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John Ikenberry
News December 10, 2021
Book by G. John Ikenberry Named Among ‘Best of the Year’ by Foreign Affairs
A book written by international relations theorist G. John Ikenberry has been named among Foreign Affairs’ “Best of the Year.” It was also a finalist for the 2021 Arthur Ross Book Award. G. John Ikenberry (Photo courtesy of Ikenberry) “A World Safe for Democracy: Liberal Internationalism and the Crises of Global Order,” published by Yale University Press, tells the story of liberal internationalism from its late 18th century roots through the upheavals of the 20th century to today’s fractured political moment. Ikenberry, Albert G. Milbank Professor of Politics and International Affairs and co-director of Princeton’s Center for International…
End of World
News December 09, 2021
Virtual Reality Project on Nuclear Threats to Premiere at Sundance Film Festival
A virtual reality project executive produced by researchers at Princeton University’s Program on Science and Global Security (SGS) and Games for Change will premiere its first chapter at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival in January 2022. Created by Emmy Award-winning creators of Archer’s Mark and Atlas V, “On the Morning You Wake (To the End of the World)” explores the real and imminent risk of nuclear disaster through the firsthand experience of people in Hawaii who, on Jan. 13, 2018, received a false missile alert on cell phones across the state. The project uses innovative documentary storytelling and unprecedented virtual production techniques to…
Miji Bell
News December 07, 2021
Miji Bell Named Associate Dean for Public Affairs and Communications at SPIA
Miji Bell, a seasoned communications leader, is joining the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) as associate dean for public affairs and communications, effective Jan. 24. Bell joins the School from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, D.C., where she led marketing and communications efforts and a community engagement portfolio — including diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and external partnerships. “We are extremely fortunate and excited to have Bell join the SPIA leadership. She brings to SPIA extensive experience leading communication policy efforts, public…
Harold James
News November 29, 2021
Book by Harold James Named to Financial Times’ Best Books of 2021: Politics List
A book authored by historian Harold James has been named to the Financial Times’ Best Books of 2021: Politics list. "The War of Words: A Glossary of Globalization,” published by Yale University Press, reveals the origins of key buzzwords and concepts used in contemporary political debate such as “neoliberalism,” geopolitics,” and “globalization” while highlighting communication challenges associated with their misuse. James is the Claude and Lore Kelly Professor of European Studies and professor of history and international affairs at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. He studies economic and financial history and modern…
Wendy Kopp, Photo by Xanthe Elbrick
News November 23, 2021
Teach For All Co-founder and CEO Wendy Kopp Named Baccalaureate Speaker
Princeton alumna Wendy Kopp, founder of Teach For America and co-founder and CEO of Teach For All, has been selected as the speaker for the University’s 2022 Baccalaureate ceremony. Baccalaureate, an end-of-year interfaith service that is one of Princeton’s oldest traditions, is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, May 22. The speaker was selected by the Committee on Honorary Degrees and approved by the Board of Trustees. The letter of invitation to Kopp noted, “Your commitment to educational equity and social entrepreneurship makes you an outstanding role model for our students, particularly given that Teach For America grew from your senior thesis ‘A Plan…
Klaudia Jaźwińska, Kenia Hale, and Christelle Tessono
News November 16, 2021
Emerging Scholars Join CITP’s Community of Tech and Society Researchers
A computer scientist and artist. A data journalist. A former intern in the Canadian Parliament. Three recent university graduates with these diverse backgrounds joined Princeton’s Center for Information Technology Policy (CITP) this fall as the inaugural class of Emerging Scholars, a program aimed at helping people start careers that combine technology and public policy. Kenia Hale, Klaudia Jaźwińska and Christelle Tessono, are part of a community of nine fellows currently conducting research and policy engagement at CITP, which is a joint initiative of the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) and the School of Engineering and…
SPIA alum
News November 02, 2021
Two Alumnae Receive 2021 U.S. Clean Energy Education and Empowerment Award
Meghan Nutting MPA ’08 and Steph Speirs MPA ’14 were recognized by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for their outstanding leadership and accomplishments in clean energy. They were joined by fellow Princeton alumna Cheryl LaFleur ’75. As part of the U.S. Clean Energy Education and Empowerment (C3E) Initiative, Nutting, Speirs, and LaFleur have been awarded the 2021 U.S. Clean Energy Education and Empowerment Award along with just six other women from academic, business, and policy sectors. The C3E initiative is a collaborative effort between the U.S. DOE, MIT Energy Initiative, Stanford University’s Precourt Institute for Energy, and the Texas A…
Photo credit: Julian Zelizer published a biography on Jewish Icon Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel. (Photo courtesy of Park Avenue Synagogue)
News October 26, 2021
Julian Zelizer Publishes Biography on Jewish Icon Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
