To commemorate Women’s History Month, the Afghanistan Policy Lab at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs has conducted interviews with eight courageous Afghan school-age girls in Afghansitan. (Read Part 1 and Part 2.) These courageous individuals have been prevented from...

In the late 2010s, as she was finishing up her PhD work in French and francophone studies at Duke University, Sandie Blaise had an idea for a new kind of course.Blaise, whose academic research interests include francophone migration and cultural identities, began conceiving of a French class that...

“One of the highlights of my Princeton experience and of my life.” —John Patrick ’24“The memories created during this journey will be cherished for a lifetime.” —Mikaela Avakian ’24“One of the most significant highs of my time at Princeton.” —Gil Sander Joseph ’25“Transformational would be an...

In the Brazil LAB, the South American country is taken as a nexis for thinking through issues that affect people in Brazil and globally, and are salient to established scholarship and nascent critical work. The LAB (Luso-Afro-Brazilian Studies) is a multi-disciplinary research and teaching hub for...

The Office of International Programs, in collaboration with the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies, is pleased to announce the winners of the 14th annual International Eye Photo Contest. This year, 27 photos were selected from 360 total submissions. The contest was open to...

Princeton seniors Alice McGuinness and Nathalie Verlinde and University of Oxford student Jack Nunn have been named recipients of the Daniel M. Sachs Class of 1960 Graduating Scholarship, one of Princeton University’s highest awards. McGuinness has been named as the Sachs Scholar at Worcester...

The prize recognizes the best non-fiction book on international affairs published in English. It is awarded annually by the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy.Harold James is the Claude and Lore Kelly Professor in European Studies and professor of history and...

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs recognized Princeton University for being one of the colleges and universities with the highest number of students selected for the 2023-2024 Fulbright U.S. Student Program. The Fulbright Program is the U.S. government's...

Former Federal Reserve Board Chair Ben S. Bernanke and current Fed Governor Lisa D. Cook will deliver keynote addresses at the 13th annual conference of the Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy & Finance (JRCPPF).This year’s conference, “Macrofinance in the Long Run: New Insights on the...

The Department of German is excited to announce that the Princeton in Vienna courses for 2024 (GER 105G, GER 107G, and GER 313G) will be taught this summer in Vienna, Austria in collaboration with the Sprachenzentrum of the Universität Wien from July 7 to August 3, inclusive of travel. For more...

Modern agriculture is the most environmentally consequential activity that humans engage in. It has a profound impact on climate change, soil quality, water availability and risk of pandemics. However, agriculture itself is highly sensitive to climate change. In 2023, the Princeton Institute for...

Effie Rentzou, professor of French and Italian, has been awarded the title of Chevalier in l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques. A prestigious decoration awarded by the French Government, the Order of the French Academic Palms honors Rentzou’s contributions to culture and the arts.According to the...

To commemorate Women’s History Month, the Afghanistan Policy Lab at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs has conducted interviews with eight courageous Afghan school-age girls in Afghansitan. These courageous individuals have been prevented from attending secondary school since...

Often overshadowed by its larger neighbors in Latin America, Uruguay has quietly built a strong record of economic success, democratic stability, and environmental sustainability. Despite its smaller size compared to Brazil and Argentina, Uruguay now ranks as the second most productive nation in...

Princeton University junior Ella Weber has been awarded a Truman Scholarship, which provides funding for graduate studies in public service, as well as leadership training and internship opportunities within the federal government. Weber, a member of the Class of 2025, is one of 60 recipients...

Brazil’s most celebrated musician Caetano Veloso electrified a sold-out McCarter Theatre on Apr. 11, 2024. The concert was part of Veloso’s final tour in the United States.   Speaking to a multi-generational audience, Paula Abreu, director of public programming at McCarter, noted that Veloso’s...

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. The Princeton faculty accepted the nominations of the Faculty Committee on...

The American Academy of Political and Social Science (AAPSS) has named Elizabeth Levy Paluck one of eight fellows honored this year. The Princeton professor has previously been the recipient of a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship.Paluck, the Eugene Higgins Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs and...

Princeton University has announced support for a series of scientific investigations to boost crop yields, expand pharmaceutical shelf-life, and increase the accuracy of AI medical diagnostics through the University’s Intellectual Property (IP) Accelerator Fund.Each grant, of up to $100,000, is...