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This Week in Princeton History for November 27-December 3
In this week’s installment of our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, undergraduates protest the presence of African Americans in chapel, a computer virus is spreading all over campus, and more. November 28, 1868—Students at the College of New Jersey (Princeton) begin circulating a petition to…
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This Week in Princeton History for November 20-26
In this week’s installment of our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, a woman’s presence in class draws comment, new penalties for late library books are imposed, and more. November 20, 1930—Princeton University has set a record for most student disappearances, with more missing persons than…
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“A Tribute to Brian Taylor ’84”
By Justin Feil In honor of the first men’s basketball home game tonight, we pay homage to one of the Tiger court’s greatest. It was big news when Brian Taylor ‘84 (originally Class of 1973) chose to play basketball for Princeton University. It was bigger news when he became the first Princeton player, and one…
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This Week in Princeton History for November 13-19
In this week’s installment of our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, the first football season concludes, the Graduate Student Union holds its first meeting, and more. November 13, 1869—The first college football season ever finishes with a game at Princeton, who defeats Rutgers 8 to…
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2017-2018 Exhibition: Learning to Fight, Fighting to Learn
This post is part of a series on education and war related to our current exhibition, “Learning to Fight, Fighting to Learn: Education in Times of War,” on display through June 2018. Please stop by to learn more. By Sara Logue Since its founding, Princeton University has been shaped by every major war, whether it took place on…
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Learning to Fight, Fighting to Learn: Education in Times of War
A new exhibition is opening at Mudd Library on November 9 at 4:30PM. “Learning to Fight, Fighting to Learn: Education in Times of War” examines higher education in wartime at Princeton and beyond from the French and Indian War to the Vietnam War. A gallery of behind-the-scenes photos of our work on the new exhibition.…
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This Week in Princeton History for October 30-November 5
In this week’s installment of our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, a letter provokes debate over race, undergraduates complain of excessive demands on their time, and more. October 30, 1942—A. M. Shumate ’29’s letter to the editor of the Princeton Alumni Weekly takes Daily Princetonian…
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This Week in Princeton History for October 23-29
In this week’s installment of our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, the World Series puts two former roommates at odds, a stolen item is recovered, and more. October 24, 1947—In response to widespread criticism of the idea as not in keeping with the spirit of…
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This Week in Princeton History for October 16-22
In this week’s installment of our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, the Third World Center opens, Albert Einstein disappoints reporters, and more. October 16, 1971—Four months after receiving approval from the Board of Trustees, the Third World Center opens with a “house warming.”
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