In letter to student newspaper, President Eisgruber issues statement on arrest of Professor Perry

By the Office of Communications on Feb. 9, 2016, 11:40 a.m.

In a letter to the editor of The Daily Princetonian student newspaper, President Christopher L. Eisgruber on Tuesday, Feb. 9, issued a statement on the weekend arrest of Imani Perry, a professor of African American studies. The statement is posted on the president's website.

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