Professor Julian E. Zelizer, a devout member of the Jewish community, published a new biography, “Abraham Joshua Heschel: A Life of Radical Amazement,” which tells the story of Rabbi Heschel, a Polish-born American rabbi, theologian, and civil rights and anti-war leader. Zelizer, the Malcolm Stevenson Forbes, Class of 1941 professor of history and public affairs, is the son of Rabbi Gerald Zelizer, a religious leader emeritus who served 45 years as the rabbi for the Congregation Neve Shalom in Metuchen, New Jersey. His grandfather, Nathan Zelizer, was a rabbi in Columbus, Ohio. Julian Zelizer’s newest book tells the story of Heschel’s life from…
Zia Mian
News October 13, 2021
Zia Mian Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society
Zia Mian, a physicist and co-director of the Program on Science and Global Security (SGS), has been elected a fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). Mian was recognized for “promoting global nuclear risk reduction and disarmament through academic research, public speaking, technical and popular writing, and organizing efforts.” Mian has been part of SGS, based at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs since 1997. His research interests include issues of nuclear arms control, nonproliferation and disarmament, and international peace and security. In 2019, Mian received another prize from the APS: the Leo Szilard Award,…
Felten
News October 11, 2021
Felten Advocates for Enhanced Data Security Before the U.S. Senate
On Oct. 6, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a hearing to discuss consumer privacy and data security. Edward Felten provided three recommendations for the Federal Trade Commission to strengthen consumer protection: greater civil penalties, a strong rule-making framework, and empowerment of the technology workforce. “More and more data about our lives is captured, stored, and analyzed, with little transparency about what is collected, who has it, what they are doing with it, and how well companies are protecting it,” said Felten, the Robert E. Kahn Professor of Computer Science and Public Affairs, Emeritus, at…
Akaysha Palmer (left) and Winaly Simpson (right), image created by Hannah Williams
News September 29, 2021
Junior Summer Institute Transformed to Meet the Moment
For the second summer in a row, the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) hosted its annual Junior Summer Institute (JSI) virtually, bringing together 17 students from 14 national universities. Despite hours spent on Zoom instead of Princeton's campus, the students were able to create meaningful relationships while successfully completing coursework in statistics and a policy workshop.“JSI challenged me and pushed me outside of my comfort zone; however, the preceptors, program director, tutors, and my cohort motivated me to be the best version of myself. I felt a strong connection to everyone I have met at JSI,” said Akaysha…
Andy
News September 29, 2021
Moravcsik Named Distinguished Affiliated Professor at Technical University of Munich
The Technical University of Munich (TUM) has recognized professor Andrew Moravcsik for his pioneering research in European integration and international relations. Moravcsik, professor of politics and international affairs and director of the Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination (LISD) and European Union Program at Princeton University, has been named a TUM distinguished affiliated professor. Andrew Moravcsik has been named a TUM distinguished affiliated professor. (Photo courtesy of Moravcsik) According to TUM, this honorary title and non-teaching affiliation honors “internationally outstanding scientists who have developed a field of…
Toxique
News September 28, 2021
“Toxique” by Philippe, Statius Named a Finalist for the Albert Londres Prize
A book co-authored by a researcher at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs is one of four finalists for the 2021 Albert Londres Prize, the French equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize. “Toxique” was co-authored by Sébastien Philippe, associate research scholar at Princeton’s Program on Science and Global Security (SGS), and Tomas Statius, a journalist from Disclose, an award-winning French investigative media organization. The news was announced Sept. 29 by Hervé Brusini, president of the Albert Londres Prize Committee during the 2021 Assises Internationales du Journalisme. “Throughout this project, we thrived at breaking new grounds…
Susan Fiske
News September 24, 2021
Fiske Receives Spain’s Frontiers of Knowledge Award
Susan Fiske was named a winner of the 12th edition of the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards in Social Sciences. She received her award at a Sept. 22 ceremony in Spain. The Frontiers of Knowledge Awards are Spain’s version of the MacArthur Foundation Fellowship. Fiske, Higgins Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs at Princeton University’s Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, was recognized for a book she co-authored in 1984, which is now in its sixth edition. The book, “Social Cognition from Brains to Culture,” founded the field of social cognition research. “The book has quite a bit of relevance to the situation…
mas and mian
News September 23, 2021
Mas, Mian Elected Fellows of the Econometric Society
Two Princeton University faculty members are among the 51 new fellows elected to The Econometric Society (ES). Atif Mian (left) and Alexandre Mas (right) join the 2021 class of The Econometric Society (ES) fellows. (Photo credit: Hannah Williams) Alexandre Mas, William S. Tod professor in the School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) has been named a 2021 ES fellow. Mas’ research focuses on fairness considerations and norms in the labor market, unemployment, alternative work arrangements, social interactions, neighborhood segregation, the labor market effects of credit market disruptions, and unions. He is a research fellow at the…