Pillars with light green background

News

Stay up-to-date on faculty research, policy engagement, student activities, and more.

Stay Informed Media Contacts

Filter News

Politics & Polls #91: Congress & the Class of ’74

In 1974, a new wave of legislators entered Congress after the Watergate Scandal, determined to change the American political landscape. While these “Watergate Babies” inspired great change, some argue they also contributed significantly to the growing divide between Republicans and Democrats.Could a similar situation play out…

Zelizer Named Distinguished Senior Fellow at the New York Historical Society

Professor Julian E. Zelizer has been named the distinguished senior fellow at the New York Historical Society, one of New York City’s oldest museums and an epicenter of U.S. history in the city and country.Zelizer is the Malcolm Stevenson Forbes, Class of 1941 Professor of History and Public Affairs at Princeton University’s…

2018 Commencement and Reunion Activities

Do you have questions about Princeton University 2018 reunions and commencement activities? Below you will find a schedule, helpful links to more details about University-wide events, and information about events specific to students receiving degrees from the Woodrow Wilson School. Information for Woodrow Wilson School…

WWS Reacts: U.S. Embassy Moved to Jerusalem, Protests Spark

The United States moved its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem this morning, sparking protests by Palestinians who attempted to cross the border fence between Israel and Gaza. Israeli soldiers responded; to date, more than 50 people have been killed and 1,000 have been injured.Amb. Daniel C. Kurtzer, the S. Daniel Abraham…

News Clips: Week of May 14 - 20

The following is a compilation of media clips in which WWS faculty members have been mentioned, cited or quoted. This list is updated weekly. If an item is missing, please email extaff@princeton.edu, and we will add it promptly.Municipality of Princeton names proposed affordable housing sitesPlanet Princeton (Heather Howard…

One Day, Four Countries, 30 Years: Students Participate in Grand Strategy Simulation

Princeton University’s Center for International Security Studies (CISS) held its spring Grand Strategy Simulation on April 28. The activity brought together Princeton students from diverse academic backgrounds to take part in an exercise simulating the strategic jostling of the U.S., Russia, China and Turkey over three decades…

Students standing in front of coffee shop.

Sociologist Wherry: Studying Money and Human Values

Students standing in front of coffee shop.

Politics & Polls #90: ‘Our Towns’ Featuring James Fallows

Some feel these are the worst of times, that we’re living in an America fraught with political discord and governmental dysfunction. But how bad is it in American towns? Writers James and Deborah Fallows traveled 100,000 miles across the country to find out.Using a single-engine prop airplane, the husband-wife team visited…

Research Briefs

Purple Districts Elect the Most Extreme Legislators, Driving Polarization

So-called purple voting districts that change hands between Republicans and Democrats — rather than reliably conservative and liberal districts — are an underappreciated source of rising political polarization in state legislatures, according to a study co-authored by a Princeton University researcher.As judged by the views of…

Wilson School Students to Share Work at Princeton Research Day May 10

A carbon fee in New Jersey. Online harassment of women. The death of galaxies.These are just a few of the topics more than 200 researchers will explore at the third annual Princeton Research Day on Thursday, May 10. The event will highlight the research and creative endeavors of Princeton University undergraduate and graduate…