Princeton juniors Ammon Love and Alex Norbrook, and sophomore Carolina Pardo have been named Udall Scholars. They join a cohort of 55 scholars selected from 381 candidates nominated by 175 colleges and universities nationwide.The Udall Foundation awards scholarships to college sophomores and juniors...

On Friday, May 23, the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies (PIIRS) hosted a timely discussion on shifting power dynamics and the future of U.S. foreign policy as part of Princeton University's Reunions. About 25,000 alumni, family, guests, faculty, staff and members of the...

The program supports scholars whose research deepens understanding of specific regions while tackling big-picture questions in the social sciences. Fellows will join a vibrant intellectual community of faculty and peers, engaging in regular workshops, interdisciplinary conversations, and...

Matt Lynn has been named the new director for the Novogratz Bridge Year Program, effective May 12, 2025. Matt will rejoin the Office of International Programs— having previously served as the assistant director for Bridge Year from 2019–2022— from his current role as associate director of engaged...

Thirteen Princeton students traveled to Kenya this summer as part of the Global Seminar “Technology for African Languages in the Digital Age,” spending six weeks studying Swahili, collecting and analyzing data in the country, and collaborating with six students from Maseno University to build...

On Tuesday, September 2, the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies (PIIRS) celebrated the start of a new academic year with a welcome reception for returning and new visiting scholars. Attendees included faculty, staff, students and visitors, who represented a wide swath of...

A new professorship of India studies, endowed by a Venture Forward gift from Sumir Chadha ’93, will provide Princeton students with a deeper understanding of India’s culture, history and international relations. Members of the Chadha family gathered at Prospect House on June 24 to celebrate the...

The Program in Latin American Studies (PLAS) will now make its home in the Princeton Institute of International and Regional Studies (PIIRS), strengthening their shared mission.Launched in fall 1967, PLAS is one of the nation’s first interdisciplinary centers dedicated exclusively to Latin American...

Two articles published in the July 2024 issue of World Politics received recognition at the American Political Science Association (APSA) annual meeting, which took place from September 11 to 14, 2025, in Vancouver, Canada.“Elite Management before Autocratic Leader Succession: Evidence from North...

Thanks to the generosity of SPO emeritus Professor Arcadio Díaz-Quiñones and his wife Alma Concepción, the Princeton University Library has received a trove of graphic artworks by renowned  Puerto Rican artists Luis Alonso, Myrna Báez,...

As countries increasingly outsource their environmental impacts to other nations, Princeton researchers show that global trade is reshaping extinction patterns - potentially setting the stage for a second wave of biodiversity loss.Trade-induced farmland expansion is a major factor that drives...

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat hosts two primary meetings each year: the Bonn Climate Change Conference typically held in June, and the Conference of Parties (COP) typically held in November. The Bonn Climate Conference centers around sessions of two...

For small-scale farmers up against floods, droughts and other dramatic climate events, diversifying income sources can mean financial safety — a lifeline as crop-growing conditions destabilize. But in Nepal, where natural hazards rank among the most severe in the world, how farmers perceive...

Ecologist Harman Jaggi first visited India’s cold desert Trans-Himalaya mountains to study snow leopards. But while climbing the steep, rocky slopes above the tree line, something else caught her attention: the black pea and barley powder that local hosts offered her to mix into tea. “It would...

Vincent Chanethom is a collaborator on a new research project, Developing a Canadian French Articulatory Corpus to Explore the Relationship Between Articulation and Acoustics, led by Suzy Ahn (Assistant Professor of Linguistics, University of Ottawa) and Beth MacLeod (Associate Professor of...

Amina Spring break seems so far away yet our ORL trip to Salvador da Bahia is still on my mind. It was my first time in Brazil, in Latin America, after spending so many years studying the language, literature and culture at IU-Bloomington and in...

Princeton SPIA’s Research Record series highlights the vast scholarly achievements of our faculty members, whose expertise extends beyond the classroom and into everyday life. If you’d like your work considered for future editions of Research Record, click here (external link) and select “research...

Exit Interview is an audio series produced by the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. Co-hosts David Mayorga, associate dean of public affairs and communications, and Ambreen Ali, senior communications and media strategist, speak with graduating students who won prizes for their...

Princeton Scholars Analyze the Implications for Regional Stability, Nuclear Risk, and Global Security.PRINCETON, NJ - As the conflict between Israel and Iran intensifies, faculty at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (Princeton SPIA) are offering timely, expert commentary to...