News for Neighbors

When the University is developing programs that may have an impact on the surrounding area, it strives to include the community in an open, engaged way. The community can follow some projects, such as the updating of the campus plan and the creation of a new arts and transit neighborhood, on related websites, while also checking the University websites below for news and information on other matters.

Recent News

Annual clothing drive supports community members entering workforce
March 8, 2024

Princeton University faculty and staff helped community members entering or re-entering the workforce through the annual business attire clothing drive.

Each spring semester the Office of Community and Regional Affairs offers faculty and staff the opportunity to donate gently used business attire at several collection sites on campus…

Eisgruber, municipal officials discuss University support of shared community interests
March 1, 2024

President Christopher L. Eisgruber and Princeton municipal officials reaffirmed shared interests — from college access and socioeconomic diversity to sustainability and mass transit — during their annual meeting on Monday, Feb. 26.

“The town is such an important partner to us,” Eisgruber said during the meeting with Princeton Mayor…

West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North is Washington, D.C., bound after winning New Jersey Regional Science Bowl high school contest
Feb. 28, 2024

Princeton Charter School wins middle school contest to go to the National Science Bowl® for the sixth time

Trenton Arts at Princeton Celebrates Five Years
Jan. 31, 2024

With Trenton Arts at Princeton, founder Lou Chen has tapped into a rhythm that unites Trenton and Princeton in harmony.

When he launched the Trenton Youth Orchestra in partnership with Trenton Central High School while still a…

University announces more than $50 million in voluntary contributions to Princeton municipality, local programs and residents
Jan. 30, 2024

The University announced Jan. 30 its plan to contribute more than $50 million over five years to the Municipality of Princeton, community organizations and lower- and middle-income residents to support mutual community interests including college access, sustainability and resiliency, socioeconomic diversity and equity, safety and emergency…

Diversity, equity and inclusion report highlights ways Princeton builds community, supports success and belonging
Jan. 29, 2024

Princeton has released its third annual Diversity, Equity and Inclusion report, which shares the important work of students, faculty, staff and alumni to build community and support success and belonging at the University. The report…

Trenton-Based Artists Investigate Cultural Belonging in New Princeton University Art Museum Exhibition
Jan. 25, 2024

Artworks by Alia Bensliman and Khalilah Sabree, two Trenton, New Jersey– based artists, will go on view at the Princeton University Art Museum’s Art@Bainbridge gallery this January. The exhibition of their work explores intersections between the artists’ personal, cultural, and spiritual identities.

Reciting Women: Alia…

Researchers discover an abrupt change in quantum behavior that defies current theories of superconductivity
Jan. 19, 2024

Princeton physicists have discovered an abrupt change in quantum behavior while experimenting with a three-atom-thin insulator that can be easily switched into a superconductor.

The research promises to enhance our understanding of quantum physics in solids in general and also propel the study of quantum condensed matter physics and…

President Eisgruber’s annual State of the University letter, 2024
Jan. 18, 2024

Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber on Thursday, Jan. 18, sent his annual State of the University letter to faculty, students and staff, calling Princeton “stronger than ever” and urging all Princetonians to serve as ambassadors for the University and for the value of higher education in America.

“Antagonism toward…