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Susan Bindig, executive director of Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies (PIIRS), will step down from her position on April 30, 2024, after nearly three decades at Princeton. During her tenure, PIIRS has grown into the University’s primary center for international and regional studies, a home for cutting-edge research,…
Cognitive psychologist Elke Weber has been awarded a Frontiers of Knowledge Award in humanities and social sciences from the BBVA Foundation.
Dylan Epstein-Gross ’25 has been awarded a Goldwater Scholarship, an annual award which recognizes outstanding undergraduates interested in careers in the sciences, engineering, and mathematics.
The scholarship program was created as part of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation established by Congress in 1986 in honor of Senator Barry Goldwater. This year, 438 scholarship recipients were selected across the United States.
Yuno Iwasaki ’23 and Ananya Agustin Malhotra ’20 were named recipients of the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans, a merit-based graduate school program for immigrants and children of immigrants. Soros fellows receive funding to support their graduate studies at institutions across the country and are “recognized for their achievements and their potential to make meaningful contributions to the United States across fields of study,” according to the fellowship.
Genrietta Churbanova, an anthropology major from Little Rock, Arkansas, has been named the Princeton Class of 2024 valedictorian. John Freeman, a classics major from Chicago, has been selected as the salutatorian.
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Taishi Nakase '21 named Knight-Hennessy Scholar
Taishi Nakase, the Princeton Class of 2021 valedictorian, has been named a Knight-Hennessy Scholar to pursue a medical degree at Stanford University School of Medicine. Nakase is among 70 students from around the world to receive full funding to pursue any graduate degree at Stanford,...
Princeton seniors Jacquelyn Dávila and Shaffin Siddiqui received Martin A. Dale ’53 Fellowship
Princeton seniors Jacquelyn Dávila and Shaffin Siddiqui have received the Martin A. Dale ’53 Fellowship to spend a year after graduation pursuing a project of special interest to them. The fellowship, created by 1953 Princeton alumnus Martin Dale, provides a $40,000 grant for a senior to spend...
Faculty Author Q&A: Thomas Conlan on “Samurai and the Warrior Culture of Japan”
Thomas Conlan is Professor of East Asian Studies and History, and Director of the Program in East Asian Studies. His book, “Samurai and the Warrior Culture of Japan, 471–1877: A Sourcebook” was published as an eBook in March 2022, and in print in April 2022 by Hackett Publishing...
‘Amazonian Leapfrogging’ conference brings top thinkers to campus to focus on climate and social inequality
Top thinkers and stakeholders from Brazil will visit the Princeton campus May 5-6 to discuss with the University community the critical environmental and climate justice issues facing the Brazilian Amazon and its Indigenous peoples.
Princeton research is pursuing a sustainable future for New Jersey and the world
When it comes to understanding and protecting the environment, New Jersey provides fertile ground for Princeton University researchers. The state’s four geological regions and its mix of urban, rural and suburban communities allow Princeton faculty, staff and students to develop environmental...
Council Visitor Abdul Wahid Wafa to Engage Afghan Community through Oral History, Storytelling
Abdul Wahid Wafa, longtime journalist from Kabul, Afghanistan, has joined the Humanities Council and the Program in Journalism as a professional specialist. A seasoned researcher and administrator, he will participate in journalism courses and advise reporting and writing...
Hu and Thakar awarded Goldwater Scholarships
Two juniors concentrating in mathematics, Daniel Hu of Princeton, New Jersey, and Oliver Thakar from Owings Mills, Maryland, have been awarded Goldwater Scholarships, an annual award for outstanding undergraduates interested in STEM careers. One- and two-year Goldwater Scholarships...
Princeton SPIA Launches Afghanistan Policy Lab
Afghanistan is moving closer to a humanitarian crisis, marked by economic collapse. Half of the population needs aid, and the poverty rate is expected to reach 97% by mid-2022, according to reports from the United Nations.
Princeton faculty members Bhargava, Guenther, Schor and Weisenfeld and Hodder Fellow Gibson receive 2022 Guggenheim Fellowships
Four Princeton faculty members and a Hodder Fellow have received 2022 Guggenheim Fellowships.
Princeton’s Mellon Fellows are bringing fresh perspectives to research and teaching in architecture, urbanism and the humanities
As the world’s cities grapple with compounding issues of climate change, sustainability, systemic racism, the refugee crisis and more, the Princeton-Mellon Initiative in Architecture, Urbanism and the Humanities is supporting research, scholarship and teaching focused on real-world...