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This Week in Princeton History for September 16-22
In this week’s installment in our recurring series, students have access to a new technology, alumni are concerned about admissions standards, and more.
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This Week in Princeton History for June 24-30
In this week’s installment in our recurring series, Commencement moves to the beginning of summer, students start their own scholarship fund, and more.
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This Week in Princeton History for January 22-28
In this week’s installment in our recurring series, the faculty decide to prioritize coursework over national events, the Trustees make a radical change to financial aid, and more.
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This Week in Princeton History for June 11-17
In this week’s installment of our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, a journalist notes an increase in the number of graduates who received some form of financial aid, the Board of Trustees approves admitting women to some classes “on an experimental basis,” and more. June…
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Margaret Niemann Rost ’85 on Softball and the Senior Thesis
By Cailin Hong ’17 With the women’s softball season underway, Mudd reflects on the team’s not-so-humble origins with a retrospective on Margaret Niemann Rost ’85, former co-captain and one of the team’s first members after the fledgling sport was promoted to varsity status. Rost was a religion major from Ridgewood, New Jersey, who played on…
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This Week in Princeton History for November 21-27
In this week’s installment of our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, the Princetonian defends the Class of 1883’s right to wear orange and black, intercollegiate baseball begins, and more. November 21, 1879—The Princetonian defends the freshman Class of 1883 against charges that they should not be allowed…
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