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Princeton SPIA undergraduate students helped to successfully advocate for the United Nations Human Rights Council to extend the mandate of a program that seeks to advance racial justice in law enforcement around the world.
During a trip to Botswana last spring, a group of four juniors from the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs studying social protection policies in Southern Africa came face to face with a frustrated local farmer named Mma Mogaetsho. Although she had cultivated her family’s fields for decades, Mogaetsho had recently struggled with local wildlife — primarily elephants — trampling her crops, which threatened not only her livelihood but also her family’s means of subsistence.
In the July 2024 issue (Volume 76, Issue 3) of World Politics, Kurt Weyland — Mike Hogg Professor in Liberal Arts in the Department of Government at the University of Texas at Austin — argues that contemporary academia has seen a new bout of conceptual stretching.
The Princeton School of Public and International Affairs’ Innovations for Successful Societies has released summaries and analyses of hundreds of Ukrainian laws pertaining to reconstruction, the second component of a larger project aimed at helping the country rebuild infrastructure the Russian invasion has destroyed or damaged.
The Journal of Public and International Affairs recently published its 35th edition, featuring nine articles related to U.S. domestic policy, international relations, international development, and economic policy.
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Princeton archaeologists are using cutting-edge digital technologies to help reveal the ancient past
Founded in 300 B.C., Antioch was one of the most important political and cultural centers of the Hellenistic East and one of the great metropolises of the Roman Empire. In the 1930s, Princeton archaeologists at Antioch tunneled trenches hither and thither for eight years based on ancient text...
In the U.S. and Beyond, SPIA Students Travel the Globe for Internship Experience
When students from Princeton’s School of Public and International Affairs take what they have learned inside the classroom to the outside world, the knowledge becomes proof of concept. This year, nearly 70 SPIA students completed external internships — with federal, local, and state agencies,...
Princeton ReachOut Fellowship Awardees to Focus on Refugees, Sustainable Farming
Four Princeton University seniors have been awarded a fellowship from ReachOut 56-81-06, an alumni-funded effort that supports year-long public service projects after graduation. Their projects focus on strengthening New York City’s preparedness initiatives in response to climate change,...
Novogratz Bridge Year Program will expand to six international locations
Princeton’s innovative Novogratz Bridge Year Program will expand to six countries beginning in fall 2023, offering more incoming students the opportunity to participate in the tuition-free global service-learning program. Bridge Year will partner with new communities in...
For Ukrainian Refugees Traveling From Poland to Germany, Henry Posner III ’77’s Train Awaits
On March 12, 2022, Henry Posner III ’77 reported for work at 9 a.m. in his trademark bowtie. But on this day, the self-described railway worker donned a reflective safety vest and work boots as he prepared to make history. Just days earlier, a holding company with several railways owned by...