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Graduate admissions updates and highlights of the School's international community of students, faculty, and alumni.
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Opening Exercises on Sept. 4 welcomed the Class of 2026, the largest in Princeton history. Sameer A. Khan/Fotobuddy
Mar 03, 2023
The Meaning of ‘Merit’ in College Admissions
Princeton receives more than 35,000 applications for admission annually. “How many unsuccessful applicants,” I have asked Dean of Admission and…
Campus Life & Community; Students & Alumni
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Jan 02, 2023
Happy New Year
Happy New Year! Thanks to all who have applied to our degree programs. We are enjoying reading your applications and look forward to those that we…
Campus Life & Community
deadline day 2022
Dec 15, 2022
2022 application deadline—TODAY!
Good luck to all putting the finishing touches on your application materials. We look forward to reading your files. Thanks to all who have already…
Students & Alumni; Tips & FAQs
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Dec 07, 2022
A SPIA Perspective: PUPSG Student Admission Reps.
It’s important to remember that every SPIA student, current and former, has been where you are now. Looking back, here are some thoughts that we…
Campus Life & Community; Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion; Students & Alumni; Tips & FAQs
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Dec 06, 2022
A SPIA Perspective: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Student Reps.
Diversity and inclusion representatives work with Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) faculty and administration toward…
Campus Life & Community; Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion; Students & Alumni
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Dec 04, 2022
Join us! Student office hours.
Please join us for office hours with current students on Thursday, December 8 from 5PM to 7PM ET. Register in advance for this meeting. Here is the…
Campus Life & Community; Students & Alumni; Tips & FAQs
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Dec 03, 2022
A SPIA Perspective: Mid-career MPP
Before joining the SPIA MPP program, I ran an independent media outlet, which consisted of several human rights researchers involved in the…
Campus Life & Community; Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion; Students & Alumni
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Nov 22, 2022
SPIA in Latin America
In continuing our global outreach, we are excited about recent travels to Latin America, visiting Mexico, Colombia, and Chile, to promote greater…
Campus Life & Community; Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Princeton is Possible Word Art
Nov 04, 2022
We fully fund all students. SPIA is free. Princeton is possible.
The Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) supports all admitted students with full funding. One reason we invest in our…
Campus Life & Community; Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion; Students & Alumni
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Oct 11, 2022
Climate Change Is a Hot Topic at SPIA in “Climate Change 101” Student-Organized Workshop
On September 9th, just 4 days into Fall Semester, a group of second-year MPA students in partnership with the Center for Policy Research on Energy…
Admissions Categories; Campus Life & Community; Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion; Students & Alumni
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Sep 26, 2022
Partnerships, outreach, laughter and more in Liberia
SPIA in Africa is a unifying theme for our work this year. In May we were in North Africa. In October, we head to the east. And during the month of…
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion; Students & Alumni
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Sep 23, 2022
Meetings in Mali
Last year, we welcomed Shamil Idriss, the Chief Executive Officer of Search for Common Ground to SPIA as a part of our Leadership Through Mentorship…
Campus Life & Community; Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
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Sep 22, 2022
Admissions in Abidjan!
Admissions was in Abidjan to hold information sessions and wow Côte d'Ivoire did not disappoint! The sheer number of people attending our…
Campus Life & Community; Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
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Sep 20, 2022
Grad Admissions in Ghana
SPIA in Africa is one focus of our outreach and partnership efforts this year as we work to address our strategic pillar of internalization. We…
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
SPIA Fall Open House 2022
Sep 19, 2022
Join us for our Fall Open House - October 1, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. ET
The Graduate Admissions Office of the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) will be hosting our Fall Open House on October 1,…
Admissions Categories; Students & Alumni