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Gene Jarrett and his book cover, "Paul Laurence Dunbar: The Life and Times of a Caged Bird"

Gene Jarrett takes us back to the Gilded Age in his new biography of Paul Laurence Dunbar

In this Q&A, Jarrett reveals the backstory of several moments in the book and reflects on how his Princeton professor Toni Morrison helped shape his own story as a writer.

What did Megalodon eat? Anything it wanted — including other predators.

New Princeton research shows that prehistoric megatooth sharks — the biggest sharks that ever lived — were apex predators at the highest level ever measured.

Research

Inside ‘The Looking Lab,’ a Princeton course where visual arts spark entrepreneurial thinking.

Students in the new Princeton course learn skills like the practice of “close looking,” borrowed from art history, then apply them as catalysts for collaboration and innovation.

Academics

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#VentureForward

The Venture Forward campaign promotes alumni engagement and service, in the spirit of the University’s informal motto: “In the nation’s service and the service of humanity.”

Dare to Venture

University News

Seven elected to Princeton Board of Trustees

University update following the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization

USA Today’s Peter Barzilai named new editor of Princeton Alumni Weekly

Princeton Summer Theater celebrates the return to live performance

Princeton biologist Bryan Grenfell wins Kyoto Prize

‘We have all these people that came before us, and we carry that in who we are.’ Our Year of the Tiger series continues.

New partnerships, programs and positions are part of Princeton’s ongoing commitment to combat systemic racism.

Princeton is providing an interim update on the University-wide and department-level initiatives launched during the 2021-22 year as part of the University's ongoing commitment to combat systemic racism. A full annual report will be released in the fall.

Diversity & Inclusion

Environmental research at Princeton is addressing the world's challenges.

Research groups across the University are making pivotal contributions across the spectrum of environmental issues. The Princeton Environmental Research portal tracks the full scope of activity arising out of more than a dozen different academic units, from physical, biological and applied sciences to art, architecture, psychology, policy and more.

Research

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Upcoming Events

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Lectures In Faculty Entrepreneurship | Employee Equity Grants: How to Avoid Early Mistakes That May Cost You Dearly Later

Jun 28

12:00 p.m.

Princeton faculty are invited to the next Lectures In Faculty Entrepreneurship event on Tuesday June 28th from 12 – 1:30 pm ET online to learn about the…

RSVP Required

Guided Tour of "Through A Glass Darkly: Alchemy and the Ripley Scrolls 1400-1700"

Jun 28

12:30 p.m.

A 30-minute guided tour of the latest exhibition in the Milberg Gallery in Firestone Library at Princeton University. Tours meet in the lobby of Firestone…

Community

Library Research Refresher for Geosciences

Jun 28

3:00 p.m.

This online session will be a refresher for finding publications, data, and/or imagery for Climate Science, Geochemistry, Geology, Geophysics, Paleoclimate…

Community, Workshops

Mindfulness Meditation - Virtual Event

Jun 30

12:30 p.m.

MINDFULNESS MEDITATION Thursdays at 12:30pm A weekly breathing meditation session led by Dean Matt Weiner. Open to all Princeton University ID holders (…

Special Events, Wellness

Library Research Refresher for Chemistry

Jun 30

2:00 p.m.

This online session will be a refresher for finding publications, data, and/or imagery for Catalysis & Synthesis, Chemical Biology, Inorganic Chemistry,…

Community, Workshops

Video Portrait Workshop

Jun 30

5:30 p.m.

Join instructor Christopher Lopez to learn how to create your own video portrait using your smartphone. Participants will discuss and analyze the significance…

Visual Arts

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Study at Princeton

Our approach to learning combines the best aspects of a great research university and an outstanding liberal arts college.

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Work at Princeton

Every employee has the opportunity to make an impact supporting our mission of teaching and research.