I have been active in Alumni Schools work in Louisiana for 30 years, having chaired the Schools Committees of both Louisiana Princeton Alumni Associations.
Last week, in a decision which took many in the world of college admissions by surprise, Harvard declared that it would end its early admission option. At Princeton, where each year as many as 50 percent of admitted students come from the binding Early Decision applicant pool, there are several clear advantages for both the school and its students.
Welcome to Princeton if you're new here, and welcome back if the ways of Old Nassau are already known to you.
Mohandas Gandhi exhorted those interested in social change to "be the change you want to see in the world." His injunction is widely quoted because it reminds us that systemic change can be initiated by the actions of one committed individual.
The administration's first mistake was assuming that they would be greeted as liberators and not occupiers.
In the aftermath of the terror attacks against the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, President George W.
Be careful with removal of assistant master positionsRegarding 'RCAs debate removal of assistant master position' (Friday, May 19, 2006):I read the article about the abolition of the assistant master position with a sad heart.
Need for international service fundRegarding 'Looking backward and moving forward' (Friday, May 19, 2006):In the editorial, the need to continue encouragement to students to engage in community service is mentioned.
As we in the counterterrorism community surveyed Ground Zero in New York and the smoldering south face of the Pentagon on Sept.
On a campus as large and diverse as Princeton, it is difficult to pinpoint a single response to the events of Sept.
The impact of terror-violence upon Israeli civilians is often underestimated. This is due to the general incommunicability of physical pain.
President Bush is holding photo-ops at Ground Zero and at the National Counterterrorism Center. Cheney and his ilk have taken to the nation's airwaves to warn against any "complacency" Americans may feel five years after Sept.
Congratulations seniors on completing the milestone of graduating from one of the world's greatest universities and congratulations on your membership in one of the world's greatest experiments, the United States of America.The United States may not seem like much of an experiment ? two hundred some years in the running.
"Work hard, play hard." I heard the motto my first week at Princeton two years ago. Since then I've come to realize that it's much more than just a saying.
The annual mad rush to meet Dean's Date deadlines, submit take-home exams and study for finals is now upon us.
