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This Week in Princeton History for November 16-22
In this week’s installment of our recurring series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, a controversial statue finds a home on campus, ticket scalping for sporting events is causing concern, and more. November 17, 1978—Princeton accepts a statue Kent State University rejected, George Segal’s “Abraham and Isaac,” which…
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Demystifying Mudd: Photo Editing and Digital Enhancement of Images
If you’ve followed us here or on our social media channels (Facebook, Twitter, or Tumblr), you have seen images that I have edited for use online. I do this for a number of reasons, and with a variety of considerations in mind, always attempting to balance the aesthetic needs of on-screen viewing with keeping images…
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This Week in Princeton History for November 9-15
In this week’s installment of our recurring series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, a graduate student gets help from the FBI to track down stolen microscopic slides, the YWCA opens a Hostess House for Navy officers in training, and more. November 9, 1959—A graduate student has gotten…
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Dear Mr. Mudd: Did Thich Nhat Hanh Attend or Teach at Princeton University?
Dear Mr. Mudd, I’ve read that Thich Nhat Hanh was a Princeton student, and also that he taught there. Do you have records associated with this? In Fragrant Palm Leaves, set for re-release in 2020, prominent Buddist peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh wrote about his time in Princeton, New Jersey in the 1960s. The way…
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This Week in Princeton History for November 2-8
In this week’s installment of our recurring series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, two seniors are attacked while watching the polls, gender disparities in pension plans are defended, and more. November 4, 1845—A large group of students accompanies the body of Richard Stockton Boudinot, Class of 1847,…
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Fighting for the World’s Children: Henry R. Labouisse’s Service in UNICEF
By Diana Dayoub ’21 For development is not just roads, power plants, stepped up production in industry and agriculture. Development is people, beginning with the child. —Henry R. Labouisse at the Inaugural Meeting of the UNICEF Executive Board
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This Week in Princeton History for October 26-November 1
In this week’s installment of our recurring series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, the Cane Spree inspires a songwriter, Buddhists chant in Alexander Hall, and more. October 27, 1868—The freshman defeat of the sophomores in the cane spree inspires the song “Siege of Canes.” October 28, 1998—Bob…
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Foodways for Princeton Students, Part II: Diversified Menus, 1855-2010s
This is the second post in a two-part series examining student foodways at Princeton. As mentioned in the conclusion of last week’s post in this series, the campus refectory was no longer an option after the Nassau Hall fire of 1855. This meant that eating clubs became entrenched in Princeton’s traditions. There were many transient…
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This Week in Princeton History for October 19-25
In this week’s installment of our recurring series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, two members of the Class of 1979 are running against each other for Congress, the first director of the Program in Women’s Studies is named, and more. October 19, 1900—Topeka’s Colored Citizen reports that…
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Foodways for Princeton Students, Part I: The Refectory, 1760s-1855
This post is the first in a two-part series examining daily foodways at Princeton. Today, most Princetonians are likely to take it for granted that they can have a bagel with cream cheese and lox in the morning, pick up Chinese takeout for lunch, and relax over a dinner of spaghetti, but all of these…
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