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Phi Beta Kappa chapter honors Michael Blaakman and James Vreeland with teaching awards

The Princeton University chapter of Phi Beta Kappa will present its annual awards for excellence in undergraduate teaching to Michael Blaakman, associate professor of history, and James Vreeland, professor of politics and international affairs.The awards will be presented at a ceremony on Monday, May 25.The students outline the…

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Behind the Headline: The Global Future of EVs

At the Detroit Auto Show in January, the American auto industry’s shift away from electric vehicles was on full display. Rather than displaying EVs front and center, as was the case in 2025, automakers emphasized hybrids and updated gas models. A month later, war broke out in Iran and energy prices soared. As the blockage of…

Julian Zelizer, Malcolm Stevenson Forbes, Class of 1941 Professor of History and Public Affairs, interviews Joseph Kahn, executive editor, The New York Times, during the last Dean's Leadership Series event of the 2026 spring semester. Photo credit: Sameer A. Khan / Fotobuddy

Spring Dean’s Leadership Series Offers Students a Diversity of Viewpoints

By the time New York Times Executive Editor Joseph Kahn finished answering questions at the final event in the semester’s Dean’s Leadership Series on April 22, Princeton SPIA students had enjoyed numerous opportunities to hear from and engage with an impressive, diverse collection of speakers.Joining Kahn as DLS guests this…

Julian Zelizer, Malcolm Stevenson Forbes, Class of 1941 Professor of History and Public Affairs, interviews Joseph Kahn, executive editor, The New York Times, during the last Dean's Leadership Series event of the 2026 spring semester. Photo credit: Sameer A. Khan / Fotobuddy

SPIA graduates at 2025 Hooding ceremony

Gearing Up for 2026 Princeton Reunions and Commencement

Reunions and Commencement – Princeton University’s traditional, year-ending one-two punch – are just around the corner, and, as usual, the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs will play a big role in both.Starting Thursday, May 21, and continuing through Sunday the 24th, Reunions will welcome graduates back to…

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SPIA students running into Fountain of Freedom to celebrate Thesis Day. Photo credit: Andrea Kane

Seniors Go Far and Deep for Research on Thesis Policy Topics

Over the last year, a senior at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs developed an economic model to show that advertising-based digital apps drive addictive behavior. Another traveled to northern Norway to learn about changes in the Arctic from the indigenous Sámi people. One student spent her summer in Los…

SPIA students running into Fountain of Freedom to celebrate Thesis Day. Photo credit: Andrea Kane

President Christopher L. Eisgruber (center) stands with (from left to right) Luke Miller, Genevieve Shutt, Aaliska Sapkota, Jaisnav Rajesh, Caroline Kane, Alyssa Lloyd, Tharuka Hikkaduwa Gamage and Jaden Stewart. Photo bySameer A. Khan/Fotobuddy

Eight Students Win Spirit of Princeton Award for Service, Contributions to Campus Life

Eight students have been named winners of the 2026 Allen Macy Dulles ’51 Spirit of Princeton Award, honoring Princeton University undergraduates for positive contributions to campus life. The award recognizes students who have demonstrated a strong commitment to the undergraduate experience through dedicated efforts in student…

President Christopher L. Eisgruber (center) stands with (from left to right) Luke Miller, Genevieve Shutt, Aaliska Sapkota, Jaisnav Rajesh, Caroline Kane, Alyssa Lloyd, Tharuka Hikkaduwa Gamage and Jaden Stewart. Photo bySameer A. Khan/Fotobuddy

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The Impact of Government-Controlled Media on LLMs

Princeton SPIA’s Research Record series highlights the vast scholarly achievements of our faculty members, whose expertise extends beyond the classroom and into everyday life.If you’d like your work considered for future editions of Research Record, click here and select “research project.”

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Volunteers planted approximately 50 trees with Friends of Princeton Open Space (FOPOS).

Inaugural Service Week Brings Learning Out of the Classroom

What does it look like for a school dedicated to public service to build community around that shared value?The inaugural Community Service Week was the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs’ answer to that question. Over the course of a week in April, nearly 60 students, staff, and faculty participated in 11…

Volunteers planted approximately 50 trees with Friends of Princeton Open Space (FOPOS).

Joe Krakora, a lecturer with the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, former New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, Princeton SPIA Dean Amaney Jamal, and Anastasia Mann, a lecturer and the founding director of SPIA in NJ, pose with students in November 2025 during then-Governor Murphy's clemency grant announcements.

Student Volunteers Help the Rehabilitated to Earn a Second Chance

Last November, as part of his historic clemency initiative, then-New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy visited Princeton to announce his latest round of clemency grants. In the process, he thanked a team of Princeton student volunteers who had spent the spring of 2025 assisting in the preparation of 32 petitions for executive…

Joe Krakora, a lecturer with the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, former New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, Princeton SPIA Dean Amaney Jamal, and Anastasia Mann, a lecturer and the founding director of SPIA in NJ, pose with students in November 2025 during then-Governor Murphy's clemency grant announcements.

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SPIAction Newsletter — May 2026

Outside the Classroom, Princeton SPIA Faculty Contribute to a Stronger New Jersey“New Jersey's vibrant and diverse economy, politics, geography, and population afford us at SPIA the opportunity to address most if not all of the major public policy issues of our time, right here in our own backyard,” said Anastasia R. Mann, SPIA…

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