The Princetonian

Rabbi Julie Roth to leave Princeton

Marissa Michaels

| NEWS | 03/14/2022

Rabbi Julie Roth will leave Princeton at the end of this academic year to serve as a rabbi at Congregation Shomrei Emunah in Montclair, N.J. She served as University chaplain and executive director of the Center for Jewish Life for 17 years.

Princeton releases inaugural Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Report

Princeton releases inaugural Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Report

Marissa Michaels and Gabriel Robare

| NEWS | 11/18/2021

The report comes largely in response to a July 2020 open letter from hundreds of faculty to President Christopher Eisgruber ’83. The letter called for the University to, among 48 total demands, reform hiring practices, rename multiple campus buildings and monuments, implement widespread antiracism training, and acknowledge that the University exists on land of the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation.

Economics Professor Ellora Derenoncourt discusses new center on inequality

Economics Professor Ellora Derenoncourt discusses new center on inequality

Marissa Michaels

| NEWS | 11/11/2021

In this Q&A, The Daily Princetonian sits with Professor Ellora Derenoncourt to discuss the new center on inequality, the racial wealth gap in America, and her research in labor economics.

CPUC delivers divestment updates, discusses construction and COVID-19 policies

Marissa Michaels

| NEWS | 09/21/2021

At the first in-person meeting of the Council of the Princeton University Community (CPUC) since the COVID-19 pandemic began, administrators discussed far-ranging plans for progress on fossil fuel dissociation, sustainable campus construction, and health updates.

Class of 2021 celebrates an in-person commencement

Class of 2021 celebrates an in-person commencement

Marissa Michaels

| NEWS | 05/16/2021

Thousands gathered in Princeton Stadium on Sunday to celebrate the commencement of the great Class of 2021. Speeches acknowledged the unique difficulty of the graduates’ time at the University and praised their resilience in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

New center for gender and sexuality will expand programming of Women*s and LGBT Center

New center for gender and sexuality will expand programming of Women*s and LGBT Center

Marissa Michaels

| NEWS | 04/22/2021

The Women*s Center and LGBT Center will continue to operate separately and exist in distinct affinity spaces, but the new center for gender and sexuality will help bridge their staff and services while acknowledging the intersections of gender and sexuality.

Gov. Murphy signs small business relief bill at Jammin’ Crepes

Gov. Murphy signs small business relief bill at Jammin’ Crepes

Marissa Michaels

| NEWS | 04/12/2021

The bill will provide $15 million in federal relief to struggling small businesses throughout New Jersey, and is part of a larger $100 million COVID-19 relief plan aimed at helping small businesses and nonprofits recover from losses caused by the public health crisis.

Administrators detail plans for anticipated return to normalcy in the fall

Administrators detail plans for anticipated return to normalcy in the fall

Marissa Michaels

| NEWS | 04/07/2021

Contingent upon public health and safety guidelines, University administrators expect campus to return to a sense of normalcy next fall. In a town hall hosted by the Undergraduate Student Government on April 6, 16 University administrators answered questions about all aspects of campus life regarding this spring, summer, and fall. Administrators expressed hope that residential life, dining, eating clubs, breaks, grading, financial aid, and athletics will return to pre-pandemic norms in the fall.

Contingent upon public health and safety guidelines, University administrators expect campus to return to a sense of normalcy next fall.

Patrons and shop workers evacuate after gas leak in Palmer Square

Patrons and shop workers evacuate after gas leak in Palmer Square

Marissa Michaels

| NEWS | 02/05/2021

The leak was at 1 Palmer Square, which houses PNC Bank, Winberie’s Restaurant & Bar, and J.Crew. The immediate area was initially cleared once the leak was discovered, and no one was injured.

Queer Eye's Jonathan Van Ness talks authenticity and self-acceptance

Marissa Michaels

| NEWS | 02/01/2021

In a wide-ranging conversation moderated by activist Ashlee Marie Preston, Van Ness gave advice on how to set boundaries, practice self-acceptance, and help others authentically.