World Politics (Volume 77, Issue 4) is available online.  Founded in 1948, World Politics is an internationally renowned quarterly journal of political science published by Johns Hopkins University Press and produced under the editorial sponsorship of...

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...

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...

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...

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 Princeton University-University of Tokyo Strategic Partnership awarded four faculty research and teaching collaborations. Awards include seed grants, up to $25,000, for short-term collaborations and larger grants, up to $200,000, for longer-term collaborations. Seed grants recipients...

The Amazon, often dubbed “the lungs of our planet,” for its singular capacity to absorb carbon and release oxygen into our atmosphere, has been imperiled on multiple fronts over the last few decades. The Amazon harbors half the world's tropical forests and Earth's largest river basin. Essential to...

Princeton University graduates Beatriz Alcala-Ascencion ‘25, Gustavo Blanco-Quiroga ‘25, Thomas Coulouras ‘25 and Alan Plotz ‘25 were awarded the Henry Richardson Labouisse 1926 Prize to pursue international civic engagement projects for one year following graduation.Alcala-Ascencion,...

Six exceptional scholars from around the world will come to Princeton University this fall to begin a year of research, writing and collaboration as the 13th cohort of Fung Global Fellows.The Fung Global Fellows for the 2025-2026 academic year are:Noureddine Amara, postdoctoral fellow,...

The Fulbright Program recognized Princeton University as one of the colleges and universities with the highest number of recipients—including undergraduates, graduate students, and recent alumni—selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. 25 Princeton recipients were awarded Fulbright U.S....

 Princeton seniors Sukaina Shivji and Laura Zhang, and University of Oxford student Darina Andriychenko Leonenko have been named recipients of the Daniel M. Sachs Class of 1960 Graduating Scholarship, one of Princeton University’s highest awards.Shivji has been named as the Sachs Global Scholar...

Princeton Class of 2026 members Margaret Miao and Alex Tseng and recent alumni Gustavo Blanco-Quiroga, Kalena Blake and Alison Lee have been named Schwarzman Scholars and will attend a one-year, fully funded master’s degree program in global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing. This...

The 16th annual International Eye Photo Contest is now open! All Princeton undergraduates who participated in an international experience in the past year—whether through study abroad (semester or summer), internships, volunteering or research—are invited to share their best shots! The deadline for...

Class of 2026 members Maya Butani and Daniel Yu have been named Marshall Scholars to pursue two years of graduate study in the United Kingdom.The Marshall Scholarship allows “intellectually distinguished young Americans, their country’s future leaders” to study at the U.K. institution of their...

Princeton University senior Hadi Kamara has been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship for graduate study at the University of Oxford.Kamara, of Alexandria, Virginia, is a politics major. A first-generation college student, he transferred to Princeton from Northern Virginia Community College in fall 2022...

Princeton University senior Isam Mina has been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship for graduate study at the University of Oxford. He is among two recipients chosen by The Rhodes Scholarships for Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine (SJLP) as 2026 Rhodes Scholars. Other 2026 Rhodes Scholars, including...

Princeton Class of 2026 member Alison Fortenberry has been awarded a Beinecke Scholarship, which supports undergraduate students to pursue graduate studies in the arts, humanities and social sciences.Fortenberry, from Philadelphia, is majoring in African American studies with minors in religion and...

Princeton University senior Brian Mhando has been awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship. The awards recognize students for “outstanding intellectual ability,” “leadership potential” and “a commitment to improving the lives of others,” among other criteria. They cover the full cost of a postgraduate...

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...