Our People
Priests, scholars gather to celebrate Princeton’s Ethiopian manuscripts .
Ethiopian scholars and priests shared their knowledge of Ethiopia’s ancient tradition of written literature and bound manuscripts at a March 12 event focused on Princeton University's Collections of Ethiopian manuscripts.
Uhlenbeck receives Abel Prize for geometric analysis .
Karen Uhlenbeck won the 2019 Abel Prize “for her pioneering achievements in geometric partial differential equations, gauge theory and integrable systems, and for the fundamental impact of her work on analysis, geometry and mathematical physics.”
Ecologist Henry Horn, founding director of Program in Environmental Studies, dies at 77 .
Henry Horn, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, emeritus, died March 14.
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
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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.