According to the Sept. 10 U.S. News and World Report college rankings, Princeton is the number one institute of higher learning in the country for the second year in a row.
A year ago, I left this place ? and didn't, as you'll see below. I took a year off, but ended up working in Princeton for most of the year.
Following the initial shock of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, members of the University community have begun reaching out to help survivors and others devastated by the attacks.The McCosh Counseling Center has been open 24 hours a day since Tuesday to provide support for students upset by the terrorist attacks, said director Marvin Geller.The first students trickled into McCosh for counseling at 10:30 a.m.
As Americans unite in solace on this day of national mourning, Princeton and Princetonians, like the nation that continues to search anxiously for relatives and friends, continue their search for members of the University community.Alumni and the University are reaching out across the loyal networks of Princetonians to contact members of the community who were possibly in New York or Washington on Tuesday."It's striking how much Princetonians care about each other and how quickly Princetonians will band together," associate director of the Alumni Council Adrienne Rubin said, "We show our colors every time there is any tragedy."Several efforts have been made on both an official basis and on a personal level to contact Princetonians.Scott Rafferty '76 has used TigerNet, the online alumni network, to compile a running list of alumni who worked in either the World Trade Center or the Pentagon.
Last week 618 members of the Class of 2005 began their Princeton careers by participating in Outdoor Action.
When students, faculty and administrators woke up yesterday and remembered the emotions and horrors of Tuesday's events in New York and Washington, many hoped it had just been a nightmare.
Just in time for the beginning of the new admissions season, the University was ranked number one last week among 249 similar institutions by U.S.
Amid the whirlwind of the first day of classes and the lingering effects of Tuesday's disaster, the University continues to prepare for a series of other major changes ? including the construction of a new residential college and the integration of 500 additional students."We are pushing along [with the University Board of Trustees' plan to increase the size of the student body] in a major way," said Vice President and Secretary Thomas Wright '62."We're building on a strong report approved last spring," Wright added.Earlier this month, President Tilghman took her first presidential retreat with her entire senior cabinet, Wright said.
The University announced this week that it has succeeded in increasing workers' wages months ahead of the schedule planned last spring.As of Sept.
It seemed like another world ? the bright sun, air buzzing over manicured flowers in Prospect garden.
University politics professor Amy Gutmann assumed the position of provost this month after her appointment by President Tilghman and approval by the Board of Trustees in July."This a wonderful time in Princeton's history to serve," Gutmann said.
In the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., several University professors called the attacks monumental both in scope and emotional impact.Wilson School professor Frederick Hitz said, "This may be our generation's wake up call," calling the attacks unprecedented in their order of preparation and magnitude.
In an apparent parallel attack on U.S. financial and military institutions, two hijacked planes crashed into the World Trade Center around 9 a.m.
Princeton Borough Council's first meeting of the school year was cancelled last night because of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington.
As the economy deteriorates, the landscape of opportunities for Princeton graduates is undergoing radical change.A few years ago, with the unemployment rate below four percent and employers unable to fill even some of their most attractive positions, students could pick and choose between competing offers.
In the wake of yesterday's sobering events in New York and Washington, D.C., the first impulse of many at Princeton and across the country was to get in touch with loved ones in these two targeted areas.
In response to the horrific attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, University administrators spent Tuesday organizing relief efforts for students, faculty and staff.Though local universities such as the University of Pennsylvania and Rutgers University have canceled classes and closed offices, Princeton University remained open Tuesday."We made the decision that we would continue to operate the University on a normal schedule, for the very simple reason that the express purpose of terrorism is to disrupt people's lives.
Welcome to the world of advanced electronic resources.While your parents are still struggling to program the DVD player, at Princeton you will be able to research your term paper, send email to your friends or tour a museum in Paris ? all from the comfort of your own dorm room.All you need is a computer and a network connection to tap into the University's Dormnet system.So instead of becoming a "have-not" on an information-driven campus, overcome your computational phobias and learn about the electronic resources available to you as soon as you arrive at Princeton.
If you thought you came to college to learn something practical, forget it. Princeton is one of the last bastions of the high-minded, esoteric and abstruse ? the liberal arts education.Come September, when you arrive at this small liberal arts university in central New Jersey, it will be time to begin your new life as an A.B., a candidate for Princeton's Bachelor of Arts degree.Ignore your calculator-toting roommates when they casually mention their course load of "Electromagnetic Field Theory and Optics" or "Mechanics of Solids and Fluids," ad nauseam.
Kiera Duffy can't escape the music. In her world, it's everywhere.Tenors and sopranos echo in the chapel as an audience waits attentively upon every rise and fall in intonation.
