Our People
Update regarding new Title IX regulations June 2020 .
Princeton University is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming educational and working environment for everyone — an environment in which sex or gender discrimination, including sexual misconduct such as sexual harassment and sexual assault, stalking, and intimate partner violence, is not tolerated.
‘We Roar’: Edward Felsenthal ’88, TIME editor-in-chief and CEO, considers COVID-19’s impact on journalism .
Edward Felsenthal '88, editor-in-chief and CEO of TIME, is the latest guest on Princeton University's "We Roar" podcast.
For Ph.D. students, virtual defenses brought together friends and family across the globe .
May is a busy month for many Princeton graduate students as they defend their dissertations or hold final public orals as last steps in years of work toward a Ph.D. As doctoral candidates were preparing for this rite of passage this spring, they suddenly had to make plans to conduct their defenses virtually, when Princeton moved to online instruction on March 23 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Princeton's History
- 1746College of New Jersey founded in Elizabeth, New Jersey, by the Presbyterian Synod
- 1896Name officially changed to Princeton University
- 1900Graduate School established
- 1969Trustees vote to admit women undergraduates
- 2001Financial aid policy changes, replacing loans with grants that do not need to be repaid
Visit Us
A visit to our beautiful campus will give you a good idea of what Princeton has to offer. Tours and information session are available throughout the year. A virtual tour also can serve as your guide.