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  • This Week in Princeton History for January 22-28

    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.

  • This Week in Princeton History for September 13-19

    In this week’s installment of our recurring series, a student experiences culture shock, the campus mourns the death of William McKinley, and more. September 15, 1813—Philadelphia’s Tickler reports on the college life of Nathaniel B. Boileau (Class of 1789): At the age of about fourteen he got the notion of going to college to get…

  • This Week in Princeton History for February 29-March 6

    In this week’s installment of our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, Ethel Barrymore is on campus, undergraduates head to Washington to celebrate a presidential inauguration, and more. March 1, 1969—The new Jadwin Gym is dedicated at a Harvard-Yale-Princeton track meet. March 2, 1931—Ethel Barrymore appears…