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This Week in Princeton History for February 5-11
In this week’s installment in our recurring series, attempts to get students to use ashtrays in classrooms aren’t going well, the library purchases a new subscription, and more.
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This Week in Princeton History for May 22-28
In this week’s installment of our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, protesters are arrested at Nassau Hall, a professor urges Princetonians to buy Liberty Loan bonds, and more. May 22, 1949—Nassau Hall’s flag flies at half mast as a tribute to James V. Forrestal, a…
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This Week in Princeton History for October 17-23
In this week’s installment of our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, a junior is arrested for anti-censorship activism in South Africa, the school celebrates the 150th anniversary of its founding, and more. October 17, 1967—Bob Durkee ’69’s in-depth award-winning article, “A New Era for the Negro…
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