A special trustee committee that has been formed to consider the legacy of Woodrow Wilson at Princeton University has created a website to collect observations and opinions about Wilson and his legacy. The committee has also invited scholars and biographers with relevant expertise to share their understandings of Wilson and his legacy for posting on the website. 

President Christopher L. Eisgruber sends message Sunday, Nov. 22, to Princeton University students, faculty, staff and alumni.

Princeton University senior Nicholas Barton has been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship for graduate study at the University of Oxford.

Columns of workers penetrate the forest, furiously gathering as much food and supplies as they can. They are a massive army that living things know to avoid, and that few natural obstacles can waylay. So determined are these legions that should a chasm or gap disrupt the most direct path to their spoils they simply build a new path — out of themselves.

In the summer of 2014, two Princeton University students learned firsthand about the struggles of Syrian refugees in Jordan. With a $10,000 grant from the Projects for Peace, Wardah Bari and Farah Amjad created a project that provided community outreach to Syrian refugees living in the Jordanian border town of Zarqa.

The strategic planning process at Princeton University is on schedule to publish in early 2016 a framework plan to guide University priority-setting and decision-making, President Christopher L. Eisgruber told the Council of the Princeton University Community.

Emmy-nominated actress Laverne Cox shared her personal story and advocated for the transgender community during the talk “Ain’t I a Woman: My Journey to Womanhood,” on Tuesday, Nov. 17, in Princeton University’s Richardson Auditorium.

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Princeton held a public conversation on Nov. 16 featuring NEH Chairman William “Bro” Adams and presentations by prominent scholars at the University as well as public humanities advocates.

Elaine Pagels (above center), the Harrington Spear Paine Foundation Professor of Religion, facilitates a discussion in the freshman seminar “Who Was — or Is — Jesus?” The class examines the life of Jesus using sources that span from ancient texts to contemporary writings, film, music and art.

Since 2008, the Pace Center for Civic Engagement has sponsored Breakout Princeton trips for students to spend their fall and spring breaks exploring topics such as poverty, education, environmental sustainability and urban development. The trips are planned and led by students. 

Speaking before an enthusiastic crowd at Princeton’s new Entrepreneurial Hub on Wednesday, Nov. 11, University President Christopher L. Eisgruber said the hum of activity in the new space on Chambers Street shows that the facility was aptly named.

More than 150 people gathered in Robertson Hall in early October for a panel discussion and reception by four social scientists who examined challenges faced during the Ebola crisis response.

This month the world is celebrating the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity, which shaped our concepts of space, time and gravity, and spurred generations of scientists to contemplate new ideas about the universe. The anniversary was celebrated on Nov. 5-6 at a conference co-hosted by Princeton University and the Institute for Advanced Study in the town of Princeton.

One question many prospective students may ask as they begin the college search process is, “Will I fit in here?” The publication “Experience Princeton: Diverse Perspectives” aims to answer that query by highlighting Princeton University’s diverse and welcoming community.

Despite advances in health care and quality of life, white middle-aged Americans have seen overall mortality rates increase over the past 15 years, representing an overlooked “epidemic” with deaths comparable to the number of Americans who have died of AIDS, according to new Princeton University research.

Be amazed by a faculty science lecture, explore the University’s green spaces, listen to a children’s concert, or come and relax in the gallery of our children’s library. There’s plenty for families to do at Princeton University.

Africa’s abundant and iconic wildlife provides seemingly endless wonderment. For ecologists, that has extended to the persistent riddle of how the African savanna’s diverse population of herbivores survive on what appears to be limited food sources.

Members of the Princeton community came together Saturday, Oct. 24, to remember the beautiful minds and hearts of two of its beloved members, Nobel Prize-winning mathematician John Nash Jr. and his wife, Alicia, who were killed in an automobile crash May 23. He was 86, she was 82.

Princeton University’s financial aid policy is recognized as among the most generous in the country. The University’s robust financial aid packages are built on grants rather than loans, which allow students to graduate debt free. 

The difference between where you are and where you want to be might shape your actions, prompting you to try to meet new people or study harder with the future in mind. Margaret Frye, an assistant professor of sociology at Princeton University, examines the ways the gap between experiences and ideals affects how people feel about themselves.