Tag: Princeton University
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Lewis Center names Fellows for 2021-23
Interdisciplinary tap dance artist Michael J. Love; filmmaker and visual artist Tiona Nekkia McClodden; and comedian, actress and disability advocate Maysoon Zayid have been named Princeton University Arts Fellows for 2021-23 by the Lewis Center for the Arts, and as such will begin two years of teaching and community collaboration in September. The Arts Fellows…
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LOOSE ENDS 3/5: Princeton Community Housing Eddie Glaude
By Pam Hersh Yes, Eddie Glaude Jr. is an internationally renowned scholar, who speaks to the complex social, racial and economic dynamics of the American experience. Yes, Dr. Glaude is a professor and chair of the African American Studies Department at Princeton University. Yes, he is the author of several critically acclaimed books, the most…
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SOLUTIONS 2/26: Professor Stephen Pacala: What we need to do
By Huck Fairman Our latest winter snow and storms notwithstanding, our planet’s climates are warming. Scientists worldwide are pretty much in agreement that climate change will bring widely varying, even extreme, weather conditions. Facing heat, droughts, wildfires, floods, and freezes, it is clear to science, and a majority of citizens, that we need to move…
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Local students, organizations push Princeton University to provide additional COVID-19 resources
In mid-February, Princeton University students and Princeton community members gathered on campus to urge that the university share its COVID-19 resources. Designed to make the community voice a central focus at the demonstration on Feb. 13, groups such as Princeton Mutual Aid (PMA), Princeton Anti Austerity Coalition (PAAC), Princeton Graduate Students United (PGSU) and Unidad…
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Planning Board continues public hearing for Princeton University geo-exchange facility
In an effort to mitigate noise and sound concerns, improved plans were presented to the Princeton Planning Board for a proposed Princeton University geo-exchange and athletics operation facility. When the board reconvened for the TIGER facility application’s public hearing on Feb. 18, a vote on whether to approve the application had not taken place as…
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Protestors present five demands for Princeton University to expand COVID-19 resources
By Grady Trexler Special to Packet Media LLC Undeterred by frozen fingers and toes, a group of Princeton undergraduates, graduate students and community members gathered on Feb. 13 at FitzRandolph Gate to demand Princeton University expand its COVID-19 support beyond just members of the university community. Despite the cold, a group of around 200 stretched…
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U.S. Department of Education drops investigation into Princeton University and Civil Rights Act violation
The U.S. Department of Education has dropped its investigation into whether Princeton University violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bans discrimination on the basis of race, color and national origin in programs that receive federal funds. Princeton University was notified of the U.S. Department of Education’s decision to close the…
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Princeton Senior Resource Center will name facility after Princeton advocate
In December 2020, the Princeton Senior Resource Center (PSRC) purchased a 12,000-square-foot facility at 101 Poor Farm Road to supplement its current operations at the Suzanne Patterson Building at 45 Stockton St. PSRC is a community nonprofit where aging adults and their families find support, guidance, education, and social programs to help them navigate life…
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SOLUTIONS: Professor provides assessment of where, environmentally, we are
By Huck Fairman With the election of President Joe Biden, who has stressed the need to deal with our environmental challenges, a number of observers have responded positively, while also warning that the world cannot afford to fall short in efforts to reduce and reverse global warming. Among them is Professor Michael Oppenheimer of Princeton…
