3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (396+ words) Writing Seminar papers don’t need to be the next bestseller or the average American’s beach reading. But because Writing Seminars do not adequately emphasize compelling, accessible prose, they create researchers and future academics who are not well prepared to communicate…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (961+ words) Earlier this year, Dean of the College Michael Gordin told The Daily Princetonian twice that there were no active discussions regarding changes to the current undergraduate grading policy. Yet, outside the Orange Bubble, conversations about grading reform at Princeton’s peer…...

5+ day, 2+ min ago   (866+ words) Vice President for Campus Life W. Rochelle Calhoun will retire from her position at the end of this academic year after over a decade at the University. Her legacy is marked by increasing attention to mental health on campus and student…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1042+ words) As the Princeton University community welcomes the first cohort of students to the newly named Huo College and anticipates the opening of Hobson College in the near future, The Daily Princetonian returns to history to recall the memory of a…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (564+ words) When I saw the title of the 2026 Pre-read, my first reaction was to groan. “Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World” seemed like a reiteration of lectures I’ve already heard a hundred times. Here’s yet another book…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (588+ words) Princeton held its 225th Opening Exercises on Aug. 30, welcoming the Class of 2030 to campus and kicking off the new academic year. After the traditional procession of faculty and first-year students through FitzRandolph Gate, Dean of the College Michael Gordin awarded academic…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (196+ words) The following is a guest contribution and reflects the author’s views alone. For information on how to submit a piece to the Opinion section, click here. Faculty in all positions, staff, and students need to organize across the University around…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (820+ words) As of this semester, the Independent Major Program has been paused and will not accept applications from the Class of 2030 or subsequent classes until further notice. However, members of the Class of 2029 will still be able to apply this fall,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (158+ words) In a recent column, Head Opinion Editor Charlie Yale challenged Princeton to adopt an institutional AI policy modeled on recommendations from the University of Chicago Law School. Among other changes, his column proposes an electronics ban for first-year courses and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1460+ words) “One thing that’s been clear is that a lot of universities have felt that publicity would bring no advantage or do them no good,” history professor David Bell GS ’91, who has been outspoken about federal actions against universities, said in…...