Nicholas Johnson, an operations research and financial engineering concentrator from Montreal, has been named valedictorian of
#Princeton20
.
Congratulations, Nicholas! 👏
The
#PrincetonU
Board of Trustees has voted to remove Woodrow Wilson’s name from the School of Public Policy and International Affairs and residential college.
We are saddened to share that Professor Alan Krueger passed away over the weekend. A true scholar and public servant, Alan will be deeply missed by the University community:
#PrincetonU
professor Syukuro Manabe steps outside to greet the press after learning he’s won the 2021
#NobelPrize
in physics for his work on the physical modelling of the climate:
It’s not just another day at the lab.
Professor MacMillan is enthusiastically greeted by students and colleagues after learning he’s won the
#NobelPrize
in chemistry.
Voted most likely to succeed by her classmates, Filipino journalist
@mariaressa
returns to Toms River High School North 40 years later, as a
#PrincetonU
graduate, TIME Person of the Year and 2021 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
The Department of Public Safety is seeking information on the whereabouts of an undergraduate student, Misrach Ewunetie, who has been reported missing.
Anyone with information on Ewunetie’s whereabouts should contact the Department of Public Safety at (609) 258-1000.
Princeton University can confirm the release of its graduate student, Xiyue Wang, from Iran. We are working with his family and the U.S. government to ensure his safe and speedy return to the United States. Fuller statement coming shortly.
The trustees have concluded that Wilson’s racist thinking and policies make him an inappropriate namesake for a school or college whose scholars, students, and alumni must stand firmly against racism in all its forms.
Professor of
@PrincetonAAS
@KeeangaYamahtta
has been named a 2021
#MacFellow
by
@macfound
for her work analyzing the political and economic forces underlying racial inequality and the role of social movements in transforming society.
Congratulations!
#PrincetonU
is naming a building in honor of the late Laura Wooten, a longtime University Campus Dining staff member who, with 79 years of volunteer experience, was recognized as the longest serving election poll worker in the United States.
Students, their families and, of course, their pets have been pup-aring for this day for the last 4 years!
Here's Finn, doggo of
#Princeton19
's James Burdick 🐶
#PrincetonU
mourns the loss of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a 2010 honorary degree recipient, who dedicated her life to fighting for gender equality and championing women's rights.
Pictured here, Ginsburg is hooded at Princeton's 2010 Commencement (📷:
@starledger
)
Earlier today, Akshay Venkatesh *02 was awarded a
#FieldsMedal
for his “profound contributions to an exceptionally broad range of subjects in mathematics.”
#ICM2018
Read up on his accomplishments, via
@QuantaMagazine
:
More like the Guardin' State! 🧡 🖤
Congratulations to
@PrincetonMBB
who moves on to the Sweet 16 after a 78-63 victory over Mizzou!
Go Tigers!
#MarchMadness
Journalist, founder of
@rappler
and one of the 2018
@TIME
Persons of the Year
@mariaressa
'86 visited campus this week, speaking about free speech and the spread of
#fakenews
.
Professor MacMillan starts the day with interviews, telling the story of being notified that he won the
#NobelPrize
- and not believing it!
He thought it was an elaborate prank by his students until he saw his own face on the front of the
@nytimes
homepage.
#PrincetonU
will increase graduate fellowship and stipend rates by an average of 25% to about $40,000 for doctoral candidates during the 10-month academic year.
It is the University’s largest one-year increase in graduate student stipend rates.
The public policy school will now be known as “The Princeton School of Public and International Affairs” or
@PrincetonSPIA
and the residential college will be known as “First College.”
We stand firmly with our international students.
#PrincetonU
is filing an amicus brief in the lawsuit that
@Harvard
and
@MIT
brought against
@DHSgov
and
@ICEgov
earlier today.
Read more in a letter from President Eisgruber to the campus community.
Wilson’s racism was significant and consequential even by the standards of his own time, taking America backward in its pursuit of justice. He not only acquiesced in but added to the persistent practice of racism in this country, a practice that continues to do harm today.
Read the full statement from the Board of Trustees on its decision to remove Woodrow Wilson’s name from the School of Public Policy and International Affairs and residential college:
Congratulations to the 5️⃣
#PrincetonU
alumni who were named to
@TIME
's
#TIME100
list!
First up is
@mariaressa
'86 by
@madeleine
.
Maria is "committed to exposing corruption, documenting abuse and combatting misinformation."
Undergraduate education at
#PrincetonU
will be fully remote for fall 2020.
In a message to the campus community, President Eisgruber writes that the pandemic’s impact prevents a genuinely meaningful on-campus experience for undergrads.
We're marking the
#WinterSolstice
by admiring the work of
#PrincetonU
alumnus Nathan Myhrvold *83, who captured these incredible, close-up images of snowflakes. 👇
At
@Forbes
, Myhrvold explains how - and why - he took up this project:
Congrats to
#PrincetonU
professor Syukuro Manabe who has been awarded a share of the 2021
@NobelPrize
in physics "for the physical modelling of Earth’s climate, quantifying variability and reliably predicting global warming."
Princeton mourns the loss of journalist
@GrantWahl
'96. He made an indelible mark on the soccer world and beyond, and leaves behind a legacy of journalistic integrity and conviction.
We are thinking of his wife
@celinegounder
'97 and his family during this difficult time.
Watch as Nicholas Johnson (
@NickAGJohnson
), the first black student to be named valedictorian in the University’s history, provides his address to the Great Class of 2020.
