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Former SPIA Dean Rouse undergoes virtual nomination hearing for Biden's CEA chair

In a virtual confirmation hearing, former SPIA Dean Cecilia Rouse, President Biden’s nominee to chair the Council of Economic Advisors (CEA), discussed the COVID-19 pandemic economy and fielded questions on wealth inequality in the United States. 

In a virtual confirmation hearing, former SPIA Dean Cecilia Rouse, President Biden’s nominee to chair the Council of Economic Advisors (CEA), discussed the COVID-19 pandemic economy and fielded questions on wealth inequality in the United States. 

Immigration activists discuss future of DACA ahead of presidential election

“We have a plan come Trump, come Biden, come high water, come whatever,” Martinez Rosas said. “No matter what, undocumented young people are here to stay.”

This Tuesday, activists discussed U.S immigration policy and the 2020 election in a wide-ranging talk. 

Orange Key, Office of Admission offer online replacements for Princeton Preview

“We want to bring our love and enthusiasm for Princeton [to] their computer screens,” Rachel Hazan ’21, Orange Key Co-Chair and Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Treasurer, wrote in an email to The Daily Princetonian.

Decentralized PDF grading policy sparks debate over fairness

Some students and professors expressed concern with the lack of an overarching University policy.

Panel of professors and disease specialist discuss novel coronavirus

“I cannot overemphasize measures like hand hygiene and cough etiquette,” Physician Coordinator for Global and Community Health Irini Daskalaki said. “They’re evidence-based, and they truly can help with lowering the rate of an outbreak.”

Vote100 hosts Day of Action, aims to increase turnout

As part of their mission to increase civic engagement on campus, members of Vote100 encouraged students to call, email, and write letters and postcards addressed to the offices of government officials. 

Q&A with Workers Lab CEO Carmen Rojas

During her recent visit to the Woodrow Wilson School, The Daily Princetonian spoke with Rojas about her work at The Workers Lab and her thoughts on the most pressing issues facing American workers.

Association of Black Seminarians’s petition demanding reparations gathers 572 signatures

The Association of Black Seminarians of Princeton Theological Seminary has released a petition for the institution to annually set aside 15 percent of the portion of the endowment used on operating expenses to fund tuition grants for black students. This would amount to $5.3 million a year, based on an estimate derived from the seminary’s expenses in the 2017–2018 school year. The petition also asks for the establishment of a Black Church Studies program.

Q&A with Manuel José Cepeda Espinosa, former president of Constitutional Court of Colombia

Manuel José Cepeda Espinosa was a magistrate of the Constitutional Court of Columbia for eight years and served as its president from 2005 to 2006. Justice Cepeda was a member of the technical-negotiation team working on transitional justice during the Colombian peace process. From 2014 to 2018, he served as the president of the International Association of Constitutional Law.  During his recent visit to the Woodrow Wilson School, The Daily Princetonian spoke with Cepeda about his role in the Colombian peace process and his thoughts on current trends in constitutional law. 

Filipino governor, senate candidate falsely claims to have graduated from U.

Imee Marcos, a current candidate for a Philippine Senate position and the daughter of former Filipino President Ferdinand E. Marcos, says she graduated from the University in 1979, but according to Deputy University Spokesperson Michael Hotchkiss, no record shows that she graduated.