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Through the gates: The myth surrounding FitzRandolph Gate

Students often avoid walking out of the gate until Commencement out of fear that they won't graduate on time or at all. This year's graduates discuss this myth and their hopes for life after walking through the gate.

Students standing in front of Nassau Hall for Commencement

University News

2017 Commencement events

Several University activities for undergraduate and graduate degree candidates and their families are planned for Sunday through Tuesday, June 4-6.

Academics

In other words: Valedictorian Chow finds connection, purpose in language and life at Princeton

Jin Yun Chow's studies in Latin, German and Old Irish, as well as literature classes in Chinese and French, have taken the Princeton senior to the top of her class. A comparative literature major, Chow is the valedictorian of the Class of 2017.

University News

Chemical coatings boss around bacteria, in the bugs' own language

Four faculty members honored for excellence in mentoring graduate students

'The Many Deaths of Jew Süss': Mintzker grapples with truth in history

Salutatorian Storey fuses computer science, classics

Answers to common questions about navigating the new Princeton.edu

Marmoset monkeys learn to call the same way human infants learn to babble

Late at night in Princeton's Frick Chemistry Laboratory, blue LED lights work overtime to catalyze new chemical reactions.

Research

Bright future: Unlocking the potential of light

The leader in the emerging field of using light to perform feats of chemistry is David MacMillan, who arrived in Princeton's chemistry department in 2006. He was intrigued by the potential for using light to coax new chemical reactions. Like most chemists, he’d spent years learning the rules that govern the interactions of elements such as carbon, oxygen and hydrogen, and then using those rules to fashion new molecules. Could light help change these rules and catalyze reactions that have resisted previous attempts at manipulation?

International

Learning through the camera lens: International Eye photo contest captures student perspectives abroad

For the ninth year, the International Eye Photo Contest has provided an opportunity for students to share their experiences studying, working, doing service or conducting research abroad.