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Tag: dissertations

  • This Week in Princeton History for February 6-12

    In this week’s installment of our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, the first woman ever to enroll defends her dissertation, the town decides not to rely exclusively on students to fight fires, and more. February 6, 1975—The Borough of Princeton installs a traffic light at…

  • The History of the Princeton University Senior Thesis

    February 17, 2026 update: This blog post was originally written in April 2015. Some links may be broken and information presented here and in linked documents may be outdated. If you need assistance with senior theses, please contact us. The senior thesis has been a requirement of all undergraduate students at Princeton University since 1926.…