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Our Students

Curious, Committed, Creative

Princeton students are driven by the desire to push the boundaries of knowledge and service on campus and around the world.

Student Profiles

Emma Treadway, Class of 2022
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Emma Treadway considers how the basic tenets of Stoicism — a school of philosophy that dates from 300 BCE — can teach students to engage empathetically with the world and address inequities in the classroom

Shaffin Siddiqui, Class of 2022
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For his senior thesis, Shaffin Siddiqui, a concentrator in history, investigated how Islamic scholars and intellectuals from the Nation of Islam crafted particular narratives of health and healing as a form of cultural resistance.

Julia Chaffers, Class of 2022
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Julia Chaffers’ senior thesis explored Confederate mascots in the United States, building on her junior year paper “Rebels With a (Lost) Cause: Tracing Confederate Memory in Walpole, Massachusetts, 1965-2020.” The paper focused on a high school near her hometown that had a history of using Confederate imagery for decades.

Harry Shapiro, Class of 2022
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Harry Shapiro developed a mathematical model to help reduce costs and carbon emissions from campus energy use.

Akil Word-Daniels, Graduate Student
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Akil Word-Daniels, a Princeton Ph.D. student in electrical engineering, balances his study of quantum cascade lasers with activities such as intramural softball and playtime with his dog, Zoe.

Naoum Fares Marayati, Class of 2019
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Naoum Fares Marayati, a psychology major from Syria and North Carolina, stays busy studying psychology, advising students in Forbes College, singing in an a cappella group and exploring new interests.

Students in the News

Pre-read book 'Every Day the River Changes' inspires Class of 2026 to pursue their passions while at Princeton .

During Orientation, first-years attended a conversation with author and Class of 2019 graduate Jordan Salama and President Christopher L. Eisgruber.

Princeton will enhance its groundbreaking financial aid program .

Most families earning up to $100,000 a year will pay nothing.

Undergraduate prizes awarded to seven students for academic achievement .

Princeton University celebrated the academic accomplishments of these exemplary student scholars at Opening Exercises on Sunday.

Eisgruber speaks to the value of ‘being fully present’ in address to Princeton’s Class of 2026 during Opening Exercises .

The Great Class of 2026 convened for Opening Exercises Sunday, followed by a festive Pre-rade. Classes begin Tuesday.

Students standing under a tree in the fall

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