B Y   T H E   N U M B E R S

Senior Thesis

All theses written by Princeton seniors are archived in Mudd Manuscript Library. The library provides electronic access to a searchable database at http://www.princeton.edu/~mudd/databases/.

• A total of 51,655 theses are listed in the database, which covers from 1926 to 2002.
• The longest thesis listed runs 756 pages (Jeanne Faust '76, English, "Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald '17: A Collection of Short Stories").
• The shortest thesis listed runs three pages (Gianluca Tempesti '89, electrical engineering, "Overview Opto-Electronic Integrated Circuits").
• The five departments with the most theses archived are: history (7,091), English (6,047), politics (5,512), economics (5,480) and Woodrow Wilson School (3,084).

A look at some Princeton alumni and the titles of their theses can provide a preview of their future careers:

• Former U.S. Secretary of State James Baker '52: "Two Sides of the Conflict: Bevin vs. Bevan."
• Former U.S. Sen. Bill Bradley '65: "'On That Record I Stand' -- Harry S. Truman's Fight for the Senatorship in 1940."
• Actor Dean Cain '88: "The History and Development of the Functions of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences."
• Teach for America founder Wendy Kopp '89: "An Argument and Plan for the Creation of the Teachers Corporation."
• U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld '54: "The Steel Seizure Case of 1952 and Its Effects on Presidential Powers."
• Actress Brooke Shields '87: "The Initiation: From Innocence to Experience: The Pre-Adolescent/Adolescent Journey in the Films of Louis Malle, 'Pretty Baby' and 'Lacombe Lucien.'"
• Vanguard Group founder John Bogle '51: "The Economic Role of the Investment Company."
• Guitarist Stanley Jordan '81: "Computer Music and Visual Concert."

 
top
 

  

April 21, 2003
Vol. 92, No. 24
archives   previous   next

Contents

Page one
•Dobkin named dean of the faculty
•Orchestra reaches high notes under Pratt's baton

Inside
•University offers admission to 9.9 percent of applicants
•The Senior thesis
•Expanding her horizons in research at Princeton
•Learning about history through relationships
•Balancing security and privacy on the Internet

People
•Spotlight,
appointment,
brief

Sections
•Calendar of events
•Nassau Notes
•By the numbers:

The Bulletin is published weekly during the academic year, except during University breaks and exam weeks, by the Office of Communications. Second class postage paid at Princeton. Postmaster: Send address changes to Princeton Weekly Bulletin, Office of Communications, Princeton University, 22 Chambers St., Suite 201, Princeton, NJ 08542. Permission is given to adapt, reprint or excerpt material from the Bulletin for use in other media.
Subscriptions. The Bulletin is distributed free to faculty, staff and students. Others may subscribe to the Bulletin for $28 for the academic year (half price for current Princeton parents and people over 65). Send a check to Office of Communications, Princeton University, 22 Chambers St., Suite 201, Princeton, NJ 08542.
Deadline. In general, the copy deadline for each issue is the Friday 10 days in advance of the Monday cover date. The deadline for the Bulletin that covers May 5-18 is Friday, April 25. A complete publication schedule is available at deadlines or by calling (609) 258-3601.
Editor: Ruth Stevens
Calendar editor: Carolyn Geller
Staff writers: Jennifer Greenstein Altmann, Steven Schultz
Contributing writers: Karin Dienst, Eric Quinones, Cynthia Yoder
Photographer: Denise Applewhite
Design: Mahlon Lovett, Laurel Masten Cantor, Margaret Westergaard
Web edition: Mahlon Lovett