Move-in Day is done, students are settled, and classes have begun. In true Gen Z fashion, we wanted to introduce our newest Princeton SPIA students and what they’ve been up to using language they’re familiar with — emojis.

Best of luck for a wonderful and thought-provoking year!

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Among the 133 rising juniors and 125 seniors that represent the incoming undergraduate class, there are …

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8 peer academic advisers and 3 peer career advisers,

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81 total student athletes, including

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21 rowers, the most popular sport represented at SPIA.

Our undergraduate students have also completed internships with ...

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the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia,

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the Office of U.S. Rep. Hillary Scholten, and

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The World Bank.

The incoming graduate class welcomed 68 MPA, 24 MPP, and 10 Ph.D. students chosen from an applicant pool that was historic in many ways, including the highest number of applications ever to the MPP and PhD programs, respectively, and a strong increase in MPA applications. Of these students …

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Nearly 40% are international and come from 30 countries,

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25% are first generation college students,

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12% identify as a part of the LGBTQ+ community,

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they speak 46 different languages, and

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6 are members of the military.