Princeton Free Speech News & Commentary

We should all be ashamed of what the Senior Survey shows

We should all be ashamed of what the Senior Survey shows

by Matthew Wilson '24, Daily Princetonian On April 22, the Daily Princetonian released the results of its highly anticipated annual Senior Survey. April 30, 2023 1 min read

by Matthew Wilson '24, Daily Princetonian

 

On April 22, the Daily Princetonian released the results of its highly anticipated annual Senior Survey. This year’s Senior Survey simply captures a snapshot of Princeton’s marred free speech culture. Those looking for the cause of the decay can find some answers in the many institutional failures that have taken place during my three years here: an accomplished professor’s highly politicized firing

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Commentary: Open Letter to Princeton Professor of History Martha A Sandweiss, director of the Princeton and Slavery Project

Commentary: Open Letter to Princeton Professor of History Martha A Sandweiss, director of the Princeton and Slavery Project

by Bill Hewitt '74, The Tiger Roars, Substack I write to bring to your certain and inescapable attention grave, inexplicable, and ongoing gross misrepresentations of Princeton’s John Witherspoon by the Princeton and Slavery Project, for which you are project director.  I request your prompt and thorough undertakings to rectify these grievous wrongs — not simply to Witherspoon, but to all who have looked to the Project for trustworthy information and understanding about Witherspoon’s relation to slavery.  Their reliance on the Project and trust in the imprimatur of Princeton University itself have been wantonly betrayed. April 28, 2023 1 min read

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Commentary: Ronen Shoval’s position as a lecturer at Princeton is deeply concerning

Commentary: Ronen Shoval’s position as a lecturer at Princeton is deeply concerning

Eldar Shafir and Uri Hasson, Daily Princetonian   April 25, 2023 1 min read

by Eldar Shafir and Uri Hasson, Daily Princetonian

We write this to alert faculty, students, and the administration of the appointment of Ronen Shoval as Research Scholar and Lecturer in Politics, and to invite us to reflect on who we want to appoint to teach our students.

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THE PRINCETON & SLAVERY PROJECT MISLEADS ON WITHERSPOON; IT SHOULD BE CHALLENGED

THE PRINCETON & SLAVERY PROJECT MISLEADS ON WITHERSPOON; IT SHOULD BE CHALLENGED

PFS Editorial April 25, 2023 3 min read

PFS Editorial

Much of the debate over the possible removal of the statue of John Witherspoon from the Princeton campus is based on information about Witherspoon’s involvement with slavery and the debate over abolition contained in the University’s Princeton & Slavery Project (the Project).

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8 takeaways from the 2023 senior survey

8 takeaways from the 2023 senior survey

by Laura Robertson, Daily Princetonian Last year, The Daily Princetonian launched the Senior Survey, asking a range of questions of the senior class and breaking it down in over 200 ways. Today, the ‘Prince’ released its second senior survey. Here are eight takeaways from the data collected about the class of 2023. [The last takeaway is:] April 24, 2023 1 min read

by Laura Robertson, Daily Princetonian

Last year, The Daily Princetonian launched the Senior Survey, asking a range of questions of the senior class and breaking it down in over 200 ways. Today, the ‘Prince’ released its second senior survey.

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Make the Board of Trustees Transparent

Make the Board of Trustees Transparent

by Alex Norbrook, Daily Princetonian April 21, 2023 1 min read

by Alex Norbrook, Daily Princetonian

Princeton’s Board of Trustees rules the University. Trustees determine the University’s contested investment decisions, direct campus architecture and design, elect the president, and oversee faculty appointments. 

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