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A Physics Professor Tested Whether AI Can Reliably Grade Exams
3+ hour, 30+ min ago (720+ words) Professor Lyman Page compared his grades to ones generated by Google's Gemini" Lyman Page, professor of PHY 104: General Physics II Denise Applewhite / Princeton University Published July 2, 2026 As universities nationwide grapple with how artificial intelligence could reshape education, one Princeton physics…...
Speakers Urge 2026 Grads to Pursue Purpose Over Prestige
3+ hour, 30+ min ago (491+ words) You don't have to do what other people think is cool,' said Wendy Kopp '89. You can decide.' Ryan Campbell / Princeton University Published July 2, 2026 As graduates entered one of the toughest job markets in recent years, Princeton's Class Day and Baccalaureate…...
Inspired by Revolutionary Archives, Seminar Students Bring Home a Treasure
3+ hour, 11+ min ago (557+ words) Published July 2, 2026 I joined my classmates from Revolution in the Archives, a spring seminar that highlighted Princeton's Americana collections during the nation's semiquincentennial year, on a train ride into the city for an early May afternoon at the fair, charged…...
Alumni Have Read Dante at Reunions For Nearly Half a Century
2+ hour, 46+ min ago (633+ words) Jacob Davis "26 soaks up the applause. Published July 2, 2026 One student, Jacob Davis "26, kept going after the others stopped, earning himself a round of applause among the 40 or so attendees. Then Marchesi turned the group"s attention to cantos 10-12 of Paradiso,…...
Anthropology Students Search for Patterns in Courts" Deportation Decisions
3+ hour, 22+ min ago (328+ words) Professor Amelia Frank-Vitale and her students have spent hundreds of hours observing and documenting proceedings Published July 2, 2026 Immigration courts are open to the public " but they are often overlooked. Amelia Frank'Vitale, assistant professor of anthropology and the Princeton School of…...
When Local Teens Crash Reunions
2+ hour, 46+ min ago (869+ words) They want to dance with all their friends at the'Fifth reunion tent. Published July 2, 2026 Courtesy of Sofia Cipriano "27 They travel in packs and wear Brandy Melville clothing. They swivel their heads periodically, ever so slightly paranoid. Huddled over i Phones,…...
Affinity Celebrations Persist at Princeton Amid Nationwide Scrutiny
3+ hour, 30+ min ago (298+ words) Sameer A. Khan h'21 / Fotobuddy Published July 2, 2026 In a crowd of more than 2, 000 graduates who marched onto the field of Princeton Stadium for Commencement this year, economics student Gabe Ennin "26 stood out. Over his robes he donned a glittery red, green,…...
Princeton's Largest Ever Undergraduate Class Joins the Alumni Ranks
3+ hour, 30+ min ago (444+ words) In his Commencement address, President Christopher Eisgruber "83 told graduates to be courageous in a troubled world Sameer A. Khan h"21 / Fotobuddy Published July 2, 2026 Transformative. Magical. Perfect. Those are some of the words that graduating Princeton students used to describe their time…...
Songwriting Class Is a Princeton Atelier Tradition
3+ hour, 30+ min ago (325+ words) Students perform their songs during the class concert. Published July 2, 2026 Practice and repetition make up the backbone of the class. Laura Hwa "26 estimated that she and her classmates collectively wrote around 70 songs. Kate Short "23 took the class her sophomore spring…...
In Short: July/August 2026
3+ hour, 30+ min ago (259+ words) Denise Applewhite / Princeton University Published July 2, 2026 Princeton University Library announced that Jon Stroop, a former deputy dean of libraries, will be the next university librarian, starting Aug. 1. Stroop succeeds Anne Jarvis, who is retiring after 10 years in the role." Senior…...