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Tag: Princeton University
News Roundup
Dr. Gene Andrew Jarrett to Become Princeton University Faculty Dean and William S. Tod Professor of English
Dr. Gene Andrew Jarrett will become Princeton University’s dean of the faculty and the William S. Tod Professor of English, effective Aug. 1. Jarrett – author, editor and educator – is the Seryl Kushner Dean of the College of Arts and Science (CAS) and Professor of English at New York University. Before arriving at NYU, […]
May 28, 2021
News Roundup
Princeton University Establishes Emma Bloomberg Center for Access and Opportunity
Through a significant gift from Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Emma Bloomberg Center for Access and Opportunity has been established at Princeton University. The center – named after 2001 Princeton alum Emma Bloomberg – will integrate Princeton’s college access and opportunity initiatives and be a research and innovation hub. Programs to be expanded and integrated into the […]
April 20, 2021
Latest News
Dr. Cornel West is Leaving Harvard for Union Theological Seminary
Dr. Cornel West—one of the nation’s most prolific scholars—is leaving Harvard University again. This time, he is heading back to Union Theological Seminary in New York City for the fourth time.
March 8, 2021
Latest News
Institutions Make Curricular Changes in Response To Black Lives Matter Flashpoint
After the death of George Floyd last summer and the increase in protests against anti-Black violence, institutions began announcing plans to address racial inequity and systemic racism on campus. As part of this effort, many colleges and universities across the country have focused on finding ways to incorporate principles of the Black Lives Matter movement and anti-racism into the curriculum.
February 19, 2021
COVID-19
Princeton Will Allow Students Back on Campus in Spring Under Stricter Guidelines
Princeton University will allow undergraduate students back on or near campus for the spring semester, granted they follow the school’s safety guidelines, CNN reported. The announcement is facing criticism from students. Students will still be required to abide by standard mask and social distancing policies. But they will also have to live on their own […]
November 25, 2020
News Roundup
Princeton University’s Endowment Rises to $26.6 billion
Princeton University’s endowment rose by 5.6%, increasing it to $26.6 billion at the end of the fiscal year – approximately half a billion dollars over last fiscal year, Planet Princeton reported. The average annual return on Princeton’s endowment for the past decade is 10.6%. “Princeton has been fortunate to face the many financial challenges created […]
October 27, 2020
African-American
Mellody Hobson to Establish New Residence College at Alma Mater, Princeton University
Mellody Hobson and the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation have made the lead gift to establish a new residential college at Princeton University in 2023, according to officials at Princeton University. The Hobson College will be the first residential college at Princeton named for a Black woman and will be constructed on the site of First College, […]
October 9, 2020
Campus Climate
Department of Education Will Investigate Princeton for “Admitted Racism”
The U.S. Department of Education announced it was investigating Princeton University for “lapses in its nondiscriminatory practices ” in a letter Wednesday to the school’s president, USA Today reported. The investigation follows President Christopher L. Eisgruber’s Sept. 2 letter to Princeton’s community about the university’s efforts against systemic racism. “Racism and the damage it does […]
September 18, 2020
Sports
Coach John Thompson, Jr. in Retrospect
Coach John Thompson, Jr. died on August 30, 2020, at the age of 78. He redefined college basketball and challenged stereotypes of black masculinity and mental aptitude. ESPN host Michael Wilbon calls him a mentor and a master teacher. Thompson’s journey began on September 2, 1941, in the segregated housing projects of Washington, DC’s Anacostia neighborhood. Thompson found solace and his identity on the basketball court in junior high and the local Police Boys Club. He went on to play center for Archbishop John Carroll Catholic High School, leading them to three city championships between 1958 and 1960. His athletic prowess earned him a scholarship to play for Providence College.
September 8, 2020
African-American
What’s in a Name? After Years of Student Activism, Universities Rename Campus Buildings
After Black Lives Matter protests across the country, universities face an ongoing flood of petitions from students to change campus building names, which honor historic figures tied to slave ownership and racist policies. And many institutions have recently agreed.
July 16, 2020
News Roundup
After Name Change, Princeton’s Public Affairs School Adds Diversity Course Requirement
A little over a week after Princeton removed Woodrow Wilson’s name from its public affairs school, it has decided to add a diversity course requirement for its Master in Public Affairs program at the school, reported The Daily Princetonian. In an email sent to students, administrators said the new requirement mandates that the program’s students […]
July 8, 2020
Faculty & Staff
Princeton U Faculty: Acknowledge That Racism Thrives on Campus
More than 200 Princeton University faculty members have sent a letter to the institution’s leadership asking it to acknowledge “the way that anti-Black racism, and racism of any stripe, continue to thrive on its campus.” In a July 4 letter to university president Christopher Eisgruber and other leaders, the faculty members said racism is visible […]
July 7, 2020
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