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Features October 08, 2019
University Dedicates Marker Addressing the Complex Legacy of Woodrow Wilson
Rising 39 feet above Scudder Plaza and standing adjacent to Robertson Hall, the home of Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Relations, “Double Sights,” a marker that addresses Wilson’s complex legacy, was dedicated Saturday, Oct. 5.Designed by 2019 MacArthur Fellow and Gish Prize winner Walter Hood, the installation is intended as a “stimulus to reflection and an invitation to dialogue,” said University President Christopher L. Eisgruber. “It is disruptive by design,” Eisgruber said. “‘Double Sights’ exposes the profound contradictions in Wilson’s life and character, and in so doing it challenges us to confront the…
Features September 24, 2019
University to Mark Completion of Woodrow Wilson Installation With Public Discussion, Dedication
Construction of “Double Sights,” an installation about the complex legacy of Woodrow Wilson, is nearing completion on Scudder Plaza adjacent to Robertson Hall, home of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. The University will mark the installation’s completion with a public discussion and dedication on Saturday, Oct. 5. The discussion, titled “Woodrow Wilson’s Legacy: Wrestling With History,” will include the installation’s designer, acclaimed artist and recent MacArthur Fellowship winner Walter Hood, and Michele Minter, vice provost for institutional equity and diversity. University Trustee Brent Henry, who chaired the Wilson…
Features September 16, 2019
WWS Reacts: Has the Constitution Withstood the Test of Time?
Sept. 17 marks Constitution Day, observed annually to recognize the adoption of the United States Constitution. To honor this day, we’ve asked experts from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs to answer one question from the lens of their own academic work: Has the Constitution withstood the test of time? Below are their responses. Charles Cameron, professor of politics and public affairs and affiliated faculty at Princeton’s Center for the Study of Democratic Politics (CSDP), specializes in the analysis of political institutions, particularly courts and law, the American presidency, and legislatures…
Features September 16, 2019
Princeton Collaborators Bring Layered Approach to Coastal Resiliency in New York City
Features September 10, 2019
Virtual Reality: A New Space for Developing Nuclear Arms Control
Nuclear weapons dangers are increasing across the globe, with growing arsenals, new weapon systems, plans for using nuclear weapons even earlier in a crisis, and a collapse of long-standing arms control treaties.To address these concerns, researchers at Princeton University are using virtual reality (VR) in an effort to better understand and explain nuclear risks and to foster the development of the next generation of arms control measures.Working on three different VR projects, the team — based at Princeton’s Program on Science and Global Security (SGS) in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs — hopes to change the way…
Features September 06, 2019
Princeton Project to Build a Diverse Coalition of Physicists to Confront Nuclear Dangers
A group of Princeton University physicists has been awarded a two-year grant by the American Physical Society (APS) Innovation Fund to educate and re-engage the U.S. physics community on the globally important issue of the risk posed by nuclear weapons and the pressing need to reduce this threat.The work will be led by:Stewart Prager, professor of astrophysical sciences at Princeton, former director of the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, and affiliated faculty in the Program on Science and Global Security (SGS);Frank von Hippel, senior research physicist and professor of public and international affairs, emeritus, and co-founder of SGS;Zia Mian,…
Features August 22, 2019
College Students Explore Public Service at Junior Summer Institute at Princeton
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Features August 15, 2019
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Features June 27, 2019
WWS Reacts [Audio]: Federal Courts & Gerrymandering
In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal courts do not have to address partisan gerrymandering claims. Sharing his response to this news in the audio clip below is Nolan McCarty, Susan Dod Brown Professor of Politics and Public Affairs, at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. McCarty’s research interests include U.S. politics, democratic political institutions, and political game theory. His new book, “Polarization: What Everyone Needs to Know,” publishes July 1 by Oxford University Press. Click play to listen below; a transcript follows. Reporters are welcome to use without…
Features June 27, 2019
Woodrow Wilson School Welcomes Four Faculty Members; Promotes Two
Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs is pleased to welcome four new full-time faculty members with appointments effective July 1, 2019. Two existing faculty members have received promotions, one transitioned to emeritus status, and one retired. Sadly, Alan B. Krueger passed away on March 16, 2019.New Faculty:ProfessorsFrances Lee has joined the School as professor of politics and public affairs. Previously, she served on the faculty of the University of Maryland since 2004. Lee taught in the political science department at Case Western Reserve University from 1998 to 2003. She specializes in American…
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Features June 26, 2019
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Features June 21, 2019
WWS Reacts: Escalating Tensions Between U.S. and Iran
Iran shot down a U.S. military drone, escalating tensions between the two countries. Ready to strike back, President Trump called off a response Friday morning, saying it was “not proportionate.” We discussed the implications of these recent events with Ryan Crocker of Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Crocker is a visiting lecturer and diplomat-in-residence. He has served as U.S. ambassador six times: Afghanistan (2011-2012), Iraq (2007-2009), Pakistan (2004-2007), Syria (1998-2001), Kuwait (1994-1997), and Lebanon (1990-1993). Q. Iran shot down a U.S. military drone, escalating tensions between the…
Features May 24, 2019
WWS Reacts: Restricting Abortions Across America
Reproductive rights are now front and center in the 2020 campaign, as a number of states recently have tried to restrict or regulate abortions in some way. We discussed the wave of abortion bills being passed with Elizabeth M. Armstrong, associate professor of sociology and public affairs at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Armstrong studies reproduction, public health, the history and sociology of medicine, risk in obstetrics, and medical ethics. Q. Eight states have passed bills this year that narrow the window for abortion. What's your reaction to this? Why now? Armstrong: These state bills are…
Features May 23, 2019
Initially Threatened by Change, People Adapt to Societal Diversity Over Time
President Donald Trump recently introduced immigration reforms that would prioritize education and employment qualifications over family connections in selecting immigrants and nominated immigration hard-liner Kris Kobach as “immigration czar.” The moves, like many by Trump, speak to those who feel threatened by what they perceive as a changing America.Those insecurities are unwarranted, however. With time, people can adapt to societal diversity and actually benefit from it, according to a study led by researchers at Princeton University and the University of Oxford and recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)…
Features April 30, 2019
Oppenheimer Testifies in Congress on the History of Climate Science
Professor Michael Oppenheimer provided a brief, thorough history of climate science at an April 9 hearing held by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform’s Subcommittee on the Environment.The hearing was part one of an examination of the historic scientific consensus about climate change, the role of the fossil fuel industry in spreading misinformation, and the economic consequences of policy inaction.Oppenheimer is a climate expert at Princeton University and a long-time participant in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which he cited in his testimony. He joined four witnesses at the testimony: Tim Wirth, former senator from…