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Supreme Court hears oral argument on DACA, including complaint from U.

Chris Eisgruber '83, Maria De La Cruz Perales Sanchez '18, and Brad Smith '81 speak to reporters outside of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Photo Credit: Benjamin Ball / The Daily Princetonian

Supreme Court hears oral argument on DACA, including complaint from U.

Benjamin Ball

The November 2017 complaint, which was one of the first challenges to the government’s decision to end DACA, alleged that the program’s termination violated both the United States Constitution and federal law.

NEWS | 11/12/2019

CPUC discusses new committee on sexual misconduct, Title IX reports

President Christopher L. Eisgruber ’83 at the CPUC meeting.
Photo Credit: Jon Ort / The Daily Princetonian

CPUC discusses new committee on sexual misconduct, Title IX reports

Caitlin Limestahl

One of the committee’s co-chairs, Associate Dean for Student Life of the Graduate School Lisa Schryer, said the committee’s “goal is to prepare an initial report by the end of the [calendar] year.”

NEWS | 11/12/2019

Violinist Stefan Jackiw, Pianist Jeremy Denk offer performances, musical insights

Photo Credit: Albert Jiang ’21 / The Daily Princetonian

Violinist Stefan Jackiw, Pianist Jeremy Denk offer performances, musical insights

Julia Ilhardt

In an interview, Jackiw described performance as an opportunity to “come together in some quasi-religious way, take communion together through this piece.”

NEWS | 11/11/2019

Empire State Building lights recognize college football's 150th anniversary

The Empire State Building lit up in orange and red on Nov. 6.
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Empire State Building lights recognize college football's 150th anniversary

Zachary Shevin

The Empire State Building was lit up in orange and red to celebrate the first-ever college football game, played between the University and Rutgers.

NEWS | 11/07/2019

Panelists discuss U. divestment from fossil fuel industry at PEI forum

At the opening session in Richardson Auditorium, journalist Juliet Eilperin ’92 (at left) moderated a discussion with (from left) Carl Ferenbach ’64, chairman of the High Meadows Foundation, and Princeton faculty members Anu Ramaswami and Stephen Pacala.
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Panelists discuss U. divestment from fossil fuel industry at PEI forum

Ngan Chiem

Several prominent panelists urged the University to divest from the fossil fuels industry during the Princeton Environmental Forum, held from Oct. 24 to Oct. 25.

NEWS | 11/04/2019

U. releases Joint Committee and External Review reports on Title IX process

Students protest against the University’s enforcement of Title IX regulations.
Mark Dodici / The Daily Princetonian

U. releases Joint Committee and External Review reports on Title IX process

Benjamin Ball

On Thursday, Oct. 24, the University released the report from the independent external review providing an analysis of and recommendations for the Title IX process and the report from the Joint Committee made up of members of the Faculty-Student Committee on Sexual Misconduct and the University Student Life Committee.

NEWS | 10/24/2019

U. in process of replacing expired fire certificates with date-free signs, per agreement with town

Zachary Shevin

At least 65 of the Certificates of Fire Inspection posted in buildings across campus have expired. These expired certificates, however, do not reflect the results of the most recent inspections and are currently being replaced by date-free signs in accordance with permission from the municipality.

NEWS | 10/24/2019

U. wins national award for diversity and inclusion efforts

U. wins national award for diversity and inclusion efforts

Sam Kagan

The University was awarded the HEED prize, which recognizes achievement in diversity and inclusion in higher education.

NEWS | 10/22/2019

Climate Action Town Hall projects U. goal for 2046

Anne Wen

A three-minute video with narration by Borer guided readers through changes in the campus, measuring physical changes, tracks of carbon footprint, and research equipment. Since the University has expanded in size, new construction yields higher carbon footprint. Borer called for early action and cited the 2019 action plan as one possible solution.

NEWS | 10/21/2019

ORL holds U.’s 4th annual Pumpkin Carving Event

Participants decorating and carving pumpkins at the Office of Religious Life event.

Photo Courtesy: Andie Ayala

ORL holds U.’s 4th annual Pumpkin Carving Event

Uchechi Ihenacho

On the Murray-Dodge lawn, pumpkins of varying sizes wearing painted and carved grins covered the campus ground beside their proud creators — immigrants, refugees, and University faculty and students.

NEWS | 10/14/2019

U. endowment earns 6.2 percent return for 2019 fiscal year

Photo Credit: Jon Ort / The Daily Princetonian

U. endowment earns 6.2 percent return for 2019 fiscal year

Benjamin Ball

In the past, Andrew Golden, the President of The Princeton University Investment Co. (PRINCO), the University office that manages the endowment, has emphasized that the 10-year figure is the one that gives the better sense of the endowment’s performance over time.