#Princeton20
#PrincetonU
is part of an America that has too often disregarded, ignored, or excused racism, allowing the persistence of systems that discriminate against Black people.
BREAKING NEWS:
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace.
#NobelPrize
#NobelPeacePrize
@SRuhle
Hi, Stephanie. The University is not laying off our service workers, and never had any plans to do so. We are taking steps to ensure we can protect our frontline workers, all of whom continue to be paid and receive benefits. More info:
In 2015, student activists occupied President Eisgruber’s office, which led to the creation of the Wilson Legacy Review Committee. The committee and the board recommended reforms to make
#PrincetonU
more inclusive and more honest about its history, but kept Wilson’s name.
As the tragic killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and Rayshard Brooks drew renewed attention to the long and damaging history of racism in America, the board reconsidered the Committee's conclusions and convened a special meeting on June 26.
On October 6, professor David MacMillan learned that he won the
#NobelPrize
in chemistry.
While MacMillan soaked in the news, his colleagues and students shared the importance of his work in organocatalysis and his passionate leadership at
@PrincetonChem
:
"I’ve worn many hats, including as the dean of admissions at
@YaleLawSch
, a former
@FBI
special agent, and a legal & national security analyst for TV — and all of them have their roots in my time as a Princeton Tiger." —
@AshaRangappa_
'96
#TellUsTigers
:
Meet Harley and Sasha. These trained therapy dogs are on campus to help students unwind during finals. 12/10 would give head pats and treats to say thank you. Agree,
@dog_rates
?
It is with great sadness that we share heartbreaking news about the death of Misrach Ewunetie ’24.
Please read the letter from VP W. Rochelle Calhoun to the University Community:
On Sept. 16, the University received a letter from
@usedgov
requesting info about
#PrincetonU
’s nondiscrimination practices - this was in reaction to President Eisgruber’s Sept. 2 update to the campus community on addressing systemic racism at Princeton and beyond.
Thread ⬇️
Evora Thomas ’74, Ivy Thomas McKinney ’77 and Daphne Thomas Jones ’77 were among
#PrincetonU
’s first undergraduate classes that included women.
They are proud to say they are the first three sisters to attend the University together.
#SistersDay
We have respectfully requested that any portion of the funds announced today allocated to
#PrincetonU
be redistributed to colleges and universities in New Jersey that are facing greater financial need.
NEW:
@NJHigherEd
will start awarding the first $150 million in direct support to our colleges and universities to help offset the costs of
#COVID19
responses. 🧾
Higher education officials will have access to an application process.
New Jersey is home to breakthrough innovations throughout history and this time is no different - We are proud of our neighbors at
@RutgersU
for their efforts in combating
#COVID19
. 👏
Having an
@US_FDA
-approved test that can provide us rapid results is critical.
Through their saliva-based test system,
@RutgersU
is in position to help us get there. This is a tremendous point of Jersey pride for us all.
#PrincetonU
professor James Peebles and 1962 graduate alumnus has been awarded the 2019
@NobelPrize
in Physics “for theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology.”
#NobelPrize
People will differ about how to weigh Wilson’s achievements and failures. Part of our responsibility as a University is to preserve Wilson’s record in all of its considerable complexity.
#PrincetonU
announces all undergrads who are able to must return home and stay for the rest of the semester.
We’re so sorry that
#COVID19
has disrupted the semester like this. But we’re all in this together.
A gift from
@MellodyHobson
‘91 and the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation will establish the first residential college at
#PrincetonU
named for a Black woman. Hobson College will be built on the site of First College, formerly known as Wilson College.
#PrincetonForward
“I am aware of the fact that I am a role model for young women in mathematics ... It’s hard to be a role model, however, because what you really need to do is show students how imperfect people can be and still succeed."
#AbelPrize
(Photo: Andrea Kane /
@the_IAS
)
The steps taken on June 26 by the Board of Trustees are extraordinary measures. These are not the only steps our University is taking to combat the realities and legacy of racism, but they are important ones.
The largest
#COVID19
contact tracing study to date – led by
#PrincetonU
researchers – found that children and young adults were found to be potentially much more important to transmitting the virus than previous studies have identified:
BREAKING NEWS:
The 2021 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel has been awarded with one half to David Card and the other half jointly to Joshua D. Angrist and Guido W. Imbens.
#NobelPrize
#PrincetonU
has determined it will not accept funding allocated under the CARES Act. Princeton has not yet received any of these funds, and never requested any of these funds.
The University will respond to
@usedgov
’s letter in due course. It is unfortunate that the Department appears to believe that grappling honestly with the nation’s history and the current effects of systemic racism runs afoul of existing law.
A new project that could cool indoor spaces more efficiently and inexpensively than traditional air conditioning will receive support from the Dean for Research Innovation Fund for the Sustainability of Our Planet. 💨
"Never forget that the biggest thing you can do on almost everyday is often just a small act of kindness, decency, love, and caring." --
@SenBooker
tells
#Princeton18
on Class Day
Congrats to
#PrincetonU
mathematician Elliott Lieb, one of three recipients to receive the 2023
@KyotoPrize
.
He won for "pioneering mathematical research in physics, chemistry and quantum information science based on many-body physics":
#PrincetonU
President Christopher Eisgruber issues a statement following the release of graduate student Xiyue Wang, who had been held in Iran since 2016:
Cara Love, a postdoctoral research fellow at
#PrincetonU
, has been studying wolfpacks at Chernobyl for a decade.
Her new research has found that these wolves are developing mutations that could increase their odds of surviving cancer.