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  • This Week in Princeton History for August 17-23

    In this week’s installment of our recurring series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, three professors miss an eclipse, four juniors secure an apartment in Plainsboro to avoid eating tofu, and more. August 17, 1788—At a meeting of the faculty, Henry Purcell, a minister’s son, is “found guilty…

  • This Week in Princeton History for May 18-24

    In this week’s installment of our recurring series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, the Nassau Lit celebrates its centennial, pranksters kidnap a professor during a final exam, and more. May 18, 1942—The Nassau Literary Review’s centennial issue comes out, with selections from many of its best-known historical…