintersession keynote event.

“I wish that I had known at a younger age that there's a lesson to learn, like in every defeat, there's something that I could get better from, and then you move forward, you don't stay there,” the eleven-time Olympic medalist said at the Wintersession keynote event.

NEWS | 01/23/2022

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Eating clubs prepare for partially in-person Street Week

Eating clubs prepare for partially in-person Street Week

Annie Rupertus

Clubs are using a hybrid format to host Bicker in line with University regulations — including the rule which currently limits in-person social gatherings to under 20 students.

Clubs are using a hybrid format to host Bicker in line with University regulations — including the rule which currently limits in-person social gatherings to under 20 students.

NEWS | 01/23/2022

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Students testing positive for COVID-19 may be asked to isolate in their own dorms

Students testing positive for COVID-19 may be asked to isolate in their own dorms

Isabel Yip

Priority for isolation housing will be given to students with roommates, as the University anticipates that the “need for isolation space will exceed the capacity of the University’s designated isolation facilities,” according to an email from University Health Services.

Priority for isolation housing will be given to students with roommates, as the University anticipates that the “need for isolation space will exceed the capacity of the University’s designated isolation facilities,” according to an email from University Health Services.

NEWS | 01/23/2022

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Association of Black Seminarians calls for renaming of Princeton Theological Seminary chapel

Association of Black Seminarians calls for renaming of Princeton Theological Seminary chapel

Anna Salvatore

The association hosted a demonstration on the steps of the Miller Chapel on Tuesday, Jan. 18. The chapel is currently named after an influential PTS figure, Samuel Miller, who was a slaveowner.

The association hosted a demonstration on the steps of the Miller Chapel on Tuesday, Jan. 18. The chapel is currently named after an influential PTS figure, Samuel Miller, who was a slaveowner.

NEWS | 01/20/2022

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Two Princeton seniors, one Oxford student named 2022 Sachs Scholars

Two Princeton seniors, one Oxford student named 2022 Sachs Scholars

Bailey Glenetske

Princeton seniors Nathnael Mengistie ’22 and Sydney Hughes ’22, as well as University of Oxford graduate student Elise Doumergue, are among the 2022 Sachs Scholarship recipients.

Princeton seniors Nathnael Mengistie ’22 and Sydney Hughes ’22, as well as University of Oxford graduate student Elise Doumergue, are among the 2022 Sachs Scholarship recipients.

NEWS | 01/19/2022

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Eisgruber defends SPIA Dean Jamal amid POCC criticism of statement on Rittenhouse verdict

Eisgruber defends SPIA Dean Jamal amid POCC criticism of statement on Rittenhouse verdict

Drew Somerville

“Deans and other academic administrators cannot do their jobs without sometimes stating their opinions about controversial topics (indeed, I am doing that now),” President Eisgruber wrote to the ‘Prince.’ “Others remain free, of course, to disagree with what we say or with our decisions about when to speak up for what we believe.”

“Deans and other academic administrators cannot do their jobs without sometimes stating their opinions about controversial topics (indeed, I am doing that now),” President Eisgruber wrote to the ‘Prince.’ “Others remain free, of course, to disagree with what we say or with our decisions about when to speak up for what we believe.”

NEWS | 01/19/2022

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After virtual town hall, some graduate students push back on University's COVID-19 plans

After virtual town hall, some graduate students push back on University's COVID-19 plans

Naomi Hess and Katherine Dailey

In the town hall, University administrators re-emphasized that classes will not have an option to move to a virtual or hybrid format, despite an expected rise in COVID-19 cases as undergraduate students return to campus.

In the town hall, University administrators re-emphasized that classes will not have an option to move to a virtual or hybrid format, despite an expected rise in COVID-19 cases as undergraduate students return to campus.

NEWS | 01/15/2022

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Travel guidelines lifted for undergraduate students to allow domestic travel outside Mercer County and Plainsboro

Travel guidelines lifted for undergraduate students to allow domestic travel outside Mercer County and Plainsboro

Hope Perry

The announcement cited “a welcome decrease in the spread of COVID-19” in communities outside Princeton. University-sanctioned travel guidelines will remain in place, with international travel still prohibited for undergraduates. 

The announcement cited “a welcome decrease in the spread of COVID-19” in communities outside Princeton. University-sanctioned travel guidelines will remain in place, with international travel still prohibited for undergraduates. 

NEWS | 01/15/2022

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