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Emilio Cano Renteria, Ryan “CC” Champeau, Hannah Kapoor, Aaron Leung. Mutemwa Masheke, Alexander Mrkalj, Serena Starks and Chris Eisgruber

Seven Students Win 2023 Spirit of Princeton Award for Service, Contributions to Campus Life

Seven students have been named winners of the 2023 Spirit of Princeton Award, honoring Princeton University undergraduates for positive contributions to campus life. The award recognizes those who have demonstrated a strong commitment to the undergraduate experience through dedicated efforts in student organizations, athletics,…

Emilio Cano Renteria, Ryan “CC” Champeau, Hannah Kapoor, Aaron Leung. Mutemwa Masheke, Alexander Mrkalj, Serena Starks and Chris Eisgruber

Stuart Jeff Rabner, chief justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court, gives the first keynote address. Photo bySameer A. Khan/Fotobuddy

SPIA in New Jersey Launch Emphasizes That Research Makes for Sound Public Policy

The Princeton School of Public and International Affairs formally launched its SPIA in New Jersey initiative Friday, April 28, convening policy experts, legislators, state agency executives, University faculty and other researchers who stressed the importance of having valid data and analysis to drive public policy decisions. …

Stuart Jeff Rabner, chief justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court, gives the first keynote address. Photo bySameer A. Khan/Fotobuddy

Dean’s Dialogue: SPIA in D.C.

SPIA enters a new era with the establishment of a physical presence in the nation’s capital. Dean Amaney Jamal chats with Washington veteran Alan Blinder about the initiative. Subscribe to the Dean’s Dialogue and all of SPIA’s podcasts on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever else you find podcasts. Just search for “In the…

With SPIA in D.C., School of Public and International Affairs Enters a New Era

The Princeton School of Public and International Affairs has long had a significant presence among and within the three branches of the federal government. Now the School has a zip code and office space – and a bold new outlook – to go with it. SPIA has leased space just off Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C., to be used for a…

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Distinguished Group to Join SPIA Visiting Faculty for 2023-24

The Princeton School of Public and International Affairs will welcome several high-profile practitioners and scholars as visiting faculty members this fall. Razia Iqbal, a journalist with BBC News for more than three decades, comes to SPIA as the John L. Weinberg/Goldman Sachs & Co. Visiting Professor and Lecturer. For the…

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#PolicyProfile: Inderjeet Singh MPP '23

“My father was the first literate person in the family, and when I went to college in Delhi, that was still uncommon in our family at that time. My grandparents migrated to India from Pakistan. They were landless laborers, tending somebody else's fields and struggling for their meals every day. But they understood that…

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Endowed Professorships to Two SPIA Faculty; Promotions for Two Others

Two members of the faculty of the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs were named to endowed professorships, effective April 1, and two faculty members were promoted to associate professor, effective July 1. Christopher F. Chyba was named the Dwight D. Eisenhower Professor in International Affairs and professor…

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Rafaela Dancygier

Six Princeton Professors Have Been Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Princeton faculty members Linda Colley, Rafaela Dancygier, Judith Hamera, Ilya Kaminsky, Fintan O’Toole and Laurence Ralph have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Also elected are two alumni: Amy Gladfelter, a member of the Class of 1996, and Michael Lewis, a 1982 graduate. They are among the nearly…

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Alex Giannattasio

Princeton Researcher Works With Central UAI To Encourage the Production of Green Hydrogen in Chile

Public policy student and researcher at the Andlinger Center for Energy & Environment in Princeton, Alex Giannattasio, analyzes, along with academics from the Center for Energy Transition (CENTRA) of the UAI, the main weaknesses and strengths of the “National Energy Strategy Green Hydrogen.”, published by the Ministry of…

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#PolicyProfile: Olesya Shmagun MPP '23

“I was born and raised in Russia and was lucky to be born during a short democratic period. From an early age, I heard how important democratic institutions are, and for me, media was a way of doing public service to my community. When I joined the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) in 2015, it still was…