NEWS | 10/11/2019

Bait Bike program leads to two arrests

Uchechi Ihenacho

The University Public Safety Bait Bike Program works to encourage bike thieves to think twice through a bike sticker that states, “This Could Be a Bait Bike: Think Before You Steal,” which warns prospective criminals that the bike may be equipped with a tracking device.

NEWS | 10/07/2019

U. community members protest at "Double Sights" dedication

People hold signs denouncing Woodrow Wilson's white supremacy.
Photo Credit: Jon Ort / The Daily Princetonian

U. community members protest at "Double Sights" dedication

Rose Gilbert

As president of the University, Wilson falsely asserted that no black student had ever attended the institution and actively prevented black applicants from being accepted, writing: “It is altogether inadvisable for a colored man to enter Princeton.” Over two hundred students, alumni, and faculty members gathered to protest at the dedication of the University’s new installation, “Double Sights,” which is meant to represent Woodrow Wilson’s complex legacy.

NEWS | 10/07/2019

U. inaugurates installation on Woodrow Wilson's legacy with discussion, dedication

Michele Minter and Walter Hood, on stage.
Photo Credit: Jon Ort / The Daily Princetonian

U. inaugurates installation on Woodrow Wilson's legacy with discussion, dedication

Benjamin Ball

“Double Sights” was commissioned after the Trustee Committee on Woodrow Wilson’s Legacy at Princeton released its recommendations in 2015. The University convened the committee after the Black Justice League (BJL) organized a series of protests, which culminated in a 33-hour occupation of Eisgruber’s office, in the fall of 2015.

NEWS | 10/06/2019

Vigil marks third year of Wang’s detainment

Hua Qu, Xiyue Wang’s wife, speaks during a vigil in Oct., as Michael McGovern GS, President of “Free Xiyue Wang,” looks on.
Photo Credit: Jon Ort / The Daily Princetonian

Vigil marks third year of Wang’s detainment

Danielle Ranucci

At 5:00 p.m. yesterday, students, faculty, and community members held a vigil in honor of Xiyue Wang, a Ph.D. student in History who has been detained in Iran for over three years on charges of espionage.

NEWS | 10/04/2019

U. signs agreement with India's largest renewable energy producer

The Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment.
Jon Ort / The Daily Princetonian

U. signs agreement with India's largest renewable energy producer

Ngan Chiem

The University’s Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD), and the top independent renewable energy producer in India, ReNew Power, have agreed to combine resources for future collaboration in the field of renewable energy.

NEWS | 10/02/2019

Gutenberg exhibition features some of the world’s earliest datable books

The exhibit “Gutenberg & After,” currently open at Firestone Library.
Photo Courtesy of Shelley Szwast / Princeton University Library

Gutenberg exhibition features some of the world’s earliest datable books

Paige Allen

The University Library recently opened a new exhibition in the Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery, titled “Gutenberg & After: Europe’s First Printers 1450–1470.” Curated by Scheide Librarian Paul Needham and Curator of Rare Books Eric White, it is the first exhibition to focus on this early period of European printing, featuring loaned items from the United Kingdom never before seen in the United States and items from U.S. collections displayed outside their home libraries for the first time.

NEWS | 09/26/2019

Joint Committee, External Review reports on Title IX to be released in October

Vice Provost for Institutional Equity and Diversity Michele Minter responds to a question during a CPUC meeting in May 2019.
Photo Credit: Jon Ort / The Daily Princetonian

Joint Committee, External Review reports on Title IX to be released in October

Benjamin Ball

The results of an external review of the University’s Title IX program are set to be released in October.

NEWS | 09/26/2019

At Monday meeting, CPUC adds new requirement for questions to be submitted in advance

Photo Credit: Zack Shevin / The Daily Princetonian

At Monday meeting, CPUC adds new requirement for questions to be submitted in advance

Zachary Shevin

In addition to discussing this change, Prentice presented on the new academic calendar for next year and on the University Naming Committee. Karen Richardson ’93 also introduced herself to the CPUC as the new University Dean of Admissions.

NEWS | 09/23/2019

Mario Moore’s exhibit featuring black campus staff members opens

Howard Sutphin, a chef in the dining hall shared between Rockefeller and Mathey Colleges, poses in front of a portrait that includes him.
Photo Credit: Leo Vassallo / The Daily Princetonian

Mario Moore’s exhibit featuring black campus staff members opens

Leo Vassallo

On Sept. 19, the Lewis Center for the Arts unveiled a new exhibit, “The Work of Several Lifetimes,“ by Mario Moore, a renowned artist and a 2018-2019 Hodder Fellow. The featured works, the culmination of Moore’s year-long fellowship, render visible the black men and women working blue collar jobs at the University.

NEWS | 09/20/2019

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