Princeton University Announcementshttp://www.princeton.edu/main/news/announcements/The latest announcements from Princeton University.en-usPrinceton Universitydaily22005-01-01T12:00+00:00UPDATE-Cornel West retirement celebration is planned"A Bluesman in the Life of the Mind: A Retirement Celebration for Professor Cornel West" will be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 16, in McCarter Theatre. Free tickets are required for admission. Tickets will be available for Princeton students, faculty and staff to pick up in person, with proof of University I.D., beginning at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 11, at McCarter Theatre Center's box office. Tickets for the general public will be available starting April 18. Limit two tickets per person. The May 16 event will feature spoken word tributes and musical performances.http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S33/40/77G17/index.xml?section=announcementsannouncementsStaff2012-04-10T13:24-05:00President of Georgia to discuss nation's transformationMikheil Saakashvili, president of Georgia, will deliver a lecture on "Georgian Democratic Transformation: A Test Case for the Post-Soviet World" at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 17, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall. Admission is free, but tickets are required for entry and will be available beginning Thursday, May 10. Ticketing and simulcast information is available on the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs website.http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S33/60/71C17/index.xml?section=announcementsannouncementsStaff2012-05-03T15:08-05:00Conference looks at developments in immigrationNational and international experts will discuss "New Developments in Immigration and Immigration Reform in the United States" during a conference from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 18 and 19, in the Friend Center Convocation Room.http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S33/67/40K66/index.xml?section=announcementsannouncementsStaff2012-05-11T08:56-05:00Gathering for Katzenbach set for June 21A gathering in honor of former U.S. Attorney General and Princeton University Trustee Emeritus Nicholas Katzenbach will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 21, in Richardson Auditorium of Alexander Hall on the University campus. Katzenbach, a member of the Princeton Class of 1943, died May 8 at the age of 90.http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S33/70/16I15/index.xml?section=announcementsannouncementsStaff2012-05-14T13:31-05:00Artist Sciolli to open exhibitionAn exhibition of works by artist Vittorio Sciolli, a painter, printmaker and sculptor whose work focuses on the human figure, will open with a reception at 5 p.m. Friday, May 18, at 171 Broadmead St. The exhibition is sponsored by the Princeton University League.
http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S33/52/78C72/index.xml?section=announcementsannouncementsStaff2012-04-24T10:59-05:00'Capping Liberty' exhibit will feature American numismaticsThe exhibit "Capping Liberty: The Invention of a Numismatic Iconography for the New American Republic" will run from Friday, March 2, to Sunday, July 8, in the Milberg Gallery in Firestone Library. An opening lecture "Transformations in Numismatic Iconography during the American Revolution” will be presented by Louis Jordan, of the Medieval Institute at the University of Notre Dame, at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 6, in McCormick Hall, Room 101.
http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S33/05/33A94/index.xml?section=announcementsannouncementsStaff2012-02-29T11:35-05:00Exhibition will feature new library acquisitionsAn exhibit titled "Fine Addition: New & Notable Acquisitions in Princeton’s Special Collections" will be on display through Sunday, Aug. 5, in the Main Gallery in Firestone Library. An opening lecture "Observational and Imaginary Anatomy" will be presented by Eugene Flamm, Class of 1958, at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 22, in Betts Auditorium.http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S33/05/32A46/index.xml?section=announcementsannouncementsStaff2012-02-29T11:30-05:00Art museum showcases 'Princeton and the Gothic Revival'The exhibit "Princeton and the Gothic Revival 1870-1930" is on view at the Princeton University Art Museum from Feb. 26 through June 24. http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S33/04/64G32/index.xml?section=announcementsannouncementsStaff2012-02-28T16:37-05:00'Art of Science' exhibition on viewAn exhibition of digital images selected in Princeton University's fifth "Art of Science" competition are on view until November 2012 in the Friend Center.http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S32/40/39I26/index.xml?section=announcementsannouncementsStaff2011-12-16T07:50-05:00Exhibit showcases history of women at PrincetonThe exhibit "She Flourishes: Chapters in the History of Princeton Women" at the Mudd Manuscript Library chronicles the history of women at the University, from the late 1800s through the advent of coeducation to the presidency of Shirley M. Tilghman. The exhibit includes a video compilation of archival footage. The exhibit is open from Monday, Nov. 14, through August 31, 2012.http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S32/08/55K49/index.xml?section=announcementsannouncementsStaff2011-11-09T11:20-05